Early Years and Extended Schools

This section holds lots of useful information for practitioners looking for information about Early Years, Extended Schools and Children's Centres.

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Extended Schools and ICC's

Get comprehensive guidance and resources on the Extended School's and Integrated Children's Centre agenda for York.

Recruitment

Access support with recruiting staff including finding candidates and advertising your vacancies for free.

Early Years Foundation Stage

Access support and information relating to the Early Years Foundation Stage. 

Support for Early Years Settings

Early Years Settings can access a range of support, including a team of Extended Schools Remodelling Consultants.

Childcare Sufficiency

Find out how a range of teams and agencies work to ensure that childcare in York matches the needs of local families.

Play

Find out about funding opportunities for play, the city’s strategy for play (Taking Play Forward) and much more.

Graduate Leader Fund

The Graduate Leader Fund is for PVI settings to support the development of Early Years Professional Status and settings access qualifications.

Shared Community Partnerships

Find out how throughout the York area childcare providers, schools and other agencies work in partnership to ensure high quality and sustainable childcare that matches the needs of local families. 

Setting up Childcare Provision

If you are thinking about setting up any childcare provision in the City of York area then there are lots of things to take into account.

Working with...

Common Assessment Framework, Children and Young People's Plan, Parenting... and much more. Find out about York's local strategies.

Capital Funding

Capital funding is being made available to early years provision.

Nursery Education Funding

York is currently a pathfinder for delivering extended and flexible Early Education funding for 3 and 4 year olds and also for 2 year olds.