Early years Foundation Stage

Training programme

Qualification Audit

Early Years settings are required to complete the Qualification Audit. This ensures the Workforce Development Team are able to target support for settings and plan for local training and development needs. Completion of the audit is essential and failure to do so may result in a delay of any applied training courses being confirmed.

Bursary application form and conditions

Family and Parenting Institute website

The Family and Parenting Institute has created a new website (funded by DCSF) to support Early Home Learning. It has sections for Practitioners, Parents and Creating Services that are full of useful information.

Visit www.earlyhomelearning.org.uk.

Early Years Professional Status

Allergy forms and guidelines

If a child has an allergy and requires medication all early years settings are encouraged to use the following guidelines and forms:

Sector Endorsed Foundation Degree in Early Years

Foundation Stage forum

In order to provide extra support to all our practitioners, we have arranged for full free membership of the Foundation Stage forum.

Early Years Professional Forum

Full membership has been arranged for Richmond’s Early Years Professional forum www.eyps.info. Please contact workforcedev@richmond.gov.uk for registration details.

Supply Cover

Designated practitioners, Early Years Professionals and staff members on pathways may be eligible for supply cover funding on certain courses.

Workforce Development

Email: workforcedev@richmond.gov.uk
Phone: 020 8487 5345

Our address:

Workforce Development
Curriculum and Training Centre
Clifden Road
Twickenham
TW1 4LT