Travelling Tots - Mobile Crèche

Background

The project links to collaborative working and development of sustainable childcare to involve local people and social and community enterprise.
Childcare and crèche developments must have quality standards built in. It is important to link between services. This links to the development of Childcare Centre Services in the West End of Morecambe and to District - wide developments.

Aim

To provide a high quality mobile crèche facility to support Children’s Centre Activities.

Objectives

* To deliver a high quality childcare service to Children’s Centre standards

* To provide a high quality play and learning environment

* To increase parent / child bonding and relationships

* To provide information and advice on parenting skills

* To increase parents’ understanding of their childs’ development and the value of play

* To develop links between Children's Centres, Nurseries, the extended schools programme and holiday clubs to deliver comprehensive childcare support to families.

Methodology

The project is based on the Social Enterprise model. The crèche facility has been set up in line with the Ofsted National Standards to ensure safety, care and good practice with particular attention paid to staffing qualifications and staff / child ratios. Unqualified staff will also be involved in the delivery of the service and local volunteers will be encouraged to access work opportunities within the crèche, subject to an enhanced CRB check. Training will be given ‘in-house’ and a route into a Childcare NVQ qualification actively encouraged.

The start-up funding has been provided from the Sure Start , Early Years and Childcare service: Toys and equipment have been purchased.
A van has been hired for the transportation of the mobile crèche.

Scope

To provide a range of activities to include:

* Traditional crèche service to allow parents to attend training sessions

* To provide “Stay and Play activities with the crèche workers teaching parents “play skills” with young children.

* To establish a credible bank of equipment which will enable the mobile crèche to widen its opportunity to operate in a more corporate arena.

* To continue to purchase additional equipment and resources

* To take a lead role in the development and incubation of a District - wide Social Enterprise business.

Conclusion

Signposts extensive experience in the delivery of services to families, children and young people using an holistic and multi-agency approach will ensure a unique childcare service.
Signposts has its own qualified Childcare staff who have a wide range of experience in differing childcare settings plus a qualified A1 Assessor in Early Years Childcare and Education.

Signposts offer a well trained, focussed and enthusiastic team which will reflect positively in the quality of any childcare service they may offer.

Relevant Paperwork - (PDF Format)

Services

Travelling Tots

Booking Paperwork
Child Registration Form
Guidelines for parents and carers
Consent form - Medication
Travelling Tots Leaflet
Travelling Tots Poster
Travelling Tots Flyer
Travelling Tots - Student Flyer

Policies and Procedures - (PDF Format)

Admissions Policy
Babies_Children under 2 Policy
Behaviour Management - Policy and Practice
Care Learning and Play Policy
Complaints Procedures
Confidentiality policy
Consent Form To Take Children Out Of Building
Creche Signing In Sheet
Diet-Policy and Practice
Guide To Creche Provision
Health And Hygiene-Policy and Practice
Mobile Creche Health & Safety Policy
Mobile Creche Set-up Procedure
Procedure for Administering Medicines
Procedure to Take Children Out the Building Policy
Risk Assessment
Safety Policy
Special Needs Policy
Staffing and Employment Policy
Staff Induction Policy
Student Placements
Working in Partnership with Parents Policy