Early Years Policy Development Board

The Early Years Policy Development Board is now closed.

About the Early Years Policy Development Board

The Early Years Policy Development Board was established to examine the provision of Early Years services from conception to aged 5 and to develop a shared strategic policy position across Early Years. This included ensuring all children have the best start, proposals for Early Education and Care in Jersey and the delivery of an Early Help offer for children and families. 

Board members

• Senator Tracey Vallois: Education Minister (chair)
  
• Deputy Jeremy Maçon: Assistant Education Minister
• Senator Sam Mezéc: Children’s Minister  
• Deputy Louise Doublet: Gender Pay Gap Review Panel

The work of the board was published throughout 2019 and 2020.

On 28 September 2021 the final report was published and the Board was formally closed by the Council of Ministers.

​Meeting	​Agenda	​Minutes	​Supporting papers
​Inception meeting October 2018	​Agreed the Board's terms of reference and invitees	​	​Policy Development Board, Early Years Terms of Reference
​Meeting November 2018	​To consider approach and priorities	​	​Early years policy development board presentation
​Meeting 1 8 April 2019	​To consider Early Years Insights	​Early Years Policy Development Board Meeting Minutes Monday 8 April 2019	​Early Years Policy Development Board presentation Early Years Policy Development Board outputs
​Meeting 2 24 June 2019	​To consider presentations regarding child allowances within the personal tax system, the use of Jersey Premium in the Early Years and Welsh Government’s journey in developing Early Years Policy.	​Early Years Policy Development Board Meeting Minutes Monday 24 June 2019	​Tax Policy Presentation Jersey Premium Presentation Welsh Government Building a brighter future Plan
​Meeting 3 Friday 2 August 2019	​To consider presentations from 1. FNHC regarding the role of Health Visitors in the Early Years. 2. Social Security Policy Team providing an overview of the Income Support components that relate to children and families.	​Early Years Policy Development Board meeting minutes Friday 2 August 2019	Family Nursing and Home Care presentation Child and Family Services presentation Department of Health - Healthy child programme ​Institute of Health Visiting - Improving outcomes for children presentation Income support for families presentation
​Meeting 4 Monday 30 September 2019	​To consider the following presentations	​Early Years Policy Development Board meeting minutes Monday 30 September 2019	​Right Help Right Time Design presentation Early Years Road Map presentation
​Meeting 5 Monday 16 December 2019	​To consider the following presentations	​Early Years Policy Development Board meeting minutes Monday 16 December 2019	​4insight focus groups - initial findings from parents Jersey Opinion and Lifestyle Survey - Children and Families Early Years Policy Direction Paper
​Meeting 6 Friday 3 January 2020	​Early Years Policy Development Board meeting agenda Friday 3 January 2020 To consider the following presentations	​Early Years Policy Development Board meeting minutes Friday 3 January 2020	​4insight focus groups summary presentation Early Years Policy Development Board Update on Oxera Report Early Years education in Jersey report by Oxera

Board findings

The Board has now completed its final report and released its findings and recommendations to the Chief Minister and Council of Ministers. Any reports or policies recommended by the Board, as well as other supporting pieces of work, are published on this page.

Final Report Early Years Policy Development Board

Explanatory note Early Years Policy Development Board

Early Years Engagement Event

About the event

This was organised by the Early Years Policy Development Board (EYDB), bringing together Parents, professionals and providers of Early Years services.

The sessions were held to generate as much local insight as possible to help the Early Years Development Board develop future policy.

The invited audience worked together during the morning session to identify priorities for future policy development with two drop-in sessions for islanders during the afternoon and early evening.

Supporting papers from the event

Welcome presentation of Early Years Engagement Event

Minister of Education's opening speech

How the 'Open Space' event worked

Early Years Engagement Event images

Outputs of the event

Early Years Engagement Event discussion items and statements

Early Years Engagement Event Wordcloud

Prioritisation workshop

The Early Years Policy Development Board considered all the output from the engagement event to identify next steps and priority work streams using this criteria.

After detailed deliberation at the workshop, the Board agreed a way forward which is outlined in the work plan below.

Proposed work plan 2019 - 2020