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Audience

Childminders

Aims

The course will revisit basic knowledge of the categories of abuse and neglect, look at the statutory guidance and local child protection procedures, build confidence when responding to concerns about a child or young person’s welfare and revisit how to respond appropriately if an allegation is made against you or a colleague.

Date Time Location

Tuesday, 15 October 2024

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Wednesday, 22 January 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Tuesday, 15 July 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Childminders

Aims

This session will help you understand current equality legislation and raise awareness of equality issues and what inclusion should look like in everyday practice. You will be encouraged to reflect on your ideas and attitudes, evaluate what you are already doing and consider how to further develop your practice to create an inclusive environment for all who come into your setting. 

Date Time Location

Tuesday, 3 December 2024

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Wednesday, 26 February 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Tuesday, 10 June 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Childminders

Aims

Gain an in-depth understanding of the role and the responsibilities of the Designated Safeguarding Lead when working as a childminder. To feel confident in fulfilling the requirements of safeguarding children within your care and develop an understanding of the children's social care.

Part 1 - Early Help, child exploitation, and legislation.

Part 2 - Thresholds for referral to social care and difficult conversations.

Part 3 - Making a referral and the process that may follow.

Additional information

Participants must have completed Basic Child Protection training and be prepared to attend all three sessions. The sessions will ideally be completed in order. However, a missed session can be undertaken within the following term.

Handouts and slides will be sent after each session.

Participants will be expected to have cameras turned on and be willing to engage with the trainers. 

Date Time Location

Thursday, 8 May 2025, Thursday, 5 June 2025, and Thursday, 10 July 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Monday, 14 July 2025, Tuesday, 22 July 2025, and Monday, 28 July 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Childminders

Aims

To refresh the childminder's understanding of their safeguarding role and responsibilities, provide relevant updates and support confidence.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Safeguarding Children Board have validated this training for its quality and relevance to national and local policy.

This course will support compliance with section 3.27 of the EYFS statutory framework, 2024:

"A practitioner must be designated to take lead responsibility for safeguarding children in every setting."

A certificate will be issued on completion of the full session.

Additional information

Participants are expected to interact with the trainers, and where possible have their cameras on.

Participants should read the information emailed before the course via the booking email.

Date Time Location

Thursday, 5 September 2024

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Tuesday, 4 February 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Childminders

Aims

  • Become familiar with Cambridgeshire’s Early Years SEND Toolkit
  • Consider Childminders' role in identifying and supporting children with emerging needs and SEND
  • Understand the importance of Early Identification and become familiar with the Graduated Approach to SEND. 
Date Time Location

Tuesday, 26 November 2024,

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Wednesday, 5 February 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Tuesday, 13 May 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.

Audience

Childminders

Aims

This workshop is designed to help you on your journey to understand teaching and learning and improve your early years practice.

It is an opportunity to learn and share and to promote understanding. Help you to explore and identify how to start gathering knowledge of the children who join your setting:

  • Starting points
  • How to plan your curriculum.

We will focus on teaching and learning, how we help children's school readiness, the Education Inspection Framework, and the statutory framework for childminders.

Date Time Location

Monday, 18 November 2024

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Wednesday, 3 March 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Wednesday, 30 April 2025

7 pm to 9 pm

Online via Zoom

Booking and reservations for Early Years Workforce Development.