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Start Well Course Overview 2025/26
Key training dates for Bolton Early Years Providers in Schools, Daycare, Out of Schools Clubs and Childminders.
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Bolton Start Well | Early Years Education and Childcare Update
This early years update is distributed by email on Fridays, currently biweekly.
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BSCP Newsletter: June 2026
This month's newsletter focuses on child neglect. Please consider the information a priority read.
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Boost Early Literacy Skills with FREE ‘Making it REAL’ Training in Bolton
Practitioners across Bolton are invited to take part in an exciting, fully funded training programme designed to transform early literacy outcomes for young children and families.
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SEND Stay and Play Sessions
See flyer for information.
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Bolton Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP) Call to Action: Tackling Child Neglect
Tackling child neglect in Bolton by strengthening our responses. Every interaction matters. Every practitioner has a role. Every child deserves better.
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Resource to Share with Families: Share Stories with Me
Free online resource: Share stories with me booklet.
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Summer Sufficiency Statement
Sufficiency information for early years and childcare providers.
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Claim an Early Years Teacher Recognition Payment
The early years teacher recognition payment is a payment of £4,500 after tax for eligible early years teachers working in group-based settings that offer early education entitlements.
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Bolton Council Mental Health Training Programme 2026-2027
Available to anyone who works or volunteers in Bolton. These sessions are free to attend.
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Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) & Measles Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (MMRV)
Information for School Headteachers, Manager of Early Years and Private Nursery Settings.
