Supporting Quality Improvement

The Quality Assurance Team works with member and non-member settings to support quality improvement and the continued development of good practice. A universal offer exists to support all providers, whilst member settings will have the extended offer of advice, guidance, and visits. Member settings can also request a number of bespoke, in-house training courses at a reduced cost.

Central Email: quality.assuranceteam@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Telephone: 01223 699 732

The Quality Assurance Team is split into North (Huntingdonshire and Fenland) and South (Cambridge City, South Cambridgeshire and East Cambridgeshire).

North Team

South Team

Cambridgeshire childminder support is contracted through Coram PACEY, which supports childminders and other childcare settings with national agencies and organisations. Coram PACEY nationally is regularly involved in many discussions with the DfE and other national agencies on an array of topics and submits evidence when requested about the childcare sector.

In Cambridgeshire, the support for childminders is through the Coram PACEY team, who are in contact with all childminders, supporting them with their practice and business. Registered childminders are able to seek support from their Cambridgeshire Childminding Support and Development Officers and also access the Coram PACEY Information Hub to keep up to date and help them make decisions about their business, whether they are Coram PACEY members or not.

Coram PACEY Team

Central Email: childminding@cambridgeshire.gov.uk.

Members of Coram PACEY are also able to access online training to complete on a wide range of topics.

Early Years Advisers (EYAs) work with schools delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage and are responsible for sustaining and improving the quality of practice and provision. Early Years Improvement Advisers work with schools delivering the Early Years Foundation Stage to secure rapid improvements for those in an Ofsted category and/or causing concern.

Early Years Advisers provide support to the maintained sector in the following ways:

• Early Years Membership offer to Maintained Schools, Independent Schools and Academies
• Professional Development Programme 2022 – 2023
• Early Years Leadership Briefings
• EYFS School Practitioners (Knowledge Hub)

Within this Knowledge Hub group, you can access the school’s version of the Quality Framework. The Quality Framework is a self-evaluation and quality development toolkit for school-based settings to enable them to develop accurate self-assessment and action plans.

The Early Years Lead Practitioners (EYLPs) work with EYAs across the county to support the quality of the EYFS. They are able to offer a wide range of skills and experience to support settings through peer support, which could include visits to their setting or to your own. Their details are available on Knowledge Hub via the following link: Early Years PVI Leads

If you would like to arrange support from an Early Years Lead Practitioner please make contact with your Early Years Adviser.

The Early Years Lead Practitioners work with EYAs and EYIAs across the county to support the quality of the EYFS. They are able to offer a wide range of skills and experience to suit individual needs and requirements. Their details are available on Knowledge Hub via the following link: Early Years Lead Practitioners - Library - EYFS Leaders (Cambridgeshire) - Knowledge Hub

EYLPs are available to offer support at their own schools as well as make visits to other schools. If you would like to arrange support from an Early Years Lead Practitioner please make contact with an Early Years Adviser working with schools for your area.