Vision and Mission
NCMA's vision
NCMA's vision is that every child reaches their full
potential.
NCMA's mission
NCMA's mission is to ensure that families in every community
have access to high quality, home-based childcare, play, learning
and family support so they can help their children reach their full
potential.
NCMA's beliefs
NCMA believes that children of all ages benefit from home-based
childcare, play and learning because it is:
- consistent – a child is cared for by the same registered
childminder or nanny each day, often over a number of years
- flexible – for example, a registered childminder or nanny can
care for a child whose parents work atypical hours and will provide
full, as well as wraparound, childcare
- inclusive – a registered childminder or nanny can care for
children of different ages and abilities together in family
groups
- community-focussed – a registered childminder or nanny can
reflect the needs of local communities and enable the children they
care for to be part of their local community
- personalised – a registered childminder or nanny can meet the
needs of individual children and families, such as teen parents or
disabled children
- supportive – babies and younger children, especially, do best
in home-based childcare because they are cared for in smaller
groups and by the same registered childminder or nanny each
day.
NCMA's values
NCMA's values guide all its staff and volunteers in how they
make decisions about the work they do to support children,
families, registered childminders and nannies.
NCMA's values are:
- a commitment to children, their rights, wellbeing and
development
- inclusion and equality of opportunity
- membership involvement
- a commitment to high-quality services
- empowerment of all registered childminders and nannies to
develop as excellent practitioners.