The Birth to Five Service website: Supporting practice and provision in the Early Years

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Background: The purpose of the study was to assess the impact of a website created to support and promote effective Early Years Foundation Stage provision and practice in Lincolnshire.

Aims: The main aim of the development work was to create a website to support and promote effective Early Years Foundation Stage provision and practice across Lincolnshire.

Methods: The participants in the development of the website included Children's services staff, Early years leader, External agency, Local authority staff, Website Manager, IT/Website Officer, and Website Team Members. The methods used included research into copyright and data protection, expertise in website creation and marketing, whole team training, usage data, questionnaires, and feedback from practitioners.

Findings: The Birth to Five Service Team created a website to support and promote effective Early Years Foundation Stage provision and practice. It has had a positive impact on pupil learning, teaching, school organisation and leadership. Usage data and feedback from Practitioners, Consultants and Leadership Teams indicate its success.

Implications: The findings suggest that investing in time and expertise, creating quality resources, and having a pro-active website team can lead to improved pupil learning, teaching, and school organization and leadership.

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Children's centre or nursery education , Independent education , LA maintained school education , Private education , Voluntary education , Early Years Foundation Stage , Communication, language and literacy , Creative development , Knowledge and understanding of the world , Personal, social and emotional development , Physical development , Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy

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