Dingley’s Promise: Inclusive Practice in the Early Years
A series of short videos and handbooks all about SEND and inclusive practice in the early years
Childminder Agencies
The Department for Education produced a policy paper in September 2025 all about the role of childminder agencies. Childminder agencies (CMAs) are organisations that can register and quality assure: childminders (with and without domestic premises) providers of ‘childcare on domestic premises’ (CODPs) Ofsted regulates and inspects CMAs. All CMAs must be registered with Ofsted. Childminders and providers […]
Childcare Works National Meeting
Watch recordings from the National Meeting for local authorities held in June 2025
DfE Webinar for Schools – National Wraparound Childcare Programme
Watch a recording of this Department for Education webinar for schools. Recorded in July 2025.
Case Study: Local authority management of SEN Inclusion Funding (SENIF) and Disability Access Funding
On 9 December 2024, the Department for Education published details of local authorities’ early years entitlements funding for 2025-26. To accompany this announcement, the department has shared these examples of local authority practice as a tool for all authorities to use as they are thinking about how to develop their EY SEND approaches locally. These examples have […]
DfE Local Authority Webinar on Early Years Places – Supply and Demand Analysis
A recording of a DfE webinar for local authorities. Recorded in October 2024.
Early Years SEND Assessment Guidance and Resources
The Early Years SEND assessment guidance and resources, developed by the Department for Education in partnership with Dingley’s Promise, have been created to support a child-centred, strengths-based approach to assessing children’s needs and sharing their progress and learning with parents, carers and professionals. The guidance includes practical advice on assessment, including tools and downloadable resources […]
DfE Wraparound and Early Years LA Webinar Q&A
A DfE webinar for local authorities recorded in August 2024
Q&A Notes- February 2024 Wraparound Childcare Webinar
Q&A notes from the February 2024 wraparound childcare webinar hosted by Department for Education.