From September inspectors will be using a new common inspection framework and early years handbook. Read the new documents, and watch films explaining the changes, here.
Encourage parents to apply for early years pupil premium with our poster and leaflet. Also get ideas and suggestions to help you plan the most effective use of the funding - all on our webpage.
We've got a new email address (early.years@oxfordshire.gov.uk) and a single phone number (0845 604 2346). Hopefully this will make it easier for you to contact us.
The Department for Education are reviewing the cost of providing childcare. Improve their understanding of how much it costs early years providers to provide childcare by responding to this consultation.
We are inviting applications from organisations or individuals to supply early years improvement services. If you are interested in becoming one of our approved providers, please apply via the South East Business Portal by 24 July 2015.
From September we will have a brand new booking system! In the meantime you can continue booking on to our training courses by filling out a simple online form.
If you think your building could be suitable for daytime, evening or weekend courses, and you are interested in generating some additional income for your organisation, we'd love to hear from you.
Oxfordshire Forest School Service provides quality Forest School training in the beautiful, wooded surroundings of Hill End. Find out more about their nationally recognised courses.
Browse the latest early years jobs in Oxfordshire via our childcare job vacancies pages. You can search by location or narrow by postcode for geographically specific jobs.
