By Zara Smith, Writer/Editor Coram PACEY High-quality care in early years settings is often discussed in terms of outcomes, development, and school readiness. However, its role in safeguarding is just as critical and sometimes less clearly understood. Increasingly,...
By Zara Smith, Coram PACEY Writer/Editor In today’s digital world, childminders are not only safeguarding children in their care but also entrusted with highly personal and sensitive information about families. From registration forms to national insurance numbers and...
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...
By Angela Gamble, Information, Advice and Guidance Manager – Coram PACEY Following a sector-wide safeguarding consultation, the reforms that come into effect on 1 September 2025, bring new requirements for whistleblowing. This is to ensure children are kept as...
By Zara Smith, Writer/Editor – Coram PACEY Creating a safe and secure environment is at the heart of everything we do as childminders and early years professionals. Safety is not just about having rules, procedures of compliance programs in place – it’s about...
by Zara Smith, Writer/Editor – Coram PACEY Technology plays an increasingly important role in families and children’s life. It is becoming quite common for parents to use technology such as location trackers to keep their children safe. These devices take many...
