Childminding Week 2026

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Childminding Week 2026

This year, we are celebrating Childminding Week 11 to 17 May 2026.

The theme for 2026 is ‘Magic of Childminding’.

Childminding Week is back in 2026 and we’ve got more plans than ever before to make sure this will be the biggest Childminding Week yet!

Keep an eye on this page, our newsletters, and across our social media channels for details about how to help spread the word, get involved and be a part of the celebrations.

Theme

Events

2025 highlights

Campaign materials

Regional awards

Further resources

Social competition

Report

Local authorities

Magic of Childminding

Following the huge success of our current awareness campaign, we’re using the theme #MagicofChildminding to highlight how childminders play such a unique and important part of the early years sector, why they are vital to the children and families they support, and to share how the magic of their setting and practice changes a child’s life.

Whether you want to get involved on socials, celebrate the best of childminding, take part in a stay and play or come to our report launch, there’s an event or activity for everyone during #ChildmindingWeek26

Campaign materials

#ChildmindingWeek26 is all about spreading the word of the incredible work childminders do day in, day out and the magic that they bring to children’s lives.

Whether you are a childminder wanting to raise the profile of your profession, a parent wanting to shout about how brilliant your childminder is from the rooftops or a supporter/ sector peer that wants to support Coram PACEY in our key mission to reverse the decline in childminder numbers, please help us by using the social media pack below and sharing across your social channels.

Individuals

(‘I’m supporting…’)

Organisations

(‘We’re supporting…’)

Magic of Childminding Report

(Social media assets)

Social competition

We want to show everyone exactly why childminding is so magical by hosting a social media competition with the chance to win a whole host of prizes.

Here is how to take part:

Take a photo that shows one of many things you do as a childminder that is so magical for children to experience.
Share it on your favourite social media channels
Don’t forget to tag @CoramPACEY so we can see your post!
Use the hashtags #ChildmindingWeek26 and #MagicofChildminding

On Friday 15 May, we’ll pick two winners at random. Good luck!

Events

If you want to get involved on socials, celebrate the best of childminding, take part in a stay and play or come to our report launch, there’s an event or activity for everyone during #ChildmindingWeek26

Monday 11 May

Plymouth x Coram PACEY ‘Stay and play’ event. More details to come soon

Tuesday 12 May

Report launch and drinks reception (Coram Campus) | 5.30pm. Find out more

Wednesday 13 May

Local Authority webinar (England) | 11am. Find out more

Thursday 14 May

Local Authority webinar (Wales) | 11am. Email cymru@corampacey.org.uk to book.

Saturday 16 May

Celebration event (Wales) | 9 am. Find out more

Regional Childminder Awards 2026

The winners of our annual Regional Childminder Awards will be announced during Childminding Week and is not to be missed! Keep an eye on this page and across our socials for daily announcements and to cheer on our winners.

Each regional winner will automatically be shortlisted for the 2026 Childminder of the Year Award in October.

There is still time for Coram PACEY members to enter!

Enter our awards

Pictured (right): Sam Goldsworthy, winner of last year’s Regional Childminder Award, South West and winner of Coram PACEY’s Childminder of the Year 2026.

Childminding Week 26- Sam Goldsworthy award

‘Magic of Childminding’ report

Coram PACEY has launched ‘The Magic of Childminding’, the largest report of its kind bringing together the real-life experiences, impact and voices of childminders, parents, children and sector experts to that demonstrate the magic of childminding in action across England and Wales.

Read the report

Local authorities

We are thankful for the work local authorities have been doing to support childminders and our recent work together on the #MagicofChildminding campaign. We are encouraging every local authority to put on their own events and want to hear from you so that we can shout about it.

Please contact policy@corampacey.org.uk if you would like to tell us about your event or would like our help to organise something.