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March 17′ Blog – Business Scheme update for Childminders

March 17′ Blog – Business Scheme update for Childminders The information contained in our blogs, newsletters, resources and website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by us and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to […]

November 16′ Blog – Promoting Road Safety

Promoting Road Safety november-blog-promoting-road-safety-week   The information contained in our blogs, newsletters, resources and website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by us and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to our blogs, newsletters and […]

September Blog – Regulation updates

September 16′ blog – Regulation updates   The information contained in our blogs, newsletters, resources and website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by us and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to our blogs, […]

August 2016′ Blog – Is your child ready for School

August 2016′ Blog – Is your child ready for school The information contained in our blogs, newsletters, resources and website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by us and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect […]

Child Safety News Letter

Child Safety News   The information contained in our blogs, newsletters, resources and website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by us and we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to our blogs, newsletters and website […]

Working with assistant childminders

Guide to working with assistant childminders Introduction When considering working with or employing assistants to care for children within your business, we suggest developing an appropriate childminder assistant pack that may help you organise your paperwork and build a more effective working environment. Points to remember when planning to work with assistants: Being the registered childminder means you […]

Child Car Seat or Booster Seat: What the Law says

  Are you aware of the rules that apply to safeguarding children in travelling vehicles? GOV.UK state that all children travelling in cars must be restrained in appropriate car seats dependant on their age, height and/or weight dependant on the individual seats.  It is important that all childminders are aware of the changes to legislation. […]

Is a child in you care starting school in September?

Hi everyone, It is likely that many of you will have children in your setting that will be moving on to school in September and you may be thinking about how you can support the child to make the transition as seamless as possible. You may well have already set the foundations, but if not […]

Your Alternative Care Plan

Your Alternative Care Plan What would you do if you couldn’t look after your minded children at short notice? It’s a good idea to have a plan in place that sets out what you would do if suddenly you are unable to care for your minded children as planned. This will help you to know […]

Revised Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice

Revised SEND Code of Practice becomes Statutory Guidance from 1st April 2015 Last year we wrote about the (then) new Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Code of Practice, which become statutory in September 2014. Since then the DfE have published a revised edition, which will be statutory from 1st April 2015. This is a large document that […]

Timing changes to Ofsted inspections

Timing changes to Ofsted inspections Ofsted has recently published an updated version of their publication entitled “The framework for the regulation and inspection of provision on the Early Years Register”. In this new version there is a couple of changes to timescales that you may not be aware of: [Content protected for Members only, please […]

Using questionnaires to improve your setting

Using questionnaires to improve your setting At your next Ofsted inspection it is likely that the Ofsted inspector will look for evidence on how you use self-evaluation in prioritisation and setting challenging targets for improvement. This would likely include views of parents and children. Questionnaires can be a great way of helping to achieve this […]

Preparing for adverse weather

Are you ready for the arrival of adverse weather? So far winter has been quite kind, but it is likely that at some point, we will have a a cold snap. Rather than panic if you suddenly wake up to snow, it might be a good idea to get prepared. To help, we have a […]

Do you have a child with an allergic condition in your care?

Allergy support According to Allergy UK 50% of children in the UK suffer from allergies. Unfortunately this means it’s very likely that you’ll care for a child at some point who suffers from an allergic condition. Given this, as Allergy UK says, the ability to understand allergic conditions and deal with sudden or severe symptoms, […]

Changes to the Childcare Register

Changes to the Childcare Register Hi everyone Introduction       Thanks for reading, Amanda Source used in the document: Foundation Years / 4Children: http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/2014/07/guide-to-the-send-reforms/ SEND Code of Practice June 2014 – DfE.   The information contained in our blogs, newsletters, resources and website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by us […]

SEND Local offer info and resources

The new SEND Code of Practice and the Local Offer Hi everyone Introduction On 1st September 2014 the Government will introduce new legislation to support children and young people between the ages of 0 – 25 years who have special educational needs and/or disabilities. The legislation will be introduced through the Children and Families Act […]

Moving on to School

Hi everyone, It is that time of year when thoughts turn to the summer holidays and dare I say it…. what happens at the end of them. It is likely that many of you will have children in your setting that will be moving on to school in September and you may be thinking about […]

We have launched our first Childminding app!

Our first app is now available We are very excited to announce that our first app is now available to download from the App Store and Google Play. Our ‘Child Accident App’ can be downloaded onto your smartphone or tablet and can be used to both record an accident that has occurred and to inform […]

Early Years Entitlement for Childminders

New Early Years Entitlement resources Introduction We have been contacted recently by a member who has been encouraged to include early years entitlement (EYE) relevant resources in her business by her local authority. She has asked us to help by developing some resources to support her with this.  It may be that your local authority will not […]

Your Bad Weather Childminding Policy

What would you do if it snowed tonight? Chances are, at some point this winter bad weather will impact the running of your setting. Rather than react on the spot to overnight snow, you can put in a place a Bad weather policy and procedure to reduce the adverse affect on your business. To help […]

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