Local Lockdown: Warwickshire is in Tier 3 - Meeting in large groups
There are exceptions where people can continue to gather indoors or in private gardens, or in groups larger than 6, in outdoor public places.
This includes:
• for registered childcare, education, or training – meaning education related to a formal curriculum or training that relates to work or obtaining work
• for supervised activities provided for children and those who were under 18 on 31 August 2020, including wraparound care (before and after-school childcare), children’s groups, activities for under-18s, and children’s playgroups
• for parent and toddler groups – up to a maximum of 15 people. Under-5s do not count towards this limit. These cannot take place in private dwellings.
For full details of the rules please see: www.gov.uk/guidance/tier-3-very-high-alert
New! Warwickshire Covid-19 Webpages Early Years and Childcare Tab.
We are very pleased to tell you that we now have a dedicated Early Years and Childcare tab on: schools.warwickshire.gov.uk/coronavirus .
Here you will be able to find information about EY funding, Covid-19, FAQs etc.
We are gradually adding to the pages so please bear with us.
If there is anything you would like to see on the pages, please let us know.
Duchess of Cambridge - 5 Big questions
More than half a million people took part in the Royal Foundation’s 5 Big Questions survey, which was launched in January and carried out by Ipsos MORI.
It has produced the largest-ever response from the public to research on early childhood, Kensington Palace said. Ipsos MORI has said the poll response was the biggest in its history.
Siren Films - Early Years Clip Library
During the first lockdown, Siren made its Early Years Clip Library free for 30 days for everyone.
Starting from now until the end of January 2021, it is making all its new footage about the Characteristics of Effective Learning (CoEL) available for a limited time.
Playing and Exploring, and Creating and Thinking Critically both have five free clips to accompany them and Active Learning has three.