Local authorities
NCMA believes
in developing strong working relationships with local authorities -
sustainable, quality childcare, rooted in the community, can
provide solutions to a number of the challenges raised by the
regeneration agenda.
Supporting communities
Reliable home-based childcare gives parents the freedom to
return to work or study. It can help local employers to develop
their businesses, communities to achieve their regeneration aims,
and children to achieve their potential, socially and
educationally.
The Government acknowledges that: “For many parents the cost
and, or availability of suitable childcare can be a significant
barrier to returning to work or increasing working hours”.
Home-based childcarers provide flexible, cost-effective and
sustainable childcare places within local communities. They also
offer a unique
family support service that can deliver the early care and
learning that studies have shown to be so important to children’s
futures.
Developing social capital
Encouraging registered childminding as part of a community’s
regeneration supports the Skills for Life agenda as people training
to be registered childminders have the opportunity to gain
accredited qualifications, opening up career paths for the future.
They also experience the wider benefits of learning – better
psychological health, self-confidence and self-esteem. This helps
to build the social capital of a community – an essential factor in
neighbourhood regeneration.
If you work for a local authority or related organisation, and
would like to discuss how registered and approved childcare can
enhance your social inclusion project, contact NCMA.
Successful networks
Childminders and childminding networks are particularly
successful in their work with teenage parents, providing both
childcare and parenting support. This helps increase the
opportunities and life-chances for teenage parents and their
children, avoiding future social exclusion.
NCMA as a training provider
NCMA is an accredited study centre for CACHE, and it employs a
number of tutors to deliver training to childminders and nannies
around England and Wales.
Many of the tutors are experienced childcare professionals
themselves, so you can be sure that they have plenty of experience
to back up their delivery. Group-based learning with other
childminders and nannies makes for a rich exchange of ideas, and
learners can study individually as well with NCMA's e-learning
programme.
Contact
NCMA today to find out more about how we can support your
training delivery commitments.