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Resources for Early Years Education and childcare providers

Early Years Pre-school Advisory Groups (PAG’s)

Early Years Pre-school Advisory Groups

Early Years Education (EYE) Funding

Guidance for Early Years Education and childcare providers on claiming your setting's EYE funding

Hampshire SEND Local Offer

The SEND Local Offer brings into one place, information about services and the support available for children and young people from birth to 25 who have special educational needs and disabilities, and their families.

Autumn 2026 Provider Briefing/webinar - online

Afternoon session: 1pm to 2:30pm

Early Years Inclusion training

Find training available for early years Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators and any other early years practitioners with an interest in inclusion

Opening a new childcare business in Hampshire

Services for Young Children offers comprehensive support, advice and training for those wanting to open a nursery, pre-school, childminding service or out of school club in Hampshire

Autumn 2026 Provider Briefing/webinar - online

Morning session: 10am to 11.30am

Autumn 2026 Provider Briefing/webinar - online

Evening session: 7pm to 8.30pm

Early Years Education Funding Payment and Statutory Guidance

Statutory guidance for Early Years Education and childcare providers on the EYE funding payments

Services for Young Children (SfYC) Neurodiversity and Wellbeing Service (Early Years)

This service will support pre-school children with an emerging or identified neurodivergent profile, with or without social, emotional, and mental health needs. Support will be offered in the Early Years Setting.

Other government support with childcare costs

Details of other funding support

Support for families Support for young people Support for special needs

Early Years Transition Service

The Early Years Transition Service is part of the Services for Young Children (SfYC) Inclusion team. The service will support children transitioning to reception year (Year R) at school that have been identified as having a need at SEN support level

Families and carers

Explore our range of resources for families and carers.

Becoming a registered childminder in Hampshire

Becoming a registered childminder in Hampshire and have a positive impact on the learning and development of young children

Hampshire Early Years Specialist Hub Provision (EY SEN Hub)

Hampshire funds Early Years Specialist Hub Provision for children under five who have significant and complex special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).

Careers in childcare and early years

This is a vitally important sector which needs staff at all levels to provide the quality care and education that young and older children deserve.

Plan and fund your qualification training

Find out about qualifying courses for careers in early years education

Funded childcare for working families

Eligible Working Families of children from 9 months may be, or may soon be, eligible for funded Early Years Education (EYE) with registered childcare providers

Financial support for children in Early Years Education

Eligible families are entitled to Early Years Education (EYE) funding based on the age of the child and eligibility criteria

Support for families Support for young people Support for special needs

Quality improvement

Guidance for early years education and childcare providers on using self-evaluation for continual improvement

Improvement Support Programme (ISP)

Support from Services for Young Children to childcare settings to deliver an Improvement Support Programme

The Healthy Early Years (HEY) programme

Learn how the Healthy Early Years Audit helps Early Years Education and childcare settings to develop the health and well-being of their children and staff