Professional Standards
Led by Stuart Turner, pictured left, Professional
Standards is charged with keeping NCMA and its members at the
cutting edge of policy, standards, provision and quality for the
home-based childcare sector.
With a team of 15 people, the department is in the process of
investigating and mapping the professional standards that will be
necessary in a changing regulatory and statutory environment.
External Relations
External Relations ensures NCMA’s policy positions on the issues
that matter to our members are based on robust evidence and are
informed by members’ views. They ensure these policy positions are
communicated to key decision makers (such as government and
regulators) across England and Wales, with the aim of ensuring that
any law, regulation or guidance on the delivery or childcare or
early years services supports the sustained delivery of
high-quality, home-based childcare.
They also work across NCMA to ensure intelligence at a national,
regional and local level feeds into NCMA strategy. Campaigns,
consultations, lobbying, policy development, research and
stakeholder relations are all managed by External Relations
Standards, Development and Quality
Standards, Development and Quality drive our standards and
continuous professional development (CPD) strategy. NCMA’s
Professional Standards, now being developed in partnership with
members, will set out how members can achieve the highest standards
of professionalism and will be underpinned by a training and CPD
pathway that supports all our members to continuously develop as
professionals. Eventually the Professional Standards will be set
against each of our membership categories and systems will be
established to monitor member fitness to practice.
Page last updated:
11/17/2011