All private and voluntary nurseries will receive copies of the new phonics pack developed following recommendations from the Rose Review into early reading.
Copies have already been sent out to all primary schools in England.
The DfES said it would be distributing the Letters and Sounds packs to local authorities with the expectation that they would be sent to private, voluntary and independent settings.
The resource includes guidance for practitioners, a six-phase teaching programme booklet, poster and DVD, which includes clips filmed in schools showing effective practice in each phase.
The DfES said the new document builds on and aligns with the Early Years Foundation Stage and the new Primary Framework.
Bev Jones, senior Foundation Stage consultant at Manchester City Council, said that the local authority would invite the 80 PVI nurseries to attend training on phase 1 of Letters and Sounds from September, along with maintained early years settings.
Foundation Stage consultants and childrens centre teachers will work with settings and discuss what their needs are. This might be on a one-to-one basis, said Ms Jones.
For information visit www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/
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