Warrington Early Years

01/07/2026

Warrington Early Years Transition policy Briefing sessions - Following the introduction of the Warrington Early Years Transition document and entry/exit policy, we would like to offer you the opportunity to attend one of three short briefings designed to reiterate the key messages behind the documents, talk about how to use them in practice, and give you a chance to ask questions.

Hosted by Early Years Lead, Louisa Archer-Hill, this will be the ideal time to reflect on your first impressions of the new form and suggest any changes for 2027.

Online via Microsoft teams

The dates for the three sessions are as follows:-
Tuesday 21st July 6.30-7.00pm
Wednesday 22nd July 9.30 – 10.00am
Monday 27th July 4.00-4.30pm

Please book via My School Services for link

01/07/2026

Important announcement: The Early Help Assessment is changing from September 2026 - Join this Briefing to find out more.

Warrington is a pathfinder for the Families First for Children reforms, which are leading to changes across children’s social care and early help in how we support families and manage risk.

Part of the changes includes introducing:

A Think Family Assessment: A single assessment across children’s services and our partner agencies.
Family Network Meetings: Structured meetings to encourage families to gain support from their own family network.

The Early Help support team and your Partnership Link Worker can support you with ongoing guidance and training.

All Early Years providers should prioritise attendance at this briefing to understand the changes and their impact on the setting.

Date & Time: Wednesday 8th July, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams

25/06/2026

Babies don't learn language just from hearing words: The POWER of taking turns

23/06/2026

Check out this webinar: From vision to practice:Bringing a reading rich culture to life across early years community
Date: 24th June 2026 @ 3:30-4:30pm
A webinar for early years practitioners and childminders focusing on what a reading rich curriculum looks like in day to day practice.

Free early years CPD webinar as part of the National Year of Reading.

23/06/2026

BIG THANK YOU to Beamont Academy Nursery, Dunky's Warrington, Claire Symonds, Warren Preschool, Statham Primary Nursery and Anna Needham for returning your Summer Term WELLCOMM data.

If you have yet to return your WELLCOMM and Tracking data please do so BEFORE the end of this week.

19/06/2026

We are pleased to announce following on from this year’s successful Attention Autism Training, we have secured dates for Autumn 2026

Thursday 19th and Friday 20th 2026; time 09:30 – 16:30, venue Youth Hub, Capesthorne Road, Orford, Warrington, WA2 0JF

Trainer Marianna Limnaiou, Attention Autism Advanced Practitioner – National Trainer

This training is suitable for all ages - enquiries please email [email protected] or book via My School Services

19/06/2026

Do you have children in your setting for whom English is and additional Language?

Want to gain a greater understanding of language acquisition, bilingual development and inclusive strategies to help support them to reach their full potential?

Come and join, what promises to be an interesting and engaging session delivered in partnership between WBC EAL Team and Information and Childcare Team.

24th June 2026, 10.00am – 12.30, Barnes Close Family Hub Training Room WA5 1SB

Book via My School Services

17/06/2026

Big THANK YOU to Clare Wilkinson, Michelle Moyles, Busy 0-5 Grt Sankey, Janet Griffiths, Cromdale Way and Claire Fairbrother for submitting your summer term tracking and WELLCOM return!

16/06/2026

Excellent webinar from the LGA Children's Services Improvement team - Attunement and Interaction: the magic of communicating without words

This Infant Mental Health week webinar focuses on the complexity of...