What NCMA membership means

Two children playingIf your childminder is a member of the National Childminding Association, they show commitment to their profession.

 

Initial childminding training

NCMA has helped to develop a unit of the new Diploma for the Children and Young People's Workforce.

 

NCMA recomends that all new childminders and nannies undertake the unit "Understand how to set up a home-based childcare service". It will help to equip learners with all the skills they need to set up a successful childminding business. Find out more about childminding training here.

 

Quality improvement

NCMA helps and encourages its members to continue their professional development throughout their careers to better support the children and families they work with.

 

NCMA Children Come First is a quality improvement scheme for childminding networks. NCMA works closely with children's centres and local authorities to help set up and run childminding networks.