Sutton and Merton were among 18 local authorities funded to trial new approaches to delivering the free entitlement for two-year-olds in 2011 to 2012. Both recognised childminders would be a significant partner in the provision of two-year-old places and agreed they were well-placed to support parents with community links and provide a model of integrated family support.
The area of St Helier and some bordering smaller communities were the focus of the trial, as it sits across a shared boundary in both boroughs and had identified needs.
We were commissioned to develop the training programme to support childminders in developing the confidence, skills, capacity and quality needed to offer these important places for eligible two-year-olds. The training programme was piloted in autumn 2011, and reviewed and delivered again in spring 2012.
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