 As part of our consultation on our Childcare Sufficiency Assessment 2022 - 2027, we would like to hear your views via our consultation document.
Caerphilly – Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
The consultation will be open from 9th May 2022 - 5th June 2022.
Please return completed consultation forms to earlyyears@caerphilly.gov.uk.
We would like to thank you all for your support with the new training booking process. We have processed over 250 requests for training and received 30 online payments which is fantastic.
Some of our courses are now full but there are still some places available if you wish to book a place.
- Additional Learning Needs 6-8pm (6 sessions) – 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30 June 2022
- Introduction to Behaviour Management - (COURSE FULL)
- Ffa-La-La Music and Movement -18 June or 2 July, 9.30am – 2.30pm
- Paediatric First Aid, 16 July, 9.30am - 12.30pm
- Paediatric First Aid, 11 June or 16 July, 1pm – 4pm
- Safeguarding Children Lead Person Training: Tier 2, 9 July, 10am - 2pm
- Understanding Safeguarding Children and Adults, 15 June, 6-8pm
- Wellcomm Screening Tool, 14 June, 6.30pm – 7.30pm
- Updating Dewis, 6 June, 6-8pm (NEW)
You can request a place using the Request Training Form.
Once we have processed your request you will receive an email confirming your booking to the email addresses provided on the request form.
Please make sure you check your spam or junk mail folder to make sure you don't miss any important emails.
If you have been booked onto Paediatric First Aid, please check for the email requesting payment. This is required before training starts.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Do you want to learn more about the new Curriculum in Wales? Do you work in a childcare setting in one of the following local authorities? Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport, or Torfaen. Do you work in a childcare setting that is not funded to deliver Foundation Phase Nursery provision? If this applies to you then join one of the sessions we are holding to support practitioners in understanding the principles of the new curriculum for Wales and what this means for your setting and practice.
For further details see Webinars in Wales and Events in Wales, to book on or to find out more email paceycymru@pacey.org.uk.
Can we remind you of the importance of keeping your Dewis record updated. This is your responsibility.
We currently have 93 expired resources in Dewis which means that these are not appearing on the Dewis website and families looking for these services cannot find them.
Check now if your resources are visible on the FIS website.
Remember, you need to log into your Dewis account at least every 6 months to review your resource(s).
Once reviewed, you must amend the next review date on the publish page and tick the box to indicate that the resource is ready for publishing. Some providers are not ticking this box which means the resource does not appear to us to publish.
Make sure you check ALL the resources you own. For example, if you are a Day Nursery providing Day Care, Holiday Club, Breakfast Club and After School Club, you will have 4 resources you will need to check.
Dewis does send reminder emails in the weeks leading up to a record expiring. It is important that you take note of these emails and login to Dewis to update your resources.
If you are having any difficulty with this, support is available so please contact the Early Years Hub on 01443 863232 or email fis@caerphilly.gov.uk.
Interested in attending a Dewis training session? If so, please request it here.
|
 Bedwas Infants School have a newly developed Childcare Cottage on the school site to support the delivery of wrap around, after school and holiday childcare places to the children and families of the local area.
We are inviting Expressions of Interest from childcare providers who are registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to develop this provision. We are open to existing providers who wish to develop new satellite provisions, new providers and to childminders who wish to register as a group-based provision for 2 year olds and upwards.
We anticipate this provision being registered ready for delivery from September 2022. Please call Fiona Santos for more information on 07810 438505 or email santof@caerphilly.gov.uk. Closing date May 25th 2022.
Bedwas Infants School have a newly developed Childcare Cottage on the school site to support the delivery of wrap around, after school and holiday childcare places to the children and families of the local area.
We are inviting Expressions of Interest from childcare providers who are registered with Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) to develop this provision. We are open to existing providers who wish to develop new satellite provisions, new providers and to childminders who wish to register as a group-based provision for 2 year olds and upwards.
We anticipate this provision being registered ready for delivery from September 2022. Please call Fiona Santos for more information on 07810 438505 or email santof@caerphilly.gov.uk. Closing date May 25th 2022.
We’re looking for families that have already benefitted from the Childcare Offer for Wales and are willing to share their story so we can continue to spread the word about the Offer.
Do you know anyone?
If you know a family that currently/have recently received the Offer, and you think they would be willing to share their story, we want to hear from you.
We want to capture as much diversity as possible, so that we share stories from across all parts of Wales, including families from all backgrounds such as LGBTQ and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic families, Welsh speaking families, single parent and blended families etc. Each family that takes part will receive a £50 voucher for their time.
Case Study Nomination
 The Out of School Childcare Sector (this does not include Childminders) have until September 2022 to ensure 50% of their staff are qualified to at least level 2 in Playwork with 50% of those qualified holding a full level 3 Playwork qualification.
The letter that has been circulated widely can be found here: Extension to the deadline for achieving a required qualification to comply with the National Minimum Standards (gov.wales)
If you or your staff need to upskill, funded Playwork qualifications are available through Colleges, training providers and organisations such as Clybiau Plant Cymru Kids Clubs.
Over the next months we will be opening up the Framework for additional providers to come on board with us to deliver Flying Start and/or early Years Education places to meet increased demand. We have a small expansion of Flying Start in September and have identified some gaps in provision for Early Years Education places. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity to join our excellent Framework then please make sure you are registered on Sell4Wales website to receive the notification when it goes live.
|
The Speech and Language Therapy team are introducing a Talk With Me message of the month and up first is ‘Our best place is face to face’. If you are with a child, the best place to be is at their level (even if this means lying on the floor!) so you can see each other’s faces. This means you can:
- See each other’s facial expressions
- See what the child is interested in and give the right words to match what they can see/are doing
- The child can watch your mouth to see how you make the sounds in words
Why not try to be face to face for 5 extra minutes a day and see how much it changes your interactions!
For more information on interacting with young children, visit https://gov.wales/talk-with-me.
|
New digital learning resources for infection prevention and control - good evidence informed infection prevention and control (IP&C) practice is essential for maintaining a safe environment for everyone and reducing the risk of the spread of infection and infectious diseases. A set of digital learning modules have been developed to help anyone involved in the social care or early years and childcare sector know how to behave to reduce the spread of infections. Read more
Have your say on Safeguarding - Social Care Wales has been leading on the development of the National Safeguarding Training Standards since 2021. The purpose of the standards is to make sure that everyone in Wales gets consistent and good quality training that’s relevant to their role and responsibilities, and that we, as practitioners, can safeguard people to the best of our ability. All stakeholders will be able to have their say on the draft by completing the online survey by June 17 2022.
Increase to minimum wage - Cylchoedd and nurseries are reminded that minimum wage rates are increasing as of April and salaries should reflect this change: Minimum wage rates for 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
|
