HOME BASED CARERS(Childminders)

Implementing

Birth to Three Matters Frame Work

Earlham Early Years Centre

• Importance of the Home based carer’s linking in with the centre.

• Means more opportunities for practitioners.

• Money in the centre to support the needs of babies and children under 3.

• Money in training programmes enabling time for the practitioners to attend, suitable to them.

Developments of the Home based Care network

• Recognition and acceptance of young babies.

• Need for Social and Cognitive development.

• Supporting links, Health visitors, SENCO.

Developments,

• Network co-ordinator now supports 10 registered Childminders,

• Meeting 1st Wednesday of the month at Earlham Early years centre.

• Focus based meeting implementing Birth to Three Frame work,

• Room suitable to babies and under 3’s,• High Quality of Care through out the

children’s centre.

Supporting families

• Network co-ordinator’s links in with parents from Centre, to support each individual needs.

• 2 children from same family: if the 2 year old attends centre, the under 1 is placed with Home based carer the carer can then bring the baby along to Centre to join in with other groups Such as: Music sessions, stay and play,

Out Reach Key workers

• Network co-ordinator, make links with other professionals in the centre,

• Health visitors,

• Area Senco's

• Toy library’s

• Training

Healthy Choices