Requesting a police welfare check

Requesting a police welfare check

Safeguarding: Guidance on requesting a police welfare check if a child has been persistently absent without explanation or contact from parents. By Zara Smith, Coram PACEY Writer and Advisor As childminders, we play a vital role in children’s safety and wellbeing. We...
Slush ice drinks

Slush ice drinks

By Pat Tomlinson, Coram PACEY Advisor With the current hot weather, we are trying to keep the children (and ourselves) as cool as possible. Recent news items on the television have shared the different ways some families keep cool – taking ice cool water on trips,...
Tackling the potty training problem

Tackling the potty training problem

Sarah Timms, Family Services lead at ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity Over the last two generations, the average age that children are being potty trained in the UK has risen. In the 1970s and 80s most children (83%) were out of nappies by 18...