Early Years and Childcare Sector Events

World Forum Foundation: 2021 world tour

When: April 5 – 16, 2021
Where: Online

Are you curious about what happens in ECD programs around the globe? 

Join the World Forum community on the 2021 World Tour where participants will virtually visit 10 countries in 12 days.

Your team will meet children, advocates and ECD professionals in Lebanon, Kenya, Mexico, Scotland, India, South Africa, Colombia, Fiji, Nepal, and Roma communities in Europe. 

Observation, Assessment and Planning – Refreshing your practice in 2021

When: 21 April 2021
Where: Online

This webinar With Di Chilvers, Advisory Consultant in Early Childhood Education, will look at observation, assessment and planning as it is explained in the Birth to Five Matters Guidance and how this links to the EYFS Statutory Framework 2021.

We look at new ways of assessing children without using tick lists or highlighting statements, keeping your focus on children’s development through skillful observation, with time for discussion and a Q&A.

The event is now full. A wait list is in operation, please email bookings@ndna.org.uk

Early Entitlement Places: Are Your Invoices Compliant with Government Guidance?

When: 22 April 2021, 13:00-14:00
Where: Online

In January 2021, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman ruled that a nursery chain in Leicestershire had been charging parents a ‘top-up fee’ and urged all Councils to have better oversight of nurseries offering free early years places. The Ombudsman’s investigation found Leicestershire County Council did not have sufficient oversight of the way the nursery charged parents when administering free early years places; failed to work with the nursery to ensure its invoices were clear, transparent and itemised and failed to identify the nursery’s charging policy did not comply with government guidance. 

Could your Local Authority be next?

Come and hear from Andrew Manners, Solicitor at Morgan La Roche with specialist knowledge in the early years sector. This FREE one hour session will cover:

• Contract law and the contractual relationship between nursery and parents
• Basic contract principles
• What you can and can’t charge for
• How to set up your invoice.