Childminder Network

Childminding can often feel isolating, and our network offers opportunities to come together, reflect, share, learn and inspire great practice.

View our Local Offer below.

Regional Offer

Our Regional Offer, which can be accessed by all childminders in our 8 Local Authorities, will include training and input from inspirational speakers or information sharing around relevant themes. It’s a fabulous opportunity to connect together and consider big-picture thinking.

Local Offer

Our Local offer is bespoke to each Local Authority and responds to the needs of childminders in each area. Sessions will provide great opportunities to make links and connections with other childminders who ‘get’ the joys and challenges of working in this valuable but often overlooked role. There will be opportunities for professional and informal conversations in a friendly, supportive and non-judgmental environment.

Local offer may include:

• Establishing new face-to-face groups
• Supporting existing groups with planning, resources, and identifying a learning focus
• Inviting guest speakers or arranging support for groups
• Training sessions

We invite further suggestions for how we can meet the needs of each locality.

What’s Coming Up Locally

North Somerset

Ali Makaton – Dear zoo story session – 12th September, 10am.
Childminder group at The Radio Wing, Locking Parklands, Weston super Mare BS24 7LZ

Children’s Kitchen – 17th September
Nailsea and Backwell Childminder Group in North Somerset

Children’s Kitchen – 19th September, 9.30am
Childminder group at The Radio Wing, Locking Parklands, Weston super Mare BS24 7LZ

Ali Makaton – Dear zoo story session – 26th September, 10am.
Childminder group at The Barn, Great Western Road, Clevedon, BS21 6HB

Children’s Kitchen – 10th October, at 9.30am.
Childminder group at The Barn, Great Western Road, Clevedon, BS21 6HB

Bristol

Ali Makaton – Dear zoo story session – 18th September, 10am
Bannerman Road Children’s centre

Ali Makaton – Dear zoo story session – 24th September, 10am
Filton Avenue Nursery School

Scrapstore – The Power of Loose Parts Play – for childminders & their minded children (under 5s)
30th September, 10 – 11.30am
Venue is Children’s Scrapstore, Scrapstore House 21 Sevier Street, St Werburgh’s, Bristol, BS2 9LB
To read more and to book click here and find the date you would like to attend.

Creativity in EYs with Pete Moorhouse (for Childminders)
5th October, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Knowle West Children’s Centre
Read More and Book Here

Creativity in EYs with Pete Moorhouse (for Childminders)
19th October, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Oldbury Court Children’s Centre
Read More and Book Here

Scrapstore – The Power of Loose Parts Play – for childminders & their minded children (under 5s)
21st October, 10 – 11.30am
Venue is Children’s Scrapstore, Scrapstore House 21 Sevier Street, St Werburgh’s, Bristol, BS2 9LB
To read more and to book click here and find the date you would like to attend.

Ali Makaton – Dear zoo story session – 21st October, 10:00am
Venue: Bedminster childminding group @ Compass Point Children’s Centre

Ali Makaton – Dear zoo story session – 24th October, 10:00am
Venue: Avonmouth Children’s Centre

Ali Makaton – Dear zoo story session – 19th November, 10:00am
St Pauls Nursery School and Children’s Centre

Gloucestershire

Children’s Kitchen – 10th September
At the childminding group: Hatherley Group, Church Centre, St Philip & St James Parish Church, Cold Pool Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 6HY

Introduction to Makaton for Childminders in Gloucestershire – 24th September, 7:00pm – 9:00pm
Online CPD
Email Caroline for information

Thriving language – 1st October, 9.30 – 10:15am
At the childminder group: Hatherley Group, Church Centre, St Philip & St James Parish Church, Cold Pool Lane, Cheltenham, GL51 6HY

Thriving language – 1st October, 10:30am – 11:30am
At the childminder group: St Michael’s Church Hall, School Road, Bishops Cleeve, GL52 8BA

Thriving language – 3rd October
At the childminder group: United Reform Church, Warden Hill, GL51 3BY

If you have any questions about the above Local Network events or are interested in supporting the building of a Childminder network in your local area please get in touch with:

SPH Childminder Network Lead: Caroline Vans – cmnetwork@beyth.co.uk