*Re-approval of* CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Early Years Foundation Practice

• *Re-approval of* CACHE Level 3 Certificate in Early Years Foundation Practice
• *STOP PRESS*
• A Big Congratulation as our Newsletter passes the 1,000 subscriber mark!!
• A Game of Conkers, but are we allowed?
• Accurate data collection on admission to support safeguarding
• An update from Ofsted regarding first aid training accessed by childcare providers
• April 2012 Play type of the month: Locomotor Play
• Are you a playworker with a full Level 3 Qualification in Playwork?
• Are you a Public Sector Organisation?
• Are you celebrating play day this year?
• Are you registered on the Voluntary Childcare Register?
• Are you responsible for the recruitment for your setting?
• Autumn
• BACL Staff cross the finishing line for charity
• Bespoke Training Courses
• CACHE Level 3 Award in Supporting Children and Young People’s Speech, Language and Communication (QCF)
• Campaign for Play
• Chicken phone home
• Child Safety Week 2012: save the date!
• Chinese New Year 2011
• Christmas Celebrations 2011
• Common Threads
• Congratulations
• Congratulations to The Mulberry Bush Nursery Group in Bury
• CWDC Contract has now drawn to a close
• Date for the Diary! International Children’s Day
• December’s Play type of the month: Rough & Tumble Play
• Designing and Making in the Early Years
• Do you know of a great place to play outside?
• Early Years Foundation Stage Review
• Earth Day on 22nd April
• Easter Time
• Equality Act Training
• EYFS REVIEW: Second Consultation on the Early Learning Goals
• Festivals as we Move into the Month of March (and hopefully springtime)
• Final Curtain Call for the Level 4 NVQ in Children's Care Learning and Development
• Free 15 hours Early Learning for Disadvantaged 2 year olds
• Hanukkah Celebrations December 2011
• Healthy Eating Guidelines
• How does your setting support mothers who choose to breastfeed?
• Human Resource Specialists
• Inclusion at Christmas
• Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)
• January 2012 Play type of the month: Social Play
• Launch of new ILM qualifications
• Learners Celebrate Success
• Lesson’s Learnt from a Small Sample of Serious Case Reviews
• Level 5 Diploma in Leadership for Children and Young People’s Services
• Mother and Daughter Duo Celebrate Success
• New Funding Available from the Graduate Leadership Fund
• New ILM Qualifications
• New Level 4 Certificate in Managing Quality Standards in Children's Services
• New Ofsted Guidance
• New Phone Number to Contact the Police in Non-emergencies
• November Play type of the month: Fantasy play
• NSPCC Information on developmentally appropriate behaviour
• Obscure day of the month
• October Play type of the month – Exploratory Play
• Ofsted Articles
• Our first Webinar delivery in Staffordshire is a success!
• Places in Common - A Reflection by Bernard Spiegal
• Play England Survey Extended
• Play type of the Month: March 2012
• Play type: What is Recapitulative Play?
• Play Types
• Playday 2010
• Playwork Level 4 & 5
• Real Families Rock
• Reforming the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) Government response to consultation
• Safeguarding training for Voluntary Management Committee members
• SkillsActive have secured £230,000 to help fund the Level 3 Award in Transition to Playwork (from Early Years)
• Socket Covers - are they safe to use?
• Spring Activities
• Staffordshire Safeguarding Children Board Updates
• Statement of Fitness to Work
• Strong Parents Attachment
• Summer Holidays are here!
• Superhero play
• The 10th National Playwork Conference takes places in March 2012 including the Annual Playwork Awards
• The 3rd Annual Playwork Awards
• The Equality Act 2010
• The Good Childhood Report 2012
• The ILM Level 7 NVQ Diploma in Management
• The Independent Safeguarding Authority
• The Matrix Standard
• The Royal Wedding
• Tracking Santa Claus
• UNICEF launches a new Pocket Book of Children’s Rights
• Up and coming celebrations and events for November 2011
• Up and Coming Celebrations October
• Useful Website
• What festivals and celebrations are approaching….
• What is a Risk-benefit assessment?
• Winter 2011: Indoor and Outdoors
• Wood working with children
• Woodwork: Using Saws
• Working Together to Safeguard Children
• Would you be interested in a Level 4 or 5 Higher Apprenticeship in Playwork?
• Your organisation could benefit from a Training Needs Analysis