Role of the Quality Improvement Team

The Early Years and Childcare Quality Improvement Team provide comprehensive and high quality advice, challenge, professional guidance and support to Early Years providers. This includes childminders, pre-schools, nurseries and out of school clubs within the Private, Voluntary and Independent Sector (PVI).

The team work to ensure providers are effectively implementing the Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS), setting the standards for learning, development and care for children aged from birth to 5-years-old.

The primary aim is to continually improve provision, ensuring the highest quality experiences, leading to all children achieving a good level of development at the end of their Foundation Stage year.

This is achieved by focused visits to providers and training; both universal and bespoke. Opportunities for practitioners, leaders, and committees are provided, which enable discussions around pertinent policy, related issues and local initiatives. Additional network opportunities are provided such as Early Years Leaders briefings, SENCo networks, Childminder Forums, Out of School networks and Shared Foundation Partnerships.

A categorisation process has been developed by the Quality Improvement Team. It sets out the commitment to ensure that providers across the city are of the highest quality and improve outcomes for children. There is also an expectation that inclusive practice for all vulnerable children attending early years provision is of the highest quality.

You can access the Ofsted website for further information on the inspection of early years provision.

If you need any support in the implementation of the EYFS please contact:

• email: [email protected]  or telephone: 01904 555300
• Quality Improvement Adviser  Sue Clark  on telephone: 07770 851761
• Quality Improvement Adviser  Maxine Horsman on telephone: 07770 702864
• Out of School Quality Improvement Adviser Kerry Lee on telephone: 07538 735278
• Quality Improvement Manager Joanne Suggitt-Richardson  on telephone: 07825 365852
• Quality Improvement Adviser  Jo Welburn on telephone: 07534 437216

Alternatively, contact York Family Information Service by post:

, telephone: 01904 554444 or email: [email protected].

Or the Young People Survival Guide by telephone: 01904 555400 or email: [email protected].