Mind That Childminder

Mind That Childminder

A professional but easy going Early Years podcast for Childminders.

  1. APR 6

    Ep 15: Are you a school ready childminder?

    Your host and colleague Charlotte chats through 'school readiness' and shares a shocking discovery in the research! This episode will help you gain a realistic view around this hot topic in the media, and gives you some things to consider about what school readiness might even mean to people in different roles.Audio credit : Cute Avalanche YouTube audio libraryReferences:https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/childcare-early-years-education/why-childcare-matters/https://startingreception.co.uk/https://www.corampacey.org.uk/starting-school/https://www.eyalliance.org.uk/sites/default/files/children_first_-_pathways_to_school_readiness_1.pdf_2021_1.pdfhttps://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a817e64ed915d74e6232919/Are_you_ready_Good_practice_in_school_readiness.pdfhttps://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/ready-to-learn-increasing-the-number-of-five-year-olds-with-a-good-level-of-development/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-handbook/early-years-foundation-stage-profile-handbookhttps://bera-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/berj.3937https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/identifying-tensions-between-school-readiness-policy-and-teacher-beliefs-knowledge-and-practice-in-early-childhood-educationKay 2022, https://doi.org/10.1177/1476718X211052791https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10105144/1/Transforming-Early-Education-in-England.pdf#page=20https://www.corampacey.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Resource-School-Ready-Report.pdfhttps://kindredsquared.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/School-Readiness-Survey-January-2026-Kindred-Squared.pdf

    1h 16m
  2. JAN 25

    Ep 14: Crisis Happens! Now What?

    Listening to this episode will help you feel supported on how to process and get through a crisis, particularly as a Childminder where children are often entwined with our home and home life. Your host and colleague Charlotte is joined by fellow Childminder and the creator of Nurture Co. - Emma to support you through things that you might come across during a crisis. Find out more about Nurture Co: https://www.nurtureco.uk/Audio: Cute Avalanche- YouTube Audio LibraryResources:*Self referral form: https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/mental-health-services/find-nhs-talking-therapies-for-anxiety-and-depression/*Definition of crisis: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crisis_1*Ofsted data: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/early-years-inspections-statistical-commentaries-2022-to-2023/a-focus-on-childminders*Further reading**Student crisis support literature review: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Victor-Tyler-2/publication/388509842_Mental_Health_Interventions_for_College_Students_in_Crisis/links/679b8d158311ce680c44538d/Mental-Health-Interventions-for-College-Students-in-Crisis.pdf*quarter-midlife crisishttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.2147/PRBM.S438866?needAccess=true*Parenting burnout https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0891524524001883#sec0010*Teacher burnout: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10648-025-09986-2#Sec20*Working women burnout: https://imcra-az.org/uploads/public_files/2025-10/81183.pdf*Hope https://journals.aom.org/doi/full/10.5465/amle.2025.0145*functions of hope https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10463283.2024.2347815#d1e173

    59 min

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A professional but easy going Early Years podcast for Childminders.