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When you have young children it's not a case of if you have a breakdown in your usual childcare but when. As a parent of nursery age children, you need a backup plan for when your usual childcare arrangements fall through. After all, friends and family are not always available…
Emotional wellbeing support for young people
Mental health is just like physical health, everybody has it, and it’s important to take care of it. Feeling down some of the time is normal, but if you want to talk to someone about your thoughts or feelings, there are plenty of routes you…
Employment opportunities and support
How to write a CV Westminster careers and jobs Westminster employment service Working in early years Young entreprise Organisations and services offering support Timewise jobs Jobcentre Plus
EYFS
Find useful inspection handbooks and frameworks via this link: New EYFS framework (from Sep 2021) EYFS guidance on exemptions EYFSP handbook Development Matters EY inspection handbook Progress check at age 2
EYFS Early adopter documents
EYFS Profile EYFS reform change map Development Matters EYFSP reforms early adopter version handbook
Fair processing notice for 2 year old funding
This privacy notice explains to parents and carers how their personal information will be collected and shared by Westminster City Council to process applications for 2 year old funding. Westminster City Council are the Data Controllers of this information and we will use this information in…
Family Hubs
Family Hubs are a new way of bringing together all the support you may need as a family from pregnancy through to young people turning 19 (or 25 if they have a disability). In Westminster we have three Family Hubs. There should be one in…
Family Information Service (FIS) Newsletters
Here you will find copies of our Family Information Service Newsletters: 2023 Spring edition 2022 FIS newsletter winter 2022 edition FIS newsletter autumn 2022 edition FIS newsletter summer 2022 edition FIS newsletter spring 2022 edition FIS newsletter winter 2021 edition FIS newsletter autumn 2021 edition…
Family Information Service updates: COVID-19
We have created this page to share resources and information that may be useful to families and those working with children and young people. We will add any relevant updates from specific services as they become available. If your service would like to update this…
Family Lives - Young Carer Project
The Young Carer Project Offers 1 to 1 personal support from a Young Person’s Worker for young carers aged 10 - 15 years. Support is focused on the Young Carers well-being increasing the young carer’s confidence and self-esteem, reducing feelings of isolation enabling them to…