Childminding Week is all about YOU! Hearing and sharing your inspirational stories and photos helps to showcase the true nature and value of the fantastic work you do with children every day. Children learn through life, laughter and play and Childminding Week highlights these key messages and the central role that childminders play in supporting families and children.
This is another very important year for childminding in Scotland and we’d like all of you to #CheerforChildminding, help us raise the profile of high-quality childminding. Above all, we want you and your minded children to have fun and celebrate the inspirational work you do!
Join the Childminding Week conversation and #CheerforChildminding by sharing your activities and fun ideas with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and you could WIN!
Professional childminding is a very rewarding career – and childminders come from a wide range of backgrounds, many choosing to join the profession to start a new career which enables them to combine running a business with caring for their own children. Find out more and Become a Childminder.
In addition, the Scottish Rural Childminding Partnership (SRCP) pilot project, led by SCMA, is supporting the recruitment and training of more than 100 new professional childminders in rural and remote communities within ten specific areas of Scotland, which have been identified as having an urgent need for more high-quality, flexible childcare. Read more and apply HERE.