Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire’s Early Years and Childcare Service offers a range of support, advice, and interventions to help practitioners deliver high-quality, inclusive provision for all children. Their universal offer includes training opportunities, provider and childminder communications, an Early Years advice line, forum representatives, termly Leaders and Managers meetings, childminder network meetings, conferences, SENCO cluster meetings, and a dedicated website containing a wealth of information and resources. The Early Years Quality Improvement Team supports providers across the county with a focus on the Early Years Foundation Stage and statutory requirements, while the Early Years Inclusion Team works to embed inclusive practice, ensuring all children have access to opportunities and support during the earliest and most influential years of their learning and development.

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Contact Information

For all generic enquiries, you can get in touch with our service via our Early Years Advice Line. Queries linked to the Stronger Practice Hub can be directed to EarlyYearsQuality@gloucestershire.gov.uk.