Christmas Factsheet - Free Food and Support Over The Festive PeriodThe Christmas Factsheet 2025 is an up to date list of Christmas opening hours, free Christmas meals and other food support...Join Our Lewisham Early Years PVI and Childminder WhatsApp CommunityWe are excited to announce that the Lewisham Early Years Service has set up a WhatsApp Community to share relevant...Family Community Work Coach Skills BootcampThe Skills Bootcamp is an 8-week programme with a Level 1 Childcare qualification at the end AND a guaranteed paid job with a nursery to complete...Ideas For Your Winter ClassroomAs the weather turns colder, it is easy to forget the importance of our outdoor classrooms. However, winter is an ideal time to think about how you can use the season to enhance...Being a Parent Course Starting in January 2026This is a free 9 week group programme offered to parents/carers of children aged from 2 to 11 years old starting in January 2026...Introducing the Lewisham Family Hubs to Early Years ProvisionsLewisham Family Hubs provide a central point of support for children, young people and families. They bring together a range of services...Christmas Pantomime - Father Christmas & The Runaway ReindeerA fun, musical theatre show for all the family this December. packed with jokes, music, festive cheer, and perfect for...Early Years Online Conference: Leading the Way: Navigating Leadership and Inclusion in Early Years through the New Ofsted FrameworkBi-borough Early Education and Childcare Service...Heath Professionals for Safer ScreensHeath Professionals for Safer Screens - Our Children, their Screens and the evidence! Health professionals are concerned about the serious negative...The Best Start in Life Campaign We are pleased to share with you the launch of the new Best Start in Life campaign along with the new tool kit which can be used to support the campaign. The campaign aims to increase...Best Start in Life Website and Brand LaunchThe Best Start in Life website (beststartinlife.gov.uk) has officially replaced the Childcare Choices website as a main source of information for early education...Sustainability Climate Change Action Plan All settings need to have a Sustainability climate change Action plan in place by the end of 2025. Sustainability is vital for the preservation of...Updated Speech and Language Therapy (SLT) Early Years Team and Complex Needs & Feeding Team Referral FormPlease see a message below from Michelle, Advance Speech & Language Therapist...Prime Minister's Letter to Parents on Best Start in LifeTo mark this beginning of the new childcare expansion milestone, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has written to parents reaffirming his Plan for Change promise to..Family Hub Autumn 2025 Timetables - Including the Henry Programme and Sharing it REAL CoursesThe Autumn Family Hub Timetables are now ready to be downloaded...Ofsted Inspections - Changes to Inspections from September 2025Ofsted inspections are changing from September for all early year’s providers. In September 2025, Ofsted will publish its revised inspection framework...Introducing The Juniper Programme to LewishamLewisham Family Hubs, Health Visiting and Early Years Alliance are pleased to introduce the Juniper Programme to Lewisham. The Juniper Programme is a...Lewisham Family Hubs - Parenting ProgrammesWe want to share the following documents below from Lewisham Family Hubs about the parenting programmes on offer for parents and carers living...Sign-up for Department for Education e-mail updates for Early Years ProvidersWe encourage our providers to sign up for the Department for Education (DfE) email updates for Early Years providers...Free Early Years Wellbeing Activities for Children 3-5 Years OldSupporting young children's emotional and social development is at the heart of early years education. Partnership for Children provide a collection of free...Updated Early Years Foundation Stage Frameworks - Now PublishedOn the 14th July 2025, the Department for Education (DfE) published the revised EYFS statutory frameworks alongside the current frameworks...Employment Allowance – Further Guidance for the Childcare SectorThe Employment Allowance (EA) was introduced in 2014 to support employers and encourage employment. It works by allowing eligible...Early Years Recruitment - Recruiting and Growing Your TeamRecruiting passionate, qualified staff and nurturing new talent through apprenticeships is key to delivering high-quality early years education. Whether you're looking to expand...New Disability Guidance and Training for Early Years Providers On Tuesday 8th July 2025, the Council for Disabled Children published guidance and training designed to support all those working in the early years in understanding...EasyPeasy - New App for Parents, Carers and Families Enhancing Your Early Years Family Support Offer with EasyPeasy in partnership with Lewisham Family Hubs. Please can we ask you to share the...Ordinarily Available Provision (OAP) – Supporting Inclusive Practice in Early Years settings in Lewisham OAP refers to the support, strategies, and resources that should be consistently...Library FocusAttention all leads of: Childminder drop-in sessions, Play-groups, Stay and Play sessions, Day Nurseries and Schools. BOOK FREE ‘Story times, library talks, library cards visits...Early Years Sports Fund 2025/26Exciting opportunity to apply for the Early Years Sports Fund - The Early Years Sports Fund is now open for applications in South East London! This fantastic initiative is here to help...