As children's centres prepare to accept more two-, threeand four-year-olds for free places in September, Enfield Council is developing alternative provision for babies.
Working with the council's educational psychology service and the childminding team, I have helped to modify the existing Baby Matters in Enfield (B-ME) training programme and make it bespoke to home-based childminders.
Never underestimate the work of childminders. It is hard but rewarding work -and in Enfield we aim to do all we can to support our childminders.
In 2007, the Northamptonshire Baby Room Project demonstrated that babies' brains develop at an amazing rate and that we can do much to feed into this with stimulating activities, language, music and love.
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