Available Services
Leadership training or senior staff development sessions
With extensive experience in management and training, I can help you, your staff or assistants to build on their best practice in leadership and management, including Childminders.
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What to expect during an inspection. Learn more about inspection activities: Learning Walks, Cultural Capital, Joint Observations.
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Safeguarding audits and guidance.
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Staff supervision; how to carry out effective peer observations for staff reviews, promoting staff well-being, effective team meetings.
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Keeping up to date with any changes in Early Years.
I am a trainer for the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board (OSCB)
I am Freelance Early Years Consultant for Oxfordshire County Council
I am a Freelance Safeguarding Consultant for tiney (Childmiding Agency)
Staff development sessions
I can offer training to your staff to support their professional development in Early Years.
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Building confidence in your curricuum online training
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Child observations, including; Intent, Implementation, and Impact and how to raise children’s outcomes
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Promoting children's mental health and well-being
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EYFS training
Early Years Audit & Review
With years of experience in quality
assurance and Ofsted inspections, I can visit your setting
(home for childminders) and carry out a full
Early Years Audit and Review or focus on aspects of
Early Years Foundation Stage requirements – depending on your needs.
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Reviews - visits to help you to evaluate areas of your setting and highlight your key strengths and areas for future improvements.
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Audits on specific areas of the Early Years requirements, such as Safeguarding.
These visits will need to be in person initially and will be carried out in line with the Early Year’s Inspection Framework (EIF) and the Early Years Foundation Stage framework (EYFS).
I am a Licensed Trainer for SchemaPlay and can deliver training and mentoring towards the following awards and accreditations:
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SchemaPlay™ Promote learning Outcomes in free-flow play in support of children’s Education for Sustainable Citizenship (ESC). Click on logo above for more info.
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SchemaPlay Zone of Proxima Developmental Flow & Improving Outcomes in Free-Flow Play: Observing, seeding and building upon what children can do - supporting learning in free-flow play, SchemaPlay.
Bespoke consultancy and training at your setting or online
Following an initial (free) call to discuss your needs, I will book in a visit to come to your setting (house if you are a childminder) to offer support, guidance or training around your needs.
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If you have just had an inspection and need some guidance
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Need help in a particular area or with a member of staff/assistant
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In the process of registering your setting or becoming a Childminder and want some advice
I can design bespoke training tailored to your needs and requirements.
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