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Autumn 2026 - Childcare Development Officer Business Surgery Sessions - Basingstoke and Hart - online

Evening session: 7pm to 8pm

Autumn 2026 - Childcare Development Officer Business Surgery Sessions - Basingstoke and Hart - online

Afternoon sessions: 1pm to 2pm, 2:30pm to 3:30pm

Hampshire Leading Foundation Stage Practitioner

Find out about the support service provided to Early Years Education and childcare providers by Leading Foundation Stage Practitioners

Autumn 2026 - Childcare Development Officer Business Surgery Sessions - Basingstoke and Hart - online

Morning sessions: 9:30am to 10:30am, 11am to midday

Autumn 2026 - Childcare Development Officer Business Surgery Sessions - Basingstoke and Hart - online

Morning sessions: 9:30am to 10:30am, 11am to midday

Early Years Pupil Premium

Early Years Pupil Premium funding for three and four year old children attending an early years education setting

Safeguarding Early Years

Safeguarding advice for Early Years Education and childcare providers

Help if you are in education

Students should talk to their college, sixth form or university about the funding that is available

Early Learning for 2-Year-Olds Funding

Guidance for Early Years Education and childcare providers on offering flexibility to parents with their free early years education entitlement

Manage your Gateway Card

A guide for parents and carers

Support for families

Apply for a Gateway Card or Gateway Card+

The Gateway Card and Gateway Card+ are free. They give you access to community activities, play schemes and buddy schemes through the short breaks programme.

Support for families Support for young people Support for special needs

Childcare support from your employer

Employees should seek advice from their employer in the first instance about the following support

Ofsted Early Years Education and Childcare Registers

All childcare providers registered with Ofsted are inspected using the Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) framework for care, learning and development

Financial support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities

Financial support for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities. SEN Inclusion Funding (SEN IF). EYE Childcare providers can apply for funding for a child in their care with special educational needs, where children have

Autumn 2026 SENCO Induction training - DEADLINE 9 OCTOBER 2026!

Date of session 21 October 2026 9:30am to 4pm

Early Years National Funding Formula (EYNFF)

Guidance for Early Years Education and childcare providers on the Early Years National Funding Formula

Next Steps to promote your business and to offer Early Years Education (EYE) funding

Register with Hampshire County Council to deliver the Early Years Education (EYE) free funding for 2, 3 and 4 year old children

Inclusion Setting Support Officers (ISSO)

Support to Early Years setting SENCO’s via Moodle self-help, the Early Years SENCO advice line and dedicated SENCO surgeries

Autumn 2026 Provider Briefing/webinar - online

Afternoon session: 1pm to 2:30pm

Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and Disability Access Fund (DAF)

These are two additional sources of funding that your provider could potentially claim to support your child.

Home Learning: Building Blocks for Lifelong Learning

Research has shown that the quality of the home learning environment is more important for children’s development than parents’/carers occupation and education.

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 Learning for 2-Year-Olds Funding – eligibility and how to apply

This scheme is for 2-year-olds where families meet the eligibility criteria to receive early years education from the funding period after their second birthday.

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.