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Christmas is all about the kids…
Test your knowledge of Christmas with these funny facts and trivia!
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Need to make maths real, using concrete examples. Without this, numbers are such an abstract concept as to be virtually impossible to understand…
Basic counting and math skills lead kids through fun, and sometimes baffli…
EYFS targets frustrating, says studyChildren & Young People NowPractitioners using the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) often find assessing children’s communication, language and literacy levels a cause …’Don’t change the EYFS’, practitioners…
CWDC to offer flexible training course for childminders and nanniesChildren & Young People NowDeveloped by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) in consultation with the National Childminding Association (NCMA), the course will al…
CWDC to offer flexible training course for childminders and nanniesChildren & Young People NowDeveloped by the Children's Workforce Development Council (CWDC) in consultation with the National Childminding Association (NCMA), the course will al…
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Perhaps not directly about childminding, but relevant all the same… and surprisingly, a sensible article from the Daily Mail (admittedly written by Frank Field).
Daily MailThe biggest crisis facing Britain? Too many parents don’t h…
Ideas of free and cheap things to do with the children in the Summer Holidays
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It is very important that as a childminder you do share your view on the EYFS. Please ensure that you do.
Government launches consultation on EYFS reviewNursery World (subscription)Purnima Tanuku, chief executive of the National Day…
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This is a real shame. Childminding is perhaps the only viable alternative to Nurseries, yet it seems that the (previous) government’s policy of strict adherence to the EYFS for all parties has driven yet more childminders away from …
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Here’s some good news! We like good news.
Quality First award for childminderCarrickfergus TodayJanice Boardman, a member of the Horizon SureStart/NICMA childminding network, joins a group of just 128 people in the provinc…
We all need to go out to work. FACT. Even those of us lucky enough to be self employed need to work. But, what if you have kids? What are the choices available to you? Nursery? School? Childminder? Obviously, we at info4childminders think that the best possible option for you childcare needs is a childminder. This site is dedicated to providing impartial information for both childminders and parents alike, so please browse and also please give us some input.