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Support to Settings |   | Changes within the Early Years Service have resulted in our having seven Children’s Centre Teachers and four Development Worker’s posts, providing a more comprehensive service for settings on the Island. We would therefore like to re-introduce ourselves to you and provide you with some information about the services you can expect to receive and the support you can request from us from September 2007. | Jane Thurbin: | Development Worker (covering Ryde and Carisbrooke/East Cowes) | | Pam Grundy: | Development Worker (covering Sandown and Bays) |
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| | Liz Killman: | Development Worker (covering West Wight and Medina South) |
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| | To be appointed: | Development Worker (covering West Cowes and Medina Central) | Development Workers are all based at the Early Years Centre, 128 Pyle Street, Newport PO30 1JW and can be contacted on 01983-528645. There a few anomalies to the above – but individual settings will be told who they are! | Jane Leigh: | Teacher attached to Ryde Children’s Centre and Early Years Foundation Stage Leader | | Vikki Reader: | Teacher attached to Shanklin and Sandown Children’s Centres and Early Years Foundation Stage Advanced Skills Teacher | | Sian Mumford: | Teacher attached to Ventnor Children’s Centre and Teacher attached to Sandown Children’s Centre | | Juliette Swinfield | Teacher attached to West Cowes Children’s Centre and Teacher attached to Barton Children’s Centre | | Janice Hay | Teacher attached to the West Wight area | | April Barry | Teacher attached to Ryde Children’s Centre | | Nicola Lacey | Teacher attached to West Newport Children’s Centre | What can we offer you? - At least half termly, a visit by a Development Worker to offer support and advice.
- Telephone advice on any issues you might have.
- Children’s Centre based short training sessions – you will be notified of these as they arise. These are in addition to courses advertised in the Early Years Service termly Training & Development Programme.
- Support with implementing the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) including planning, implementation and record keeping.
- Targeted hands-on support based on observations and discussions with Children’s Centre Teacher
- Support with Quality Assurance work.
- Support with Observations and how to use them.
- Support with any aspect of the learning environment.
- Signposting to an appropriate person regarding queries about legal matters, Ofsted, Regulation and Employment or financial issues.
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