Ealing early years quality partnership
We provide expert practical support for Ealing’s early years registered childcare providers and schools. We create a collaborative partnership with our providers and to work together towards the shared goals of improving quality of life and outcomes.
Whether you’re just starting out, or if you are an established childminder, private day nursery, preschool or nursery / reception class, we value your contribution to highly inspirational early years provision within the London Borough of Ealing.
As part of our offers, there are opportunities for:
- visits
- consultancy input
- training (e-learning, face to face, hybrid)
- leadership networks
- leadership programmes
- annual conferences and summits
- statutory and specialist training.
Ealing early years quality partnership brochures: 2025-2026
- Childminder brochure 2025-2026 and booking form coming soon!
- Ealing early years quality partnership brochure (PVIs) and PVI booking form
- School brochure (2025-2026) and school booking form 2025-2026 – coming soon!
- Ofsted registered nanny / homecarer brochure (2025-2026) – and booking form 2025-2026 – coming soon!
Ealing early years quality partnership 2024-25
Ealing early years quality partnership e-learning brochure 2024-25
Contact early years quality partnership: EarlyYearsPartnership@ealing.gov.uk
Early years CPD brochure
For all your early years training needs:
- Early Years Quality Partnership e-learning brochure
- Early years training brochure 2025-2026
- visit Ealing CPD online
Contact us:
Early Years CPD: TrainingSupport@ealing.gov.uk
Ealing early years safeguarding and welfare audit
- Ealing early years welfare and safeguarding audit for group based settings(link is external) (doc) Updated September 2024
- Ealing early years welfare and safeguarding audit for childminders(link is external) (doc) Updated September 2024
Ealing early years safeguarding and welfare audit
- Ealing early years welfare and safeguarding audit for group based settings (doc) Updated September 2024
- Ealing early years welfare and safeguarding audit for childminders (doc) Updated September 2024
Statutory framework
- Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework November 2024 (GOV.UK)
- See foundation years website for comprehensive listings of EYFS documents and guidance.
Early years funding rates 2025-26
Please find below Ealing’s early years funding rates for 2025-26.
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Early years funding rates 2025-26 |
Base rates Current base rate 2024-25 |
Base rate |
Supplements for 2025-26 |
Supplements for 2025-26 |
|
3–4-year-old universal and extended offer |
5.27 | 5.52 | 0.41 | 0.41 |
|
Families in receipt of additional support 2-year-old offer |
8.24 | 8.50 | 1.03 | 0 |
|
Working parent 2-year-old offer |
8.24 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 |
| Working parent 9 month-2-year-old offer | 11.92 | 12.27 | 0 | 0 |
Choose from the following
- Expansion of early education entitlements and wrap around provision in primary schools 2023-25
- Managing suspected cases of COVID-19
- Welfare and safeguarding
- SEND and inclusion
- Early years' business
- Early years' funding
Contact Ealing early years funding team
- Early years funding team: earlyyearsfunding@ealing.gov.uk