Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub

The hub offers free advice, support and training to childminders across Liverpool City Region and Beyond. We are aiming to set up Peer to Peer Childminder Support and Play Sessions for Children. Please join our mailing list to be kept informed of future events and launches, newsletters and availability for training dates and drop-in sessions. If you would like to be involved or have suggestions, please let us know.

CHILDMINDER DROP IN

Childminder Drop In Sessions

Deysbrook Network: Deysbrook Village Community Centre, Liverpool L12 4XF

Held every Wednesday 9.30- 11.30am

Hunts Cross Network: St Hilda’s Church Hall, Stuart Avenue, Hunts Cross L25 0NG

Held every Wednesday 9.30-11.30am

Kendal Network: Beck Community Centre, 20, Esthwaite Avenue, Kendal LA9 7NZ

Held every Thursday 9.30 – 11.30am

What is a Childminder Drop In?

The childminder drop-in sessions provide local childminders with an opportunity to access up to date information, recourses, face to face support, support from a member of the hub team and for childminders to share best practices.

The group offers the children a multitude of benefits including enhanced social, emotional, and cognitive development, improved communication skills and opportunities to access larger play equipment to promote physical development.

The facilities provide a safe space where childminders can organise events, celebrations and provide larger scale structured activities for the children which in turn supports transitions to school.

Liverpool City Region and beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub Childminder Network Meetings

Held every last Saturday of each month for Teams Link see the monthly newsletter.

The aim of the Monthly meetings is to keep childminders up to date with local / national changes, information sharing, identify training needs and give general help and advice.

Should you want to have anything specific added to the agenda please email the Stronger Practice Hub on sphubnw@evertoncentre.liverpool.sch.uk

WELLCOMM BAGS

If you are a Liverpool Childminder and wish to borrow a Wellcomm bag to use with your children, email the sph email as we can support you and loan a Wellcomm bag to you for a period of time.

CHILDMINDER RESOURCE BAGS

Calling all SPH Network Members….. FREE Resource bags coming soon, funded by the SPH this is a fantastic opportunity for Childminders.

Each bag of carefully selected items will be a welcome addition to your setting which in turn supports your children’s development.

Each resource bag is designed to be used individually, with a group of childminder colleagues and shared as a lending library.

In the next few weeks you can apply for resources that cover Communication and Language, Early Maths and Story Comprehension including a selection of various quality Story Sacks.

Also included will be Outdoor and Nature, Habitats and Musicical Instruments bags.

Look out for the launch coming the end of April/early May depending on your location within Liverpool City Region and Beyond Early Years Stronger Practice Hub….