Fun and learning for all ages at intergenerational event
After reading an article about a Swedish nursing home joining forces with a pre-school, we were really keen to see how we could extend this activity ourselves at Forest Row Community Pre-School. Our village has a ‘Thursday Club’ for older people in the village. We already visit to sing for them every Christmas, but were eager to extend on this a bit further. I spoke with the Thursday Club Co-ordinator at our Parish Council offices. It was decided we would share stories and some craft activities in our afternoon session.
Celebrating a successful Annual Conference and Volunteer Awards
Initial feedback from our 2017 Annual Conference has been overwhelmingly positive. The Alliance would like to extend a huge thank you to all staff, volunteers, members and others who attended the event on Friday 16 June. With an exciting opening line-up of keynote speakers including our own chief executive Neil Leitch, the Director of […]
Important information regarding Tax Free Childcare
HMRC have confirmed to the Alliance that all childcare providers who wish to enrol in the forthcoming Tax-Free Childcare scheme will need a Unique Tax-payer Reference (UTR). HMRC are currently in the process of writing to every charitable setting who has previously contacted the childcare service helpline regarding this issue, to provide them with […]
Smarter training – Professional development with the Alliance
With so many changes in the sector, training and professional development is more important than ever. Michael Freeston, director of quality improvement at the Alliance, introduces a new solution: SMARTpd. The need for early years practitioners to ensure their skills and knowledge remain up-to-date has increased hugely in recent years. Insights provided by neuroscience […]
Queen’s birthday list – huge congratulations to two Alliance members!
We are delighted to share news that two Alliance members were formally recognised by the Queen in this year’s birthday honours list for their services to children. Penelope Webb, early years volunteer and registered childminder from Worcestershire and Pamela Baxter, early years volunteer from Warwickshire both received British Empire Medals (BEM). Since 1984, […]