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Sian C M Davies Development Manager – Wales The National Childminding Association

Sian C M Davies Development Manager – Wales The National Childminding Association. The National Childminding Association (NCMA). Registered Childminding in Wales Registration Requirements Support and Grants Professional Development. The National Childminding Association (NCMA).

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Sian C M Davies Development Manager – Wales The National Childminding Association

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  1. Sian C M DaviesDevelopment Manager – WalesThe National Childminding Association

  2. The National Childminding Association (NCMA) • Registered Childminding in Wales • Registration Requirements • Support and Grants • Professional Development

  3. The National Childminding Association (NCMA) • National charity and membership organisation • NCMA is seen as a leader in Home Based Childcare • Promotion, support and delivery of training • Quality Assurance and specialist childminding services

  4. Registered Childminding in Wales • 2500 registered childminders • Own homes • Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales (CSIW) • Six under eight • Three under five

  5. Choice of service Planning for the individual needs and preferences Quality of life Quality of care and treatment Staffing Conduct and management of service Complaints and protection Physical environment 22 National Minimum Standards

  6. Prior to Registration • Introduction to Childcare Practice (ICP) • Paediatric first aid certificate • Criminal Records Bureau check (CRB) • Health check • Portfolio of evidence • Health and Safety • Fit person

  7. Support and Grants • Free Introduction to Childcare Practice (ICP) • Mentoring workshops • Free First Aid • Basic Food Hygiene • One unit of Diploma in home-based childcare (DHC) • Marketing workshops • One to one business support • £300 grant

  8. Professional Development Diploma in Home Base Childcare (DHC) • Unit 1 - Introduction to Childcare Practice (home-based) • Unit 2 – Childcare and child development (0-16) in the home setting • Unit 3 – The childcare practitioner in the home based setting • Unit 4 – Working in partnership with parents in the home based setting • Unit 5 – Planning to meet the children’s individual learning needs in the home based setting.

  9. Quality Assurance • Quality First (QF) • Children Come First (CCF)

  10. Networks • NCMA manage 16 in Wales • Children in need • Children and carers with disabilities • Teenage parents • Early years education • Employers • Other agencies • Working parents and carers

  11. Key Volunteers • NCMA Tutors • QF and CCF Assessors • CCF Network Coordinators • NCMA Development Workers • NCMA Project Managers • Development Managers

  12. Sian C M DaviesDevelopment Manager – WalesThe National Childminding Association

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