My qualifications

I hold an NVQ 3 in Childcare and Education and a Herts Quality Standard award. We are a hygge in the early years accredited setting. Below is a list of some of the training I have attended:

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• CACHE level 3 NVQ in Children’s Care, Learning and Development,

• CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Childminding Practice,

• Full paediatric first aid course (12 hours)

• Food hygiene level 2

• Assessment for planning,

• Inside out (encouraging learning through play)

• Boys, boys, boys (raising boys’ attainment),

• SEF writing workshop,

• Progress matters,

• The coolest café in town (learning through play),

• Every child a talker,

• Children’s voice,

• Childminder conference,

• Two year old check training,

• The revised EYFS,

• Steps to recognising learning,

• Linking learning journals to next steps and planning,

• Safeguarding everyone – protecting children, young people and adults,

• Where have they gone? (supporting children with grief),

• Characteristics of effective learning,

• English as an additional language,

• Letters and sounds,

• Making it real (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy),

• Building Behaviour for Learning in Early Years,

• Business support day,

• Starting out (supporting children’s emotional well-being),

• Delivering the EYFS,

• Level 2 prevent duty,

• Keep them safe – protecting children from child sexual exploitation

• Female genital mutilation: recognisng and preventing FGM

• Introduction to development matters 2020

• Concerns about developments matters 2020

• Teaching in 2021

• Compare development matters 2012 and 2020

• Curriculum in 2021

• Observation in 2021

• Assessment in 2021 

• Child development - part 1

• Child development part 2

• Core experiences in the early years

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Every month I participate in webinars and listen to podcasts.