Early Years Community

CHIC EYC

Chard, Huish, Ilminster and Crewkerne Early Years Community

Welcome to the CHIC, Early Years Community. Our aim is to support the development of Early Years provision in the area by bringing together childminders, settings and ETFS teachers in joint CPD and peer events to help raise the attainment of children in our local area. We are an active community who hold regular cluster meetings and seek the views of practitioners to help shape our CPD offer so it is bespoke to our local area.

Early Years Communities were formed to support the aims of of the Somerset Vision for Children and Young People:

‘We want every child and young person to have the greatest possible opportunity to be the best they can be, to be happy and have choice and control over their life.’

From the ‘Early Years Communities Tool Kit’, the vision for the Early Years Communities is:

‘Early years communities are the vehicle for supporting early years practitioners to deliver the early years vision and work towards becoming self-improving hubs, ensuring effective transitions and readiness for school is at the heart of the model.’

In our community we have three leads to represent childminders, settings and schools.

Lead Childminder – Vacancy

Lead Practitioner – Vacancy

Lead Teacher - James Langdon

Headteacher Champion – Claire Oaten

We can be contacted as a community via [email protected] or complete the contact box below.

See further information at the SCC website link https://www.somerset.gov.uk/education-and-families/early-years-communities/#Introduction

Current Training Offer

Our 25/26 training offer will be posted after our next cluster meeting.

Further booking details will be coming to settings soon. Most of our courses are all available either face to face or online running from 6.30pm to 8.00pm (excluding Forest School).

Latest News

Please look out for an invite coming soon to our Autumn cluster meeting, held either face to face to Herne View Church of England Primary or online (these alternate) to share ideas and support. This is open to anyone across the Chard, Husih, Ilminster and Crewkerne areas. If anyone would like to get involved in leading, developing or supporting groups in your own areas and offering further support to CHIC do get in touch with us.