The Early Years Team

Services

The BCP Council Early Years Team aims to support every child to achieve the best possible outcomes and secure a 'Brighter Future' by; connecting communities, raising aspiration and working in partnership to deliver high quality, inclusive early years services which are accessible, impactful and targeted to local community need.

The team are based in and around Early Help Family Hubs working alongside other Early Help colleagues.

The priorities of the team are to:

• improve and maintain the quality of early years and childcare settings including high quality safeguarding practice

• actively promote school readiness and raise attainment of early years children and diminish the difference in learning and development between more disadvantaged children and their peers

• champion inclusive practice for all children and their families and support the development of good inclusive practice within all early years settings and schools at point of transition

• work with Health partners to improve integrated reviews for children in vulnerable groups and apply positive interventions at the earliest opportunity

• embed the graduated response to SEN support across the early years sector and target SEND support to settings and reception classes through a team of skilled Early Years Area SENCOs

• ensure the right support gets to children with SEND at the right time with an aim to reduce the number of EHCP requests on entry to school

• work in collaboration with the Portage, Educational Psychology and the SEND Statutory Services Team to ensure effective, seamless transitions for children.

Staff contact information and team details

The Early Years Teams are based across multiple offices in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole. Officers are available to contact directly via email and phone:

The Early Years Teams are lead by:

Operational Manager Early Years - Jeannette Yorke  Jeannette.yorke@bcpcouncil.gov.uk

Early Years Area SENCo Team

The Early Years Area SENCo Team offer IAG, mentoring and training support for children with SEND, across all early years settings.  Our advice covers all aspects of the graduated response, and includes transitions support into the EYFS in schools.