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BRISTOL EARLY YEARS

Fostering ambition, tackling inequality and promoting continuous improvement

Early Years’ service-wide priorities

BELONGING AND RELATIONSHIPS

As a city, we are committed to reducing inequality and building inclusion so that all our children and young people grow up in a city where they feel at home, where they feel they belong, and where they and their families can thrive

EARLY YEARS WORKFORCE- RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION

Bristol Early Years is aware of the significant workforce recruitment and retention challenges facing the sector, both here in our city, and nationally

EQUALITIES

Bristol Early Years are committed to addressing diversity and inclusion in a meaningful, constructive and holistic way

FAMILY LEARNING

To work in partnership with families to support, encourage and share enriching experiences in the home learning environment

SEND

Working in partnership with practitioners and parents/carers to ensure that needs are understood, differences are celebrated and provision is inclusive.

COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY

Supporting babies & young children to become confident communicators, language users, mark makers & story tellers, through an ongoing focus on early literacy skills.

CHILDCARE EXPANSION

The Free Entitlement has been expanded to include 2 year olds from working families from April 24 and Under 2s from working families from September 24.

COVID RECOVERY

The government is providing a package of training, qualifications, support and guidance for the early years sector to address the impact of the pandemic on the youngest and most disadvantaged children.

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Early Years Bulletin

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All about Twos / Ready for Twos

Refugee and asylum seekers

Transition

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The brilliant @dragonbirdtheatre recently visited the North Bristol childminding groups. The children had great fun making pizzas and spaghetti, chopping onions, and squashing tomatoes! A big thanks to Lottie and Sam! #BristolChildminding

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The brilliant @dragonbirdtheatre recently visited the North Bristol childminding groups. The children had great fun making pizzas and spaghetti, chopping onions, and squashing tomatoes! A big thanks to Lottie and Sam! #BristolChildminding

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Are you a Bristol Setting, School or Childminder? If so, you can access the amazing Bristol Early Language Programme resources completely free of charge. To find out more log in to www.bristolearlyyears.org.uk/BEL

#bristolearlyyears #bristolearlylanguageprogramme #earlyyearsdevelopment #earlyyearspedagogy #earlyeducation #wellcomm #earlyyearsalliance #earlylanguage

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Are you a Bristol Setting, School or Childminder? If so, you can access the amazing Bristol Early Language Programme resources completely free of charge. To find out more log in to www.bristolearlyyears.org.uk/BEL

#bristolearlyyears #bristolearlylanguageprogramme #earlyyearsdevelopment #earlyyearspedagogy #earlyeducation #wellcomm #earlyyearsalliance #earlylanguage

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We would like to share the very latest news and information relating to Bristol Early Years on this website. From inspirational case studies, to exciting developments within professional networks, to new legislation that affects your work, we hope this website provides a regular ‘go to’ place… keeping Bristol’s Early Years professional community informed, inspired and connected.

We look forward to working with you to capture and disseminate the world-class nature of Early Years practice in Bristol. This is your website and we welcome your views, contributions and feedback.