5 top ways to keep your childcare team motivated Having a highly motivated and passionate childcare team can make all the difference, without this the setting may fail. Recognising a team's hard work and effort can help keep the team motivated and passionate about working with children. Often managers are extremely busy running the day to day … [Read more...] about Keeping your childcare team motivated
Early Years Management
10 ways to get the most out of your staff meeting
Make your staff meeting more valuable with these 10 tips Staff meetings are not always the most popular of monthly events for practitioners to attend. Many practitioners will see them as extra work and not much fun or of use to them. However team meetings can be a great way to convey messages, build staff teams morale and develop knowledge. The … [Read more...] about 10 ways to get the most out of your staff meeting
Implementing policies and procedures into your childcare setting
5 top ways to implement policies and procedures into your childcare setting Implementing your policies and procedures into your childcare setting can be a difficult process. With some policies it can take time to read them all and fully understand them, also making sure that all practitioners have read and understand them can be a difficult … [Read more...] about Implementing policies and procedures into your childcare setting
6 ways of effectively managing an Early Years team
How can you ensure your Early Years team is working efficiently? Managing an Early Years team can be challenging at times, however it can be made easier by thinking about the team and how they work together. It is the role of the leader or manager to oversee the work of those in the team and support each practitioner in growing and developing in … [Read more...] about 6 ways of effectively managing an Early Years team
How nursery managers can support practitioners
Help! My practitioners are under performing Underperforming practitioners can be incredibly frustrating for managers and room leaders and this can often lead to a feeling of low morale across the early years setting. If one practitioner is seen to be getting away with underperforming it may cause other practitioners to follow their … [Read more...] about How nursery managers can support practitioners
My Nursery Manager won’t listen to me
Frustrating times for both Nursery Managers and Early Years Practitioners In early years settings, there are often a variety of different positions held by students and volunteers up to managers and owners. Nursery managers often have large workloads and because of this more and more nursery managers are becoming office based rather than room … [Read more...] about My Nursery Manager won’t listen to me
Why Ofsted require so much paperwork!
Is childcare paperwork just to please Ofsted More and more paperwork is being completed than ever, and the list of Ofsted requirements appears to be ever increasing, but is the child really at the heart of it all? Many would argue that a lot of the paperwork completed and displayed is unnecessary and is merely completed to “please” often … [Read more...] about Why Ofsted require so much paperwork!
5 ‘must have’ staff training courses for Early Years
Top 5 staff training courses that every Early Years practitioner should complete Staff training is vital in the Early Years sector to develop knowledge and provide a safe, caring environment for all children. It is recommended that practitioners complete up to 25 hours of training each year to ensure continuous professional development. This … [Read more...] about 5 ‘must have’ staff training courses for Early Years
Why every childcare practitioner should have safeguarding training
The importance of safeguarding training Safeguarding children is one of the most important aspects of childcare and an area that no setting should be getting wrong. The consequences of inadequately trained practitioners can be tremendous with children’s security and well-being being in the firing line if mistakes are made. It is for this … [Read more...] about Why every childcare practitioner should have safeguarding training
Providers to carry out Childcare Disqualification checks
Under new legislation childcare providers must carry out disqualification checks to ensure the suitability of employees What are Childcare Disqualification checks? Childcare disqualification checks came into place under the Childcare Act 2006. This puts a duty on all those working with children to sign a declaration clearing them to work … [Read more...] about Providers to carry out Childcare Disqualification checks