Category Archives: Professional Development

Childminders

Childminders

  1. Family Information Service Poster
  2. Childminding Wellbeing Indicators
  3. Registering and running a Childminding Service (Care Inspectorate publication)
  4. Guide to Becoming a Childminder (SCMA publication)
  5. Children’s service medication guidance (Care Inspectorate publication)
  6. Fire Precautions a Guide for Childminder
  7. Infection Prevention and Control in Childcare Settings (Daycare and Childminding Settings) – revised document May 2018
  8. Records of Childminding services must keep and notification reporting guidance (Care Inspectorate publication)
  9. Review of the Quality of Childminding (Care Inspectorate publication)
  10. Childminding start up grant application
  11. What is and how to become a Partner Childminder
  12. Partner Childminding Payment Timetable 2018 2019
  13. Your Childminding Journey
  14. My Childminding Experience

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pre-Birth To Three Information

Pre-Birth To Three Information

  1. Pre-Birth to Three (National Guidance)
  2. Ready Steady Baby Revised 2016 (NHS document)
  3. Ready Steady Toddler Updated 2015 (NHS document)
  4. A good place to be Two (Community Playthings document)
  5. What’s play got to do with it? (Community Playthings blog)
  6. Early Learning and Childcare FAQ 2 year olds
  7. Play Talk Read
  8. Play@home (resources to accompany baby, toddler and pre 5 books)
  9. Pre-birth to three literacy development
  10. 1001 critical days 0 – 2 years
  11. Pre-Birth to Three Information for Parents and Carers
Self Evaluation (Early Years)

Self Evaluation

  1. How good is our early learning and childcare? (HGIOELC – Education Scotland)
  2. Learning and Development Self Evaluation 2016/2017
  3. An introduction to How good is our early learning and childcare Self-Evaluation
  4. HGIOELC QI and Questions Template
  5. Correlation of quality indicators and themes (HGIOELC)
  6. National Care Standards Checklists NCS 1-2 NCS 3 NCS 4-5 NCS 6 NCS 7 NCS 8 and 9 NCS 10 and 11 NCS 12 NCS 13 NCS 14
  7. Transforming the way we work – self evaluation
  8. Improvement planning guidance
  9. Improvement Planning Proforma
  10. Partnership Improvement Guides (HMIe)
  11. Meeting children’s learning needs (HMIe)
  12. Vision and Leadership Improvement Guides (HMIe)
  13. Monitoring Recording and Tracking Success (Journey to Excellence)
  14. Culture and Ethos Improvement Guides (HMIe)
  15. High Level Questions SE
  16. Check list – guidance for registered providers
  17. Self Evaluation LAD Care and Welfare Visit (SE tool – updated December 2017)
  18. Self Evaluation tool feedback form
Care Inspectorate Guidance

Care Inspectorate Guidance

  1. Space to Grow (Design Guidance for ELC and OOSC settings
  2. Early Learning and Childcare Policies October 2018
  3. Management Guidance – October 2018
  4. Hints and Tips – Safety, Infection Control and Food Handling
  5. Health and Social Care Standards (new publication June 2017)
  6. Personal Plan Guidance for ELC Providers
  7. Nappy Changing Facilities CI (CI guidance)
  8. Working Together with Parents and Families
  9. Recording of Information (CI guidance)
  10. Management of Medication (CI guidance)
  11. Safer Recruitment through Better Recruitment 
  12. Check List Guidance for Registered Providers Oct 2018
  13. Policy on peripatetic management arrangements (CI guidance)
  14. Scottish Social Services Council – a guide to getting started (SSSC document)
  15. Scottish Social Services Council – link to register
  16. Infection Prevention and Control in Childcare Settings (Daycare and Childminding Settings) (NHS Revised document May 2018)
  17. Gender Equal Play
  18. Food Matters Nurturing Happy, Health Children (CI document)
Early Learning and Childcare Documents

Early Learning and Childcare Documents

  1. ELC Information for Parents Booklet 2018
  2. Assistance with transport parent leaflet
  3. Early Entry to Primary School – Parent Leaflet
  4. Early Learning and Childcare application form 2018-2019
  5. Parent Information Leaflet 2017 – Deferred Entry and Add Year of ELC
  6. Nursery Application Management System NAMS Manual January 2016
  7. Shared Placements Guidance Note Aug 16
  8. Inspection Check List – Oct 18
  9. Packed Lunch Guidance for Daycare Services