NEWS ITEM ADDED 9 FEBRUARY 2008
Bromley Primary Care Trust is currently participating in two major public consultations
which are listed on the attached document with some information on their objectives.
Download the document for more details
NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED 10 FEBRUARY 2008
CALLING ALL PARENTS!
During the first three months of this year Bromley is reviewing its support services aimed at parents. A significant part of this review includes consultation with parents about what kind of services they would find most helpful to support them in their parenting role.
The following questionnaire asks about what kind of services you as a parent use,
or would like to be available. By ‘parenting services’ it means any service that
offers help, advice, support and information on all aspects of parenting – for example,
helplines, group work, one to one support, counselling, therapeutic support, home
visits, parenting courses, drop-
Your views are very important and will help to shape services across our borough.
The Sleepover
The first in a new range of INCLUSIVE early years storybooks from Kid Premiership and Irene Mooney
Megan, Katie and Suria are having their first sleepover.
The question is; how will Katie climb the stairs?
Join the girls as they imagine all the different ways that they can climb the stairs and get into bed!
This book has been developed with guidance from the In The Picture Project, which aims to promote the inclusion of disabled children in early years’ picture books. It is a part of Scope’s Time to Get Equal Campaign.
The second book in the series The Birthday Party, featuring Jacob who is tube fed; is due to be published early next year.
The Sleepover retails at £5 +P&P, but is also available as part of a special offer book set, details online at online at www.kidpremiership.com
NEWS ITEM ADDED 22 DECEMBER 2007
BCMA in National Magazine
BCMA was featured again in this national magazine.
Six childminders were asked to comment on
the introduction of EYFS.
Read what they said -
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NEWS ITEM ADDED 25 NOVEMBER 2007
Bromley Childminders go from strength to strength
(again!)
Ofsted have released the latest inspection figures for the period between
01 April 2005 and 30 September 2007 and once again Bromley Childminders have excellent
results.
Another Childminder has been graded as 'Outstanding'. This means they have received an outstanding grade in all five inspection outcomes, keeping children safe, staying healthy, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and organisation.
The table below shows that Bromley Childminders are well above the National Average for England. Apart from four, all inspected Childminders are working at or above the 14 National Standards for Childminding set out by DfES.
For more information on Bromley’s Outstanding Childminders visit our webpage
For a full copy of the report visit
www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=256924&providerCategoryID
=0&fileName=\\SP\\3052005040120070930.pdf
If you are an out of Borough Childminder and you would like to see the profile for
your Local Authority, visit the Ofsted Website www.ofsted.gov.uk, Inspection reports,
Local authorities A-
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Bromley Childminders |
England Average |
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Outstanding Childminders |
5.6%(20) |
3.3% |
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Good |
69.6% (250) |
58.2% |
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Satisfactory |
23.7% (85) |
36.8% |
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Inadequate |
1.1% (4) |
1.8% |
NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED 14 MARCH 2008
Parent and Provider Survey
Ofsted is running their regular annual survey, on the satisfaction of both providers and parents with the inspection and regulation service.
They have included an opportunity for parents and providers to take part, by downloading and returning completed forms below, no later than the April 4 2008.
Bromley Childminders go from strength to strength.
Ofsted have released the latest inspection figures for the period between 01 April 2005 and 30 March 2007 and once again Bromley Childminders have excellent results.
Another 4 Childminders have been graded as 'Outstanding'. This means they have received an outstanding grade in all five inspection outcomes, keeping children safe, staying healthy, enjoying and achieving, making a positive contribution and organisation.The table below shows that Bromley Childminders are well above the National Average for England. Apart from just one, all inspected Childminders are working at or above the 14 National Standards for Childminding set out by DfES.
For a full copy of the report visit
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/reports/pdf/?inspectionNumber=
15448&providerCategoryID=0&fileName=\\SP\\3052005040120070330.pdf
If you are an out of Borough Childminder and you would like to see the profile for
your Local Authority, visit the Ofsted Website www.ofsted.gov.uk, Inspection reports,
Local authorities A-
NEWS ITEM UPDATED 1 JANUARY 2008
Congratulations
A group of Bromley Childminders had a double celebration this Christmas.
They have received the results for their Open University Courses.
The Certificate in Early Years Practice is a Level 4 Qualification made up of two courses:
E123 Working with Children in the Early Years
E124 Supporting Children’s Learning in the Early Years
BCMA supported these Childminders over the last year by organising 4 support workshops and online help. We are delighted to congratulate the following Childminders for their outstanding achievements:
Certificate in Early Years Practice:
Ann Glover (BCMA Chair),Esme Klopper, Lorna
Deacon
E123:
Lynn Moore, Barbara Ashby, Cathryn Roberts, Jayne Bird, Jenny Myles, Hazel Spicer
There were some excellent assignments written for the course work and end of course
assessment with some receiving 93%! Some have already made a start on the second
course, E124, to complete their certificate, whilst others have embarked on other
courses as part of their Foundation Degree in Early Years.
Helen Highton, an Orpington
Childminder, also passed the Certificate in Early Years Practice.
We wish them all well with their continued professional development.
NEWS ITEM ADDED 22 DECEMBER 2007
BCMA publishes new EYFS Planning Book -
NEWS ITEM ADDED 1 DECEMBER 2007
Inspections of early years provision from September
2008 -
This consultation document outlines proposals for inspections
of
early years provision from September 2008 in response
to changes introduced by the
Childcare Act 2006.
It also seeks your views on a number of aspects specifically
relating to the inspections of early years settings.
Full details and respond online
here
Childcare Act 2006: Future Approach to fees and subsidies -
NEWS ITEM ADDED 19 AUGUST 2007
Learning To Talk will help you tackle with confidence
one of the most important areas of early years practice — supporting children in
the development of their language and communication skills. The DVD and posters inside
this pack explain how you can give children a great start in life by helping them
grow into good communicators.
Produced by I CAN (www.ican.org.uk) and BT’s Better
World Campaign (www.btbetterworld.com), as part of the Make Chatter Matter campaign.
The pack also comes with a series of colourful posters, Stages of Speech and Language Development and Top techniques to develop children’s speech and language.
Single copies are free – there is a small charge for postage
England goes smokefree -
From 1 July 2007 it will be illegal to smoke in virtually all enclosed public places
and
workplaces in England.
Because childminders work in domestic premises, the law may apply differently in some circumstances. NCMA has put together information, checked by the Department of Health, about how the new law affects childminders and nannies. To read the document visit: http://www.ncma.org.uk/download/smokefree.doc
NEWS ITEM ADDED 31 March 2007
The Next Level?
Have you an NVQ3, NNEB, CCP or other Level 3 qualification in childcare and thinking of progressing to the next level? With the Transformation Fund to cover course fees and sometimes award students with a bursary, now couldn't be a better time to study.
Bromley College of Further and Higher Education will be starting a Foundation Degree
in Early Years Studies (Awarding Body Greenwich University) in September. BCMA recently
had a meeting with Maggie Elton at the College to discuss how Childminders could
undertake this course of study. They would need to attend College every Friday (9-
There are no exams.
For further information on the Foundation Degree please visit:
http://www.bromley.ac.uk/courseDetails.asp?xCourse=14M527
or call Sue Lewis on 0208 295 7060.
BCMA have offered to act as a mentor for any Bromley Childminder wishing to take this Degree.For information on funding please contact Alison Fielder at Bromley Early Years.
Bromley College of Further and Higher Education welcomes enquiries for this course from childminders outside the Borough of Bromley.
NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED 10 FEBRUARY 2008
Happy 2nd Birthday
It's now two years since we launched this website and the nine
local area websites. We have been delighted with the feedback we have received from
our visitors via comments on the guest book and emails. We had 10,000 visitors in
our first year, and in our second year over 27,000. The site continues to grow and
with the mandatory introduction of the Early Years Foundation Stage in September
2008 more pages will be added over the coming months, offering support on its implementation.
We would like to take this opportunity of thanking the Webmaster, Pat Myles and the Webwriter, Liz Hodgman. They have worked tirelessly for the last two years to develop the site from its original planned 4 pages in January 2006. Without their commitment and dedication this would not have been achieved. Thank you all for your continued support.
Together
we are already making such a difference
to Childminding in Bromley!
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Bromley Childminders |
England Average |
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Outstanding Childminders |
6.9%(19) |
3% |
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Good |
69.7% (193) |
58.8% |
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Satisfactory |
23.1% (64) |
36.6% |
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Inadequate |
0.4% (1) |
1.7% |
NEWS ITEM ADDED 2 OCTOBER 2007
Inspecting EYFS
Ofsted gets ready to inspect the new Early Years Foundation Stage
(EYFS) in childminding, day care and school settings from September 2008, and has
been trialling a new, consistent approach to inspections for all settings. Read the
full article on the Ofsted website: http://ofstednews.ofsted.gov.uk/article/225
NEWS ITEM ADDED 7 OCTOBER 2007
BCMA AGM and Introduction to EYFS
We held our third
Annual General meeting on 26th September at the Emmanuel church, West Wickham. The
event was attended by 77 childminders along with representatives from Bromley Early
Years and the National Childminding Association.
Jane Cole was the guest speaker
at the AGM. She recently retired from the Department for Education and Skills (now
Department for Children, Schools and Families) to work as a consultant supporting
the delivery of EYFS, the project that she had been working on at DfES. Jane’s passion
for the new Early Years Foundation Stage framework inspired those at the meeting
and many childminders who had expressed concerns regarding the implementation of
it were reassured. Jane recommended that childminders start to implement the framework
now or as soon as possible and not wait until it becomes mandatory in September 2008.
We
would like to thank Jane on behalf of all the childminders who attended for giving
up her evening to support our event. All childminders who attended the event received
a certificate and a free copy of BCMA’s EYFS Observation Booklet.
These are also
available to purchase from our on line shop.
More feedback and AGM downloads
NEWS ITEM ADDED 1 JANUARY 2008
Common Assessment Framework in Bromley -
The CAF will be introduced in Bromley over the next few months as part of delivering
quality and timely services to children, young people and families. There has been
much preparation and planning in CYPS over the last several months in order to ensure
a smooth implementation of CAF in Bromley. The CAF is a good example of us all working
together to ensure joined-
NEWS ITEM PUBLISHED 25 FEBRUARY 2008
New Inspection Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage
Michael Hart, Director of Children at Ofsted, outlined the changes at a conference last week , however they have not been posted in detail on the Ofsted website.
Hart said a new self-
Reports would be compiled under the headings of effectiveness of provision, how inclusive services are, welfare outcomes, learning and development requirements, and leadership and management quality.
For further information
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/bulletins/Daily-
As soon as Ofsted publish the inspection framework BCMA will work to provide ideas on how Childminders can provide evidence under the new inspection headings etc.
NEWS ITEM ADDED 18 SEPTEMBER 2007
Latest Consultations
There are three consultations
that will be of interest to childminders:
Time to talk
Time to talk (young peoples version)
Staying Safe (young peoples version)
If you are caring for older, school age children then why not print off a copy of the young peoples version for them to have a look at. Explain to them what a consultation is and how this is their opportunity to shape the future for children. Share it with their parents and then support them to record their answers and respond to the consultation either in writing or on line. Keep a copy and include it in your records. It is excellent evidence to an Ofsted inspector that you are supporting children to make a positive contribution
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