Identifying and Supporting Speech, Language and Communication Needs for Childminders

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Post Covid, many practitioners are concerned about children’s speech and language development. This is an amazing opportunity to hear straight from Speech and Language therapists about the best way to support the children with their speech, language and communication and how to identify any specific needs within these areas.

Free

Makaton Workshop for Childminders

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

The ‘Introduction to Makaton’ taster session is a 2-hour workshop designed for complete beginners or those with previous training who would benefit from a refresher. You will learn what Makaton is, how to use it and who with, you will learn approximately. 50 signs and symbols relevant to your role as a Childminder with the focus being on Early Years Vocabulary alongside core, functional vocabulary.

Free

Making the Most of Mealtimes, for Childminders, With the Children’s Kitchen

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Are mealtimes the worst part of your day? Children waste food and don’t eat proper meals? Are you fed up with chucking uneaten food? Come to our session on ‘Making the most of Mealtimes’ specifically for Childminders trying to provide healthy, low-cost meals that children will eat at the same time as providing quality care and education.

Free

Communication and Language for Childminders With Julian Grenier

Stronger Practice Hub Event

In this session, Julian will share the findings of Ofsted’s latest early years education research and what it means for you in your setting. He will talk about Ofsted’s approach to the inspection of childminders using the Education Inspection Framework (EIF). He will finish by sharing some resources we hope you’ll find helpful before answering some of your questions.

Free

Observation and Planning in a Childminding Setting, with Sarah Neville

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Sarah Neville is an ‘Outstanding’ childminder and early years consultant with over 30 years of experience. She will discuss observing children in a way that is valuable and makes the best use of your time and planning next steps for learning and development.

Free

Assessment and the Two-Year-Old Check for Childminders, With Sarah Neville

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Do you ever wonder what the best methods of assessments are? Do you feel your assessments are making a difference to the children’s learning and development? Are you confident about writing the two year check for your mindees? Come and join Sarah Neville for information and advice regarding assessments and the two year check specifically for childminding settings.

Free

Brain Development – A Session for Childminders with Sarah Neville

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

In this session, we will talk about typical brain development and how it impacts children’s play and learning. We learn how to feed the brain through our positive interactions with children and reference relevant research and guidance to support our practice.

Free

Supporting EAL in the Early Years For Practitioners in Early Years Settings and Childminders

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

This interactive virtual session considers how we best support multilingual children and their families. It will reflect on how working with families can make the biggest difference and offer practical advice for everyday practice. Multilingual children and families are an important part of the fabric in our early years settings. How do we best support and grow their language skills to ensure they reach a good level of English while maintaining their home language?

Free

Creativity in the Early Years with Pete Moorhouse For Childminders

Knowle West Nursery School Leinster Avenue, Bristol, United Kingdom

Stronger Practice Hub Event

The session will be focused around creativity. Pete will facilitate a deep dive into the topic in order for childminders to gain a deeper understanding of creativity. You will look at children’s creative development and the Characteristics of Effective Teaching and Learning, tying this into the latest research.

Free

Literacy for Under 5s for Early Years Settings and Childminders with Dr Karen Boardman

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

Karen Boardman invites us to think about our provision for early literacy and to reflect together on phonics, digital literacies, early reading and storytelling in early years education. This session will open up some further discussions and include some provocations and impact for our pedagogy.

Free

Teachable Moments – A Session for Childminders With Sarah Neville

Online Course

Stronger Practice Hub Event

There are so many moments in day-to-day practice with early years children when providers can pop in a little teaching and support their progress. In this session, we will discuss how to make the best use of teachable moments.

Free

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St. Pauls Children’s Centre: There is no on-site parking but parking is available on the road for £1 an hour for a maximum of 3 hours, or in Cabot Circus which is 5-minute walk from the St. Pauls Children’s Centre.

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