*Voices That Matter: Supporting Our Youngest Learners

Buckinghamshire Early Years Childminder Event

Join us for focused morning of inspiration and practical guidance designed especially for childminders. Voices That Matter: Supporting Our Youngest Learners, brings together expert speakers to explore how we can better support vulnerable children, strengthen early writing, and create rich language experiences for learners with EAL. Leave feeling equipped, confident, and connected - ready to champion every child's journey in the EYFS.

AET - Making Sense of Autism Webinar

Fully Funded Course

Part of the Inclusion Training Programme

We are pleased to be able to offer this fully funded Making Sense of Autism training. This is an Autism awareness raising course 

Attending this training will:  

• provide a basic understanding of Autism, including hints and tips to support autistic children.  
• demonstrate the importance of getting to know the child as an individual.  
• approach autism as a difference rather than as a disorder or impairment.  
• help participants understand how autism can affect an autistic child.  
• help participants reflect on your practice and implement reasonable adjustments to support autistic children.  

Building a Unique Curriculum for Childminders - Webinar

A coherently planned and well-sequenced curriculum enables children to make progress by knowing more, understanding more and being able to do more. In the early years, the curriculum enables all children to make progress in the areas of learning. In this way, early education provides the building blocks of knowledge for subjects that children will study in later years. (Ofsted, Best Start in Life: Setting the Scene, November 2022).

This course aligns closely with the Curriculum and Teaching area of the New Early Years Inspection Framework and provides guidance to:

• ensure all children are provided with a high-quality, ambitious curriculum
• support leaders and practitioners plan, design and implement the educational programmes of the EYFS statutory framework to create a coherent and sequential curriculum that builds on what children know and can do
• the extent to which the setting’s curriculum meets the needs of the range of ages and stages of children who attend, especially disadvantaged children, those with SEND, those who are known (or previously known) to children’s social care, and those who may face barriers to their learning and/or well-being,  aligning with Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life (July 2025).

 The course will include links to:

• The EY Inspection Framework (November 2025)
• The revised EYFS Statutory Framework
• Non-statutory guidance 

These two sessions will:

• focus on how to build a unique curriculum for your childminding setting, or revisit and develop your exciting curriculum, what needs to be considered when planning one, as well as how to put your curriculum into practice.
• help you to identify your main curricular goals that you would like the children to achieve whilst they are with you. Consideration for your community of children and their needs and experiences will be taken into account. What do you want to teach them? How is your curriculum reflected in the opportunities that you give your children?
• have strong focus on communication and language, as part of the course, we will also be considering how to introduce new vocabulary through the use of books, songs, poems and rhymes. 

This course will help you to identify your main curricular goals that you would like the children to achieve whilst they are with you. Consideration for your community of children and their needs and experiences will be taken into account. What do you want to teach them? How is your curriculum reflected in the opportunities that you give your children?

With a strong focus on communication and language, as part of the course, we will also be considering how to introduce new vocabulary through the use of books, songs, poems and rhymes.

Excelling Outdoors - Beyond the Back Garden

Bespoke for Buckinghamshire Childminders

This course will demonstrate how to plan, resource and support children’s learning outside. It engages learners in a series of practical and fun activities that allow childminders to confidently include outdoor play, incorporating risk and challenge, to make learning through play more exciting. The ideas are based on current research and practice to improve learning outcomes. This course will focus on risk and challenge and all areas of learning and development from the EYFS.  Delegates do not need to wear outdoor clothing for this training. As a result of attending this course you will have discussed the following:

• To increase practitioner knowledge and confidence of delivering engaging and challenging EYFS experiences outside. 
• To plan and implement quality learning outside, including those arising spontaneously, tailored to meet the needs and development of the children. 
• To understand the benefits of risk and challenge and how to support this for children and any assistants you may employ. 

Information Briefing Session for Childminders Webinar

These are designed to support childminders working within Early Years on a strategic and practical level. In this session we will update on the latest national updates, including DfE, Ofsted and related non-statutory guidance, explore the key messages and implications and bust some myths.

This session will provide you with up-to-date current information and news from the early years sector, along with networking opportunities with colleagues and members of the Early Years team.

Safeguarding for Childcare & HAF Providers

Safeguarding for holiday childcare including those providing places through the HAF Scheme

The session introduces safeguarding for people caring for children from Reception age and older.  You will learn about signs and symptoms of abuse, including County Lines, Prevent Duty and FGM. You will gain an understanding of how to manage disclosure of abuse by a child or young person and the recording and reporting procedures, together with local contact details. This training will also provide information about the role of the LADO and how to manage allegations against staff members in accordance with Buckinghamshire Safeguarding Children Partnership procedures. This training will support HAF & other Holiday and Childcare Practitioners to recognise abuse and have strategies in place to ensure that this is reported to meet with BSCP requirements and policies.

Safeguarding for the Childminder Designated Lead Webinar

By completing this course, Childminders will have more confidence with their role and responsibility as the Designated Safeguarding Lead, by completing this course Childminders will 

•  Have updated your knowledge and understanding of how to recognise risk, respond to concerns and how to make a referral
•  Have the tools to help you ensure that staff in the setting have the necessary information and training they need

This course is suitable for Buckinghamshire registered Childminders

This training for early years educators is aligned to the Early Years Foundation Stage Safeguarding and Welfare Requirements September 2025, annex C.

Aims and purpose 

▪ Reflect on the signs and indicators of abuse and neglect 
▪ Consider the role and responsibilities of the childminder as the designated lead 
▪ Understand how to make a quality referral to children’s services – social care 
▪ Consider the necessity for information sharing, confidentiality and good record keeping 
▪ Understand local early intervention processes 

Sensory and Motor Strategies Webinar

Part of the Inclusion Training Programme

Attending this training will:

• Highlight the importance of physical development, movement and sensory play for children’s development and how it relates to other areas of learning.
• Develop understanding of the role of physical development when supporting children with SEND.
• Give practical ideas, strategies and resources to support children’s physical and sensory requirements.
• Give time to consider the setting’s environment and a physically enabling environment.
• Learn how to engage and support parents when understanding children’s physical and sensory needs.

Transitions - Moving In and Moving On Webinar

Part of the Inclusion Training Programme 

Transitioning into a new setting or moving on to school is an important event in a child’s life. Getting this right is key to ensuring a positive start to the next chapter in their journey.

Attending this training will: 

• give you the tools and knowledge to make the transition process a positive one for both children and their families. 
• support transitions for those children who are more vulnerable and may need more specific and personalised transition plans for example, those with SEND, EAL or those eligible for Early Years Pupil Premium.