Last week we sent out a survey to our Chilminders after the Government announced plans to reopen settings – potentially as soon as June 1st (wit...
Impact measured in a minute
Let’s make sure parents and politicians understand the impact of COVID-19 on early years and the vital contribution the sector is making in the effo...
ParentHub is here!
The newest addition to ParentZone We have launched a new feature within our ParentZone app – ParentHub – to help parents home-school their childre...
How to help protect your children from Coronavirus
Let’s be honest, being a childminder can be very messy at times, and with the recent outbreak, you’re probably running around trying to make sure ...
Social Media and Attraction Marketing Techniques for Childcare Providers
“Write a post…” Does that phrase overwhelm you? You log onto your childcare Facebook page (or other social media) and you are met wi...
Foundations at the Childcare Expo
A brand new tool for childcare practitioners is set to launch at the Childcare Expo in March Foundations ™ is the long-awaited new offering from Co...
Free training for Childminders: Literacies
How can I access free CPD training? We are proud to be sponsoring Kathy Brodies Autumn Web Summit later this month. When we began working with our use...
Life of a Childminder: ‘Childminder to Referee’
A Guest Blog by Helen Charlesworth “So, this week has mostly been about settling in the new baby and refereeing the toddlers. The settling in th...
Counting the cost of Childminding
In a recent About Early Years bulletin, ‘Counting the Cost in Spring 2019’ Ceeda have reported some worrying statistics on Childminder delivery co...