Useful Links: Childcare

Code of Practice

 

Early Years and Childcare Code of Practice (Voice)

 

 

Other sites

 

Voice is not responsible for the content of other Web sites. A link to another Web site does not represent an endorsement by Voice.

 

Childcare sites for nannies etc

 

 

Agencies

 

The Association of Nanny Agencies

 

Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)

 

BestBear (childcare advice & info)

 

 

Childcare qualifications

 

CACHE (incorp. NNEB and NAMCW)

 

Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC)

 

Early Years & Playwork Qualifications Database (CWDC) 

 

Early Years Workforce Qualifications Audit Tool (CWDC)

 

 

Children’s Commissioners

 

Children’s Commissioner for England 

 

Children’s Commissioner for Scotland 

 

Children’s Commissioner for Wales 

 

Children’s Commissioner for Northern Ireland

 

News/information:

 

Children’s Plan Implementation Pack

 

Centre for Excellence and Outcomes in Children and Young People’s Services (C4EO)

 

Leading and managing Children’s Services in England: a national professional development framework

 

Daycare Trust: Paying for Childcare

 

Every Child Matters

 

Sure Start

 

Standards: www.cwdcouncil.org.uk

 

 
Government

 

Childcare Link

 

Ofsted Childcare Register:

 

Ofsted’s information

 

Look After Children for a living or as a Volunteer?  (pdf)

 

See also Voice Information Sheet: Ofsted Early Years

 

Care Standards Inspectorate for Wales

 

 

Vouchers and employment:

 

Inland Revenue: childcare

 

Childcare Vouchers

 

Employer-supported Childcare

 

Paying for childcare (financial support)

 

Early Years careers in Wales: www.playlearngrowwales.gov.uk

 

Care Commission and other Scottish childcare information

 

Scottish Early Years Framework (EYF)

 

Care Commission (Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care)

 

HMIE

 

Learning and Teaching Scotland

 

Children in Scotland

 

Scottish Social Services Council (Standards for Childcare Practice)

 

Welsh Childcare Strategy

 

Childcare is for Children (2005):

 
 
 

Day Nurseries

 

NDNA 

 

 

 

Official bodies

 

Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC)

 

Children’s Workforce Network (CWN)

 

General Social Care Council (GSCC)

 

 

Childcare/Children sites

 

A British Nanny (finding, hiring)

All Kids

Association of Nanny Agencies (ANA)

Babilog (log book for childcarers)

Babies Directory ("baby-related news, books and web resources")

Barnardo’s

BestBear (childcare advice & info)

BAECE (British Association for Early Childhood Education)

BTEC (Business & Technology Education Council)

CACHE (incorp. NNEB and NAMCW) (childcare qualifications)

CCP Nannies

Centre for Child Care Research

CSIE (Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education)

Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre

Child Psychotherapy Trust

Childcare Directory

Childcare Matters

Childcare Professionals

Child Care Management Software

Childcare Vouchers

Childline

ChildrenBiz

Children Now

Chiltern College

Contact a Family (for families with disabled children)

Daycare Trust

Early Years Gateway 

Early Years Net

Early Years Recruitment

Eden Childcare

eezofminders

Employers for Childcare

Every Disabled Child Matters

The Foundation Stage Website

Head Lice Advisory Bureau

Head Lice: Once a Week Take a Peek

Ideas for the Kids

JustParents

Kids’ Clubs Network

KinderStart

NannyTax.co.uk

Nannies at Notice 

Nanny Search

Nanny Sharers

NAGC (The National Association for Gifted Children)

National Association for Special Educational Needs (NASEN)

National Childminding Association

National Children’s Bureau

National Day Nurseries Association

National Deaf Children’s Society

National Extension College: childcare courses

NIPPA - the early years organisation (Northern Ireland)

NSPCC

NSPCC inform (child protection issues) 

Nursery Jobs Only

Nursery Nurse Forum

Nursery Nurses.co.uk (help, advice and job- related information)

Nursery Industry

Nursery World

Nyman Linden

Onelist (discussion forum for childcarers and others)

Parent Pages

Pre-School Learning Alliance

Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC): childcare & nanny agencies

School Councils UK 

South East Childcare

Spare-Chair: the Web site for Teaching Assistants

Storyshapers

Sure Start

Threadworm information

Working with Kids

Working with Disabled Children and Young People (Children’s Workforce Development Council (CWDC))

 

Latest education/childcare news (BBC)

UK nursery/ pre-school systems explained (BBC)