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24 April 2024
* Maternal Mental Health Week [ #link_1 ]
* Cumberland Early Help Team contact number has changed [ #link_2 ]
* Updated Childcare Choices toolkit
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* Support for Childminders
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* DfE Consultations for the Early Years Sector [ #link_3 ]
* Public Health Updates [ #link_10 ]
* Inclusive Books for Children [ #link_12 ]
* SEND updates [ #link_6 ]
* Education Health and Care Needs Assessment Pilot Feedback [ #link_5 ]
* Environmental Sustainability [ #link_4 ]
* Cost of Living Support – help for those on benefits or a low income [ #link_7 ]
* CPD and Training [ #link_8 ]
Maternal Mental Health Week
Maternal Mental health week
This week is Maternal Mental Health Week. Perinatal mental health is the emotional and physiological wellbeing of a parent before, during and after pregnancy. If anyone is worried about their emotional health as a parent during pregnancy or early parenthood, and feel as if they are experiencing more bad days than good, here is some of the support that is available:
* North Cumbria - Perinatal Community Mental Health Team (North Cumbria) - CNTW256 - Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust [
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* South Cumbria - Perinatal mental health | Maternity Resource Hub [
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The Happy Mums Foundation are a local organisation that support and promote the mental health and emotional wellbeing of mothers in Cumbria - The Happy Mums Foundation | Mental Health Peer Support for Mums [
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PANDAS Foundation are an online community that offer online support and a helpline for those affected by perinatal mental illness - Home – PANDAS Foundation UK [
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Family Action provide a perinatal support service for women and partner experiencing anxiety anytime from pregnancy until the baby is one year old - 0-19 Child and Family Support Service - Family Action (family-action.org.uk) [
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Cumberland Early Help Team contact number has changed
EH number change
If you need to contact the Cumberland Early Help Team, please note their contact number has changed with immediate effect and is now the same contact number as Cumberland Safeguarding Hub *0333 2401727.*
There are 3 x Early Help Officers based in Cumberland's Safeguarding Hub, who will work on a duty rota to support the Early Help Team, monitoring all early help calls coming into the safeguarding hub.
Further information on Early Help and the Early Help Teams, please visit the CSCP website here [
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Updated Childcare Choices toolkit
C Choices pic
The Childcare Choices Toolkit contains a range of resources to help Providers and other partners to promote 30 hours and Tax-Free childcare.
It contains new messages for parents of 9 – 23 month olds (in preparation for the September roll-out) and leaflets in 11 different languages. The refreshed toolkit is available here:
Guidance and resources | Childcare choices [
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Please help us to promote the new offers as we approach the 12th May milestone where eligible parents can start to apply for September's new 15 hour offer. * *
*Tax-Free Childcare for Children with a Disability*
Parents and carers can get up to £500 every 3 months (up to £2,000 a year) for each child to help with the costs of childcare. This goes up to £1,000 every 3 months for a child with a disability (up to £4,000 a year).
Remember that families can get Tax-Free Childcare at the same time as 15 or 30 hours free childcare if they are eligible for both.
*See the Childcare Choices website for more information** - *How to use Tax-Free Childcare | Childcare choices
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Support for Childminders
We would like you to invite you to a childminder stay and play/drop-in session at Petterill Bank Child and Family Support Hub - Burnett Road, Carlisle, CA1 3BX on *Monday 13th May*. Out two Early Years and Childcare Advisers, Andrew Young and Karen Norman will be there from 9.30am – 11.00am. The session will take place in a community room which will be set up for children to play, and we will be available to talk to and answer any queries you may have.
Please email karen.norman@cumberland.gov.uk if you would like to attend, just so we have an idea of numbers.
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DfE Consultations for the Early Years Sector
The DfE has recently launched two further *consultations:*
*Consultation on Safeguarding Requirements within the EYFS – deadline 17th June*
The consultation proposals include safer recruitment, absence, safer eating and privacy when changing nappies and toileting. A vodcast is available to help you to understand the proposed changes - Vodcast: Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) safeguarding consultation - Foundation Years [
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You can respond to the consultation here: Early years foundation stage (EYFS) safeguarding - GOV.UK ( [
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*Consultation on the experience-based route for early years practitioners – deadline 20th May*
The consultation seeks views from the sector about how the experience-based route should work, including questions about the proposed decision-making model, eligibility criteria and process requirements.
You can take part in the consultation here: Experience-based route for early years practitioners - GOV.UK ( [
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Ofsted updates
Ofsted have update the Early Years Inspection Handbook to reflect recent changes, including arrangements for handling concerns and complaints, and the opportunity for Providers to share information on any potential equalities issues, including reasonable adjustment for individuals, prior to inspection - Summary of changes - GOV.UK ( [
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Ofsted has outlined the principles it will follow when using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and those that it expects providers to apply in their use of it.
Ofsted's approach to AI - GOV.UK ( [
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Public Health Updates
There has been a rise in Pertussis cases nationally and locally across Cumbria.
Whilst vaccination rates for Pertussis in Cumbria are over the required national threshold, community cases of Pertussis are being reported.
Attached is a One Minute Guide on Pertussis for you to use in your setting. Please print off and make available to staff.
Whooping cough OMG.pdf [
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Inclusive Books for Children
Stop that's not my image
Inclusive Books for Children is a free website which has reviewed more than a thousand inclusive children’s books. It showcases books offering diverse representation in terms of ethnicity, disability, family structures, neurodiversity, and class or socio-economic background; and also seeks to provide a balanced perspective on gender stereotypes.
The best inclusive children’s books, all in one place | IBC (inclusivebooksforchildren.org) [
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SEND updates
SEND update
*Level 3 SENCO award for PVI SENCOs and childminders: free face to face course – register your interest*
Cumberland Early Years team is pleased to be able to offer a limited number of *free* places on the accredited NCFE Cache Level 3 Award for Special Education Needs Coordinator in Early Years Settings. This programme is for Early Years SENCOs or aspiring SENCOs working in the Private, Voluntary and Independent sector (including childminders) who want to gain a qualification and recognition for their role as an Early Years SENCO. It will support them to develop strategies, practices and policy to ensure children with SEND are able to make progress and meet their potential.
The training consists of 12.5 days *face to face* training plus some independent study. It will take place between September 2024 and May 2025.
For further information or to register an Expression of Interest, please click on the following link:
Expression of interest letter with MS form.docx [
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Education Health and Care Needs Assessment Pilot Feedback
feedback form
Following feedback from stakeholders around the issues they faced when completing Early Help referrals for EHC needs assessments, the SEND team have launched a pilot to remove SEND from the Early Help process. This SEND EHCNA paperwork that has been available to use since January this year:
* Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment - 5+ [
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* Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment - Early Years [
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* Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment - Parent/Carers/Young People Aged 16+ [
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* Specialist Input Request Form [
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A considerable number of settings have trialled the new EHC Needs Assessment paperwork. We are about to begin the evaluation of the pilot and need your feedback. Could you please complete this short survey (it only takes a few minutes). If you haven’t yet used the paperwork, you can view it on the links above and let us know your thoughts by way of the survey:
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Survey closes 24th May 2024.
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Environmental Sustainability
The Nest Nursery in Birmingham have been learning from the (virtual) National Education Nature Park to transform an area of their site for children and nature. This has resulted in them creating a pond to provide children with the opportunity to interact with freshwater wildlife.
You can read the case study here - The Nature Park's first boost for biodiversity | Education Nature Park [
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Cost of Living Support – help for those on benefits or a low income
Did you know that if you are on a low income or receive a benefit such as Universal Credit, then you may be entitled to a reduction in your council tax - through our Council Tax Reduction Scheme?
An entitlement to Universal Credit or other benefits, does not always mean that people automatically get awarded CTR, and therefore people may have to apply for it. There is a website available at
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If you are not receiving CTR and are on a low income, we encourage you to check if you may be eligible and make an application. The quickest and easiest way to apply is online: Before you make a claim | Cumberland Council [
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For more information on Benefits and financial help, please visit our website: Benefits and financial help | Cumberland Council [
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If you'd like to speak to someone, give our customer services team a call on 0300 373 3730
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CPD and Training
*Upcoming networks – save the dates*
Here are some dates for your diary for our network meetings for this summer term. We will send out further details in due course.
*Early Years Networks*
The childminder network will be held on 10th June @ 6.30pm – 8.00pm
The manager networks will be held on the 17th June @ 1.30pm – 3.00pm and 6.00pm – 7.30pm
The Designated Safeguarding Lead networks will be held on 24th June @ 1.30pm – 3.00pm and 6.00pm – 7.30pm
*A Better Start Annual Conference* - Registration has opened for the annual online conference, ‘Collective Change: Learning from A Better Start’, which is taking place on Monday 10 June.
To book your place at this free online event go to Collective Change: Learning from A Better Start Tickets, Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite [
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*Free Workshop with Contact*: Brighter Beginnings Toilet Training for children with SEND. Tuesday 7th May (online). Book via Eventbrite - Toilet training workshops by Contact - for families with disabled children | Eventbrite [
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CSCP
Safeguarding Level 3 Training
The CSCP have secured further dates for Safeguarding in Practice - Working Together to Safeguard Children - Multi-agency approach to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children - Designated Safeguarding Leads - Only (Level 3 Training).
*Monday 3 June 2024 (9.30am - 12.30pm) *- Early Years Specific, delivered via MS Teams
To book your place please email CSCP.Training@cumbria.gov.uk
When booking onto this training please DO NOT share the Microsoft TEAMs link with anyone else, as numbers are restricted.
This has a serious impact on delivery of the training and the numbers attending.
Child Exploitation Training
The CSCP recommend that anyone working with children should complete *Child Exploitation (CE) Level 1 eLearning* as mandatory training. Click here [
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LADO bitesize session
Are you aware of your responsibilities in informing the *Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO)* of all allegations against adults who work with children?
This bitesize session is an opportunity to meet the LADO team manager Paul Cooper, who will explain your responsibility and how to inform the LADO as set out in Working Together to Safeguard Children 2023 [
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* *Thursday 3 October 2024 (3.45 - 4.30pm) *- delivered via MS Teams
To book your place please email CSCP.Training@cumbria.gov.uk
When booking onto this training please DO NOT share the Microsoft TEAMs link with anyone else, as numbers are restricted.
This has a serious impact on delivery of the training and the numbers attending.
*Home learning *
This week our focus is on Time. Please share with parents to support home learning around the development of mathematical concepts.
Making the Most of Maths-Time [
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*All sheets are now available on our website under the Mathematics tab*
Support for Childminders, Early Years and Childcare Provision | Cumberland Council [
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*_Chat, Play, Share_*
As a reminder you can find all our Chat, Play, Share rhyme sheets on our website [
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Chat Play Share- Hickory, Dickory Dock [
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The Tiny Happy People [
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