Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs are now looking forapplicants to join phase 2 of delivery; applicants will need to be able toprovide support in the areas covered by their local EYSPH. Please note thatadvisers will likely be required to work across more than one Local Authority.

Training will commence in September 2026, ahead ofdelivering support to settings from January 2027 for the Spring term ofAY26/27. Experienced childminders are invited to apply for the role of EarlyYears Stronger Practice Adviser for Childminder provision. All advisers need tohave completed training before commencing their role, so please only apply ifyou are likely to have capacity to attend up to 3 days of face-to-face trainingbetween September and December 2026. We hope to be able to confirm exact datesand locations at the interview stage.

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Essential Experience and Qualifications:

• Have at least three years experience as a childminder or in a childminder setting and currently be working in an early years setting that is Ofsted rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ (or expected standard and above in all areas under the new Ofsted Inspection framework) and include working with children across the age range of 0-4. This should include some leadership experience. Ideally you will be working in a childminder setting but we will accept applications from those currently working in a group-based setting if the person holds recent childminder experience.
• We will also accept applications from staff currently working in early years roles within Local Authorities (LAs).
• Experience of providing external support beyond their home early years setting, for example to other childminders as part of a local authority network or to settings through EY Stronger Practice Hubs or Family Hubs. This may include offering professional guidance to early years educators/childminders, delivering training or workshops, supporting staff during inspections, modelling best practice in child development and safeguarding.
• Applicants should have experience in mentoring or coaching other childminders, assistants or early years educators in professional development, and modelling best practice in childcare settings.
• A thorough and up-to-date understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and child development, to include:
  1. The prime and specific areas of learning, safeguarding requirements, and assessment expectations.
  2. Knowledge of child development milestones to inform planning, observation, and assessment, ensuring that provision is inclusive.
  3. Understanding of the impact of early experiences on long-term outcomes.

Desirable Experience:

• Experience of leading on strategies to address gaps in learning and development, which could include:
  1. Supporting children with delays in areas such as speech and language or physical development, through collaboration with specialist teams such as speech and language therapists.
  2. Implementing strategies to improve early development.
  3. Using data from observations and assessments to identify trends and gaps and developing action plans to address these.
  4. Collaboration with others to embed inclusive practices, ensuring children with SEND or those from disadvantaged backgrounds receive tailored support.
  5. Delivery of coaching to improve educators' confidence and consistency in closing gaps.
• Use of evidence-informed practice to support settings to guide change.
• Has experience of specific areas of interest or expertise that can be applied in their support offer such as: 
  1. Working with children with SEND
  2. Working with children with EAL
  3. Inclusion
  4. Safeguarding
  5. Leadership and Quality improvement

• Other relevant early years, child development, or coaching qualifications.

Given the focusof this programme is on providing peer-to-peer and setting-to-setting support,we intend to focus first on applications from registered Childminders and willthen consider applications from LAs.

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• Opportunities for flexible working
• Access to high quality CPD

To apply, please complete the EOI and email it to recruitment@tcset.org.uk