22097 Cambridgeshire County Council Childminding Support

Quality improvement support and continuing professional development for childminders, including new childminders.\r

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To enable the support and development of childminders in Cambridgeshire, the Council is commissioning a service to provide the following:\r

• Advice, support and training for childminders on registration and prior to initial Ofsted visit\r

• Support, advice and challenge for childminders to deliver high quality Early Years Foundation Stage provision in line with Ofsted Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements\r

• Generic support for Cambridgeshire childminders, as directed by the Early Years, Childcare and School Readiness Service.\r

• Collaborative working to support safeguarding, SEND and Equalities and the DfE EY expansion and wraparound projects.