Early Years Childminders Workshops and Forums
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Childminder Refresher in Safeguarding and Child Protection
Introduction
This course provides participants with an overview of role of Hackney's Children Social Care and relevant legislation and guidance.
Course Overview
- To have an increased awareness of and an ability to act on concerns about the safety and welfare of children in line with current legislation.
- To have an increased awareness of national and local procedures to be followed, including the ways in which information is shared across professional boundaries and recorded appropriately.
- To have an increased awareness regarding safe practice and the procedures for dealing with allegations against staff
Training dates
Wednesday, 6 and Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Wednesday, 5 and Wednesday, 12 February 2025
Wednesday, 11 and Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- Target audience:
- Early Years
Childminders' Forum Meeting
The forum aims to improve the effectiveness of Hackney Education in supporting existing childminders and those who wish to become childminders in the future. The forum meeting is an opportunity to come together to share good practice and hear about any early years's issues both national and locally.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
Childminding Team Professional Development Workshops
introduction
These workshops will focus on different aspects of childminders' professional development. Using hands-on exciting approaches and practical activities, we will explore ideas around implementing quality practice of the EYFS. The workshops offer informed practical insight and a chance to share new ideas. The sessions are topical and will explore current issues in Early Years.
Previous subjects have included:
- Dental hygiene
- Supporting children’s emotional wellbeing
- Supporting speech and language development
- Immunisations
- Mindfulness
- EYFS reforms
- Physical activities for younger children
- Safer sleeping
- Breastfeeding
- Immunisations
- Dealing with allegations
- How to have crucial conversations
- Montessori approach.
Decisions about the sessions will be made approximately one month before the date. Suggestions on topics are welcomed.
This training is suitable for:
- Childminders and Childminders returning to work
- Assistant Childminders and any other Childcare Practitioner.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
Early Years Coordinators Forum
Course overview
This termly forum provides the opportunity for Early Years Co-ordinators and members of Senior Leadership Teams in schools to share effective practice, develop leadership skills and keep up-to-date with current Early Years issues. The forum provides an opportunity to build local area relationships and to support sustainable improvements in practice.
This training is suitable for:
- Early Years Co-ordinators
- Members of Senior Leadership Teams in Schools.
- Target audience:
- Early Years
- Primary
Ofsted Readiness, Preparing for Inspection Course (Childminders)
Introduction
This course aims to prepare childminders for an Ofsted Inspection. It provides processes to demonstrate to an inspection how well childminders are implementing the EYFS requirements.
This course is suitable for:
- Childminders
- Childminding assistants
- Target audience:
- Early Years