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The benefits of enrolling on NCMA Quality First
NCMA Quality First is a new quality assurance scheme for individual childminders in England and Wales. It has been designed by NCMA to provide you with a valuable tool for developing and demonstrating the quality of your service.
Parents and government are demanding higher standards of quality in childcare. Your ability to demonstrate that you have achieved a nationally recognised high standard of practice could be crucial to your success in maintaining and filling places.
NCMA Quality First has been specially designed for childminders like you and it’s the only nationally recognised scheme of its kind. It offers you an opportunity you should not miss to be part of the latest development in childminding.
The benefits of enrolling on NCMA Quality First
– it’s the only nationally recognised quality assurance scheme specially designed for individual registered childminders
– it will enable you to demonstrate the high quality of your childminding service and expertise to families in a professional way
– it has been designed specially for childminders, which means you can work flexibly to suit your own specific circumstances and use examples relevant to your home-based setting
– the materials are attractively designed and easy to follow with step-by-step colour-coded modules to fill in, all supplied in a sturdy ring-binder and carrying case
– it will help you plan and develop your childminding business so you stay competitive
– it will help you prepare for your annual Ofsted or Care and Social Services Inspectorate for Wales (CSSIW) inspection, and may also help you if you want to move on to NVQ and/or apply to join a childminding network
To enrol on NCMA Quality First, download, complete and return the application form on this website. Alternatively call 0208 290 2410 for an application form. (Note: we cannot accept telephone orders.)
If your EYDCP is going to pay, make sure that the form has a signature of authorisation for funding from them. If you are going to pay yourself, please include your payment details.
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