Childcare Career – Playgroup

Now this is really where the fun began!
Playgroup Tales. Who wants to be first to tell us what it is like to work in a playgroup? 

Childcare Career – Special Needs

The Under 8’s Officer had been visiting me in her official capacity to do the relevant Childminder checks. One day she came along and told me about a little boy who needed to get to daycare. “Would I take him?” I thought I could not. Harry had a life threatening disability and I thought I would [...]

Childcare Career – Parent and Toddler Group

‘There is a little group of mums and toddlers meeting together every week who needed organising. Would you like to do it?”
I saw this invitation from the Under 8’s Officer as an endorsement of my work with children adn families so far, and accepted. The invitation very quickly became a challenge.  I had been to the [...]

Childcare Career – Volunteer

Why not visit your local childcare provider and find out how you can help them? They may need help with events, IT, displays, anything.
Let us know what happened.

Childcare Career – Childminder

My childcare career began years ago. I can pinpoint the moment when it was birthed. Typically I became a childminder when our children were young. It was one of those jobs that made you feel as though you were doing something useful while your children were at school. The pay was not great though. I [...]

Sure Start Local Programme Evaluation

Evaluating Sure Start Local Programmes was one of the most interesting and rewarding pieces of work I have ever done.
You may have heard about the millions of pounds that the government have pumped in to Sure Start. You would be forgiven for thinking that every Sure Start Local Programme and Children’s Centre is well funded, [...]

Early Years consultant

Congratulations you found us!
You have been looking for someone to help you build up your Early Years provision – and here we are.  
You have staff who know what they are doing- and some who don’t; activities that work – and some that don’t; parents who think your services are great – and some that don’t.  You are run [...]

Childcare Consultant

Congratulations you found us!
You have been looking for someone to help you build up your childcare business – and here we are.  
You have staff who know what they are doing- and some who don’t; activities that work – and some that don’t; parents who think your services are great – and some that don’t.  You are run [...]