Vodcast: How can LAs support childminders with the expanded entitlements – Helen Donohoe, PACEY
As part of the Childcare Works Early Years Rapid Learning series, we spoke with Helen Donohoe, CEO of PACEY, about how local authorities can support childminders as part of the expanded childcare entitlements. This video was first published here on March 2025. For more information on supporting childminders, click here.
Working with and Supporting Childminders
As part of the Childcare Works rapid learning in Early Years series, we spoke to five local authorities between October 2024 and December 2024 about how they work with and support childminders. To find out more, click the button below. To view the case studies, click the links below: Case Study: Southampton Case Study: Doncaster […]
Case Study: Working with Childminders, Lessons from Doncaster
We spoke to Doncaster about their approach, challenges, and successes in supporting childminders, here’s what they had to say: How does Doncaster engage with childminders to support the early years entitlement rollout? In Doncaster, we have taken a proactive approach to engage childminders as an essential part of the early years entitlement rollout. This begins […]
Case Study: Working with Childminders, Lessons from Southampton
We spoke to Southampton about their approach, challenges, and successes in supporting childminders, here’s what they had to say: How does Southampton engage with childminders to support the early years entitlement rollout? In Southampton, we pride ourselves on our personalised approach. Our team knows every childminder individually, allowing us to build strong relationships and provide […]
Case Study: Working with Childminders, Lessons from Hillingdon
We spoke to Hillingdon about their approach, challenges, and successes in supporting childminders, here’s what they had to say: How does Hillingdon engage with childminders to support early years entitlements? In Hillingdon, we believe in proactive engagement with childminders as key stakeholders in early years education. Our Early Years Quality Team leads this effort, offering […]
Inclusive Practice in Wraparound Provision
These resources have been produced by NASEN on behalf of Childcare Works to support inclusive practice in wraparound provision. We have developed ten bitesize videos to promote inclusive provision and to meet the needs of children with SEND. Training for wraparound providers Session 1 – An introduction to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) […]
An Introduction to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
This resource is the first session from a larger resource package, to view the full package of resources click here. This session covers: What do we mean by SEND? The four broad areas of need ‘Labels’ – What are they for? Education Health and Care Plans – a brief overview
Legislation and Guidance for SEND
This resource is the second session from a larger resource package, to view the full package of resources click here. This session covers: An overview of legislation and guidance Reasonable adjustments Responsibilities
The Principles of Inclusive Practice
This resource is the third session from a larger resource package, to view the full package of resources click here. This session covers: What do we mean by inclusion? Why does it matter? Flipping the narrative The pyramid of provision The graduated approach Inclusion by design