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Welcome to the Lincolnshire Birth to Five Service Website

From this site you can access guidance and advice on developing high quality early years practice, as well as find out about a range of training opportunities. Our aim is to support the development of settings in order to promote excellent learning experiences for all young children in Lincolnshire, which has a long history of providing quality childcare and education. As a Service, we believe that the early years of a child’s life are vital. Children learn at such speed; devouring learning, delighting in anything new and relishing challenge and experimentation endlessly. Let us help them to learn.

The website has one clear purpose – to support teaching and learning in Lincolnshire Settings by presenting all practitioners throughout the county with information and resources to aid effective planning, observation, assessment and recording in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Over time, we hope to expand the range of information available, so, if you are a Foundation Stage Practitioner, please bookmark this page and visit this site again soon. This is your site, built to support Practitioners therefore if you have any ideas, are involved in projects, or have anything you would like to share with the Birth to Five Service, please click here to let us know. It is important you give your name and setting details in any communication.

The Birth to Five Service would like to thank all the Lincolnshire Early Years Practitioners, Managers, Consultants, Trainers and Head teachers who have contributed towards the contents of this site.

What's new with
Birth to Five...

June 09 - The Vetting and Barring Scheme - Frequently Asked Questions
Click here to access the most frequently asked questions about the scheme. An essential read.

June 09 - Recommended Reading for Early Years Practitioners Click here to locate three additional recommended reads for Early Years Practitioners. These were distributed to the PVI Managers who attended the recent ‘Managers' Briefings’ in Lincolnshire.

June 09 - Ofsted Guidance and Inspections
Click here to access support materials related to Inspections and ensuring quality in Early Years Settings.

June 09 - Early Years Foundation Stage Questionnaire
An opportunity for all EYFS practitioners to let QCA know how well it has been implemented, and to help identify the challenges, issues, strengths and possibilities that exist. This will help QCA establish a broad and accurate picture of the EYFS.

June 09 - Ofsted Online Newsletters
These include the latest news, reviews and information about new arrangements to inspection, regulation, plus helpful tips and advice straight to your inbox.

June 09 - Update your Health and Safety Law Posters
The poster – which employers have a legal duty to display – sets out in simple terms what employers and employees must do for health and safety. Any old Health and Safety Law posters must be replaced with this new version by 5 April 2014. This can be purchased from HSE Books or ESPO.


IMPORTANT FLU PANDEMIC INFORMATION


Guidance for schools & settings on flu pandemic precautionary measures. Please read to ensure you are fully equipped in case of an outbreak.
A story book produced by the Department of Health designed to raise awareness of the importance of hand hygiene, to help prevent diseases. This is particularly relevant given the current World Health Organisation level 5 pandemic flu alert.



For Archived Items from September 2008 to May 2009  click here.

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