This year’s AGM & Conference will be held at the Thistle Altens hotel in Aberdeen on Saturday 27 October.

This year’s AGM & Conference will be held at the Thistle Altens hotel in Aberdeen on Saturday 27 October.

A drinks reception will be held on the Friday night, with many workshops and presentations taking place at the conference on Saturday.

More details of our AGM & Conference, including upcoming resolutions, guest speakers and how to book, will be announced in the near future.

Watch out for more updates - as they happen - on our Facebook page.

Get ready for this year’s Childminding Day, set to be the biggest and most exciting celebration of Scottish childminding ever.

Get ready for this year’s Childminding Day, set to be the biggest and most exciting celebration of Scottish childminding ever.

SCMA is inviting all our members, their family and friends to come along to M&D’s Theme Park on Sunday 13 May for a fun-packed family day out.

‘Ready Steady Go!’ is the theme for this year’s Childminding Day celebrations and we have arranged lots of great activities to encourage children to keep active, stay fit and enjoy active-fun.

From thrill rides to cliffhangers, face-painting to sand castles, this year’s Childminding Day VIP activities will suit children of all ages.  And with discounted unlimited ride wristbands at only £5.50, there’s plenty to keep the grown-ups happy too.

Our free VIP area will include: Inflatable Assault Course with an Aerial Slide, Cliffhanger, Bungee Run, Barfly Sticky Wall, Bouncy Castle, Sandpit, DJ, Arts and Crafts, Beat-the-Goalie, and the chance to meet some of the creatures from Amazonia.

All SCMA members will be admitted to our special VIP event area for FREE with their valid membership card. Children and their parents, family members and friends will also receive free admission to the VIP area on production of a Childminding Day 2012 ticket.

Tickets for Childminding Day 2012 will be printed in the spring edition of Childminding magazine.

With less than 12 weeks to go - Childminding Month 2012 is just around the corner.

With less than 12 weeks to go - Childminding Month 2012 is just around the corner.

This year’s theme is “Ready Steady Go!”

Being fit, healthy and active is so important for young children, and together with the upcoming Olympic Games in London, we thought a theme surrounding sport, activity and teamwork would be a very positive move. 

We want all Childminding Groups to get on board, get active and get excited about this year’s celebrations throughout the month of May.

We will be sending out information packs and lots of posters to all our Childminding Group contacts to help you organise your fundraising event.

Please ensure that the contact details we have for your group are correct and up to date. Please call 01786 434 951, to change or correct any information or details.

The climax of Childminding Month 2012 is Childminding Day, which involves a fantastic day out to M&D’s theme park on Sunday 13 May for all our members, family and friends. 

So, get your thinking caps on, drum up some support for SCMA and help raise the profile of Scottish childminding this May.

Are you Ready? Are you Steady? Go!