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Start Well Course Overview 2024/25
Key training dates for Bolton Early Years Providers in Schools, Daycare, Out of Schools Clubs and Childminders.
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Department for Education - New Early Years CPD Programme
New DfE funded CPD programme for early years practitioners.
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New Top Tips for speech, language and communication development
Our monthly top tips have been updated on key areas of speech, language and communication development, ready to be displayed on noticeboards and shared with staff.
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Visit your GP, not A&E
In Bolton you can get a GP evening and weekend appointment AND a phone assessment for children the day you ring in!
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Hungry Little Minds
The new DfE campaign to boost children’s communication, language and literacy development.
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Hot weather and asthma
If you have asthma – know your inhalers, especially in hot weather!
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Transition Process Trial
We are currently trialling a new transition process to support children, parents and practitioners with a more effective transition between settings.
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Training Charge Rate Increase from 1st September 2019
To ensure that Bolton Start Well continues to provide a valued, high qualitative service, it has been necessary to increase the charge rates on all training courses.
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Literacy (REAL) Research Study
There’s an opportunity for schools to take part in a randomised control trial to access the University of Sheffield’s Raising Early Achievement in Literacy (REAL) programme.
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Keeping children safe online
Guidance: Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations for managers Publication date: 4 February 2019