Providers Section

Information for childcare providers and schools.

Southampton Children's Information Service

• Southampton Children's Information Service

Information for Childminders

• Grants and Funding
• Childcare Approval Scheme - What does it mean for childminders?
• Marketing your business
• Children with Challenging Behaviour in the Foundation Stage
• Quality Assurance
• Updating your Vacancy details with CIS
• Learning Stories in Southampton
• Complaints Record Log
• Care to Learn for Teenage Parents

Information for Nursery and Pre-school Providers

• Play in Group Settings
• Committees
• Good recruitment practice
• Policies and Procedures
• Grants and Funding
• Children with Challenging Behaviour in the Foundation Stage
• Pre-schools - Marketing Your Service
• Nurseries- Marketing your Service
• Quality assurance for Pre-schools
• Quality Assurance for Nurseries
• Learning Stories in Southampton
• Complaints Record Log
• Care to Learn for Teenage Parents

Information for Out of School Providers

• Play in Group Settings
• Committees
• Good recruitment practice
• Policies and procedures
• Grants and Funding
• Marketing Your Service
• Quality Assurance
• Out of School Network Meetings 2008
• Complaints Record Log
• Care to Learn for Teenage Parents

Information for Schools

• EYDCP Childcare Grants 2008-09
• Children with Challenging Behaviour in the Fundation Stage
• www.southamptonchildcare.org.uk - sample text for school newsletter
• Care to Learn for Teenage Parents

CRB

• Criminal Records Bureau
• Update on CRB Checks for Day Care Providers

Training Courses

• Training

Funding and Grants

• Awards for All
• Childminder Start-up Grant
• Childminder Sustainability Grant
• Community Chest
• Funder Finder
• Quality Assurance
• Training Bursary
• Additional Bursary Funding for Private, Voluntary and Independent Early Years Settings
• EYDCP Grant Applications 2008-09
• Graduate Leader Fund
• Grant Monitoring

Running your business

• Planning for Success
• Writing a Business Plan
• Setting up an After School Club
• Setting up a Day Nursery
• Setting up a Pre-school

Developing Quality

• Quality Assurance Schemes

Equal Opportunities

• Offering Equal Opportunities to All

Play

• Play in Group Settings
• Southampton Play Policy

Partnership Post

• Partnership Post - Magazine for Providers

The Early Years Development and Childcare Team

• The Early Years Development and Childcare Team

Useful Links

• Useful Websites