EYPP - Action Planning – Top Tips

  • Always fully involve parents/carers/families in interventions
  • Refer to research before planning interventions
  • Only include in the action plan what you will do that is over and above what you would deliver as part of everyday practice
  • Consider who is the best person/people to support intervention – i.e. is this always the key person?
  • Give specific details in all aspects – aims, targets, actions, by who, costing, monitoring
  • If you have several children who are eligible for EYPP, you could produce one overarching action plan whilst ensuring you have specific aims, targets and actions for each individual child available
  • Recognise that there is always a need for staff development and training – this must be correctly identified and acted upon
  • Remember that resources alone do not ensure effective intervention and impact – use tried and tested resources wherever possible to increase the likelihood of rapid progress
  • Use children’s needs, next steps and children’s interests when planning interventions
  • Tune in to the needs, customs, habits and beliefs of families involved and use this knowledge when planning interventions – think how to capture the voice of the child and their family
  • Make use of outside agencies/other partners if this is relevant for the child/family. This could mean signposting, attending alongside individuals or actually funding sessions/interventions
  • Make use of ready-made assessments and tracking tools to support you in demonstrating impact e.g. Early Assessment Reviews, Progress Trackers, Child Monitoring Tool
  • Regularly monitor the progress of the child and evaluate interventions. Make amends if necessary. Ensure this is recorded on the action plan
  • Be prepared to explain all detail on the action plan to an Ofsted inspector – e.g. why you put in the interventions you did; why you spent the money in the way you did; how the child progressed, what the impact has been, etc.