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The Early Years Advisory Team sits within the Early Years Play and Childcare Service and consists of:
- Early Years Adviser
- Early Years Consultant x 2
- Communication, Language and Literacy Consultant
- Children’s Centre teacher/ Advisory teacher x 3
- Early years Advisory team development worker
- Early Years Advisory team support worker
- Administrator
The Early Years Advisory Team is uncompromising in its belief that quality for children is underpinned by all the principles and commitments from the Early Years Foundation Stage.
Every child is a competent learner from birth who can be resilient, capable, confident and self-assured.
- Babies and children develop in individual ways and at varying rates. Every area of development - physical, cognitive, linguistic, spiritual, social and emotional - is equally important
- The diversity of individuals and communities is valued and respected. No child or family is discriminated against.
- Young children are vulnerable. They develop resilience when their physical and psychological well-being is protected by adults.
- Children's health is an integral part of their emotional, mental, social, environmental and spiritual well-being and is supported by attention to these aspects.
Children learn to be strong and independent from a base of loving and secure relationships with parents and/or key person.
- Every interaction is based on caring professional relationships and respectful acknowledgement of the feelings of children and their families.
- Parents are children's first and most enduring educators. When parents and practitioners work together in early years settings, the results have a positive impact on children's development and learning.
- Warm trusting relationships with knowledgeable adults support children's learning more effectively than any amount of resources.
- A key person has special responsibilities for working with a small number of children, giving them the reassurance to feel safe and cared for and building relationships with their parents.
The environment plays a key role in supporting and extending children's development and learning.
- Babies and young children are individuals first, each with a unique profile of abilities. Schedules and routines should flow with the child's needs. All planning starts with observing children in order to understand and consider their current interests, development and learning.
- The environment supports every child's learning through planned experiences and activities that are challenging but achievable
- A rich and varied environment supports children's learning and development. It gives them the confidence to explore and learn in secure and safe, yet challenging indoor and outdoor spaces.
- Working in partnership with other settings, other professionals and with individuals and groups in the community supports children's development and progress towards the outcomes of Every Child Matters.
Children develop and learn in different ways and at different rates and all areas of Learning and Development are equally important and inter-connected.
- Children's play reflects their wide ranging and varied interests and preoccupations. In their play children learn at their highest level. Play with peers is important for children's development.
- Children learn best through physical and mental challenges. Active learning involves other people, objects, ideas and events that engage and involve children for sustained periods.
- When children have opportunities to play with ideas in different situations and with a variety of resources, they discover connections and come to new and better understandings and ways of doing things. Adult support in this process enhances their ability to think critically and ask questions.
- All 6 areas of Learning and Development are connected to one another and are equally important.
The Early Years Advisory Team upholds these principles and commitments by working with Early Years providers by:
- Offering support, advice and guidance to both maintained and non-maintained settings in delivering an effective Early Years Foundation Stage Practice
- Developing and delivering training in response to both local needs and national initiatives in the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Delivering support for the moderation of the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile through training and visits.
- Working in conjunction with children’s centres to ensure a multi professional approach to the delivery of an effective Early Years Foundation Stage
- Working with colleagues in the Primary National Strategy to develop and deliver appropriate training for Early Years Foundation Stage practitioners
- Supporting school improvement advisers
- Linking with the Early Years Inclusion Service to support the professional development of SENCOs in non-maintained settings
- Facilitating local cluster meetings to support professional development of all practitioners in the Early Years Foundation Stage
- Working alongside practitioners to model and demonstrate effective practice
- Signposting external services and agencies to access support, guidance and appropriate professional development
- Promoting and maintaining information exchange between professionals across all sectors
- Facilitating the sharing of effective practice through arranging visits to other settings
- Delivering training to ensure all settings meet the relevant statutory requirements
Contact Early Years Advisory Team
- Tel: 01803 208328
- Email: earlyyears@torbay.gov.uk
- Fax: 01803 207871
