Networking for the Early Years Sector
We have developed 11 Early Years Communities across the county to support practitioners who deliver the Early Years Foundation Stage. They are locally run by committees that consist of a small group of leads, who are practitioners and teachers themselves.
The aim of the Early Years Communities is to support continuous quality improvement, share best practices and develop alliances to share and maximise resources. Members decide on what sort of CPD opportunities to hold and everyone is encouraged to have a “voice”.
The purpose of the Early Years Communities is to:
- raise attainment levels, supporting children to have good levels of development
- support practitioners with continual professional development
- support peer-to-peer learning
- share good practice
- represent Early Years Provider’s voice within Somerset Council
Recent examples of training provided by the Early Years Communities
- Speech and Language Development Workshops
- Neil Griffiths Training
- Basic Safeguarding in Early Years
- Wriggling to Writing
- Adult and Child Wellbeing
- Tamsin Grimmer Loving Pedagogy Training
Don’t forget you can contact your community leads to request training for your community, or even for your setting specifically.
East and West Split
We have split the communities into East and West – for the purpose of assigning a contact from the local authority only. Please see below to find the contact details for your community local authority officer.
West
Email: Nikki.difford@somerset.gov.uk
Phone: 07919 540564
- Bridgwater
- Burnham and Cheddar
- Taunton
- Wellington and Wiveliscombe
- West Somerset[/accordion]
East
Email: Jo.sawyer@somerset.gov.uk
Phone: 07976 816811
- Ansford and Wincanton
- Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster
- Frome and Shepton Mallet
- Huish Episcopi
- Street, Glastonbury and Wells
- Yeovil
Community Lead contacts details
Ansford and Wincanton
Email: eyc.ansfordandwincanton@gmail.com
Facebook: Ansford and Wincanton page
Bridgwater
Email: eycbridgwater@gmail.com
Burnham and Cheddar
Email: EarlyYearsTeam@somerset.gov.uk
Facebook: Burnham and Cheddar page
Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster
Email: Eyccic1@gmail.com
Facebook: Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster page
Frome and Shepton Mallet
Email: fromeandsheptoneyc@gmail.com
Facebook: Frome and Shepton Mallet page
Huish Episcopi
Email: suegutteridge94@gmail.com
Street, Glastonbury and Wells
Email: wellsstreetglastonburyeyc@gmail.com
Facebook: Street, Glastonbury and Wells page
Taunton
Email: tauntoneyc@hotmail.com
Wellington and Wiveliscombe
Email: wandweyc@gmail.com
West Somerset
Email: EarlyYearsTeam@somerset.gov.uk
Facebook: West Somerset page
Yeovil
Email: yeovilcommunity@gmail.com