The Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE) offers a variety of management units, including the following ones within its Level 4 NVQ in early years care and education programme:
* Carrying out management responsibilities in child health, safety and protection.
* Managing the curriculum.
* Managing the observation and assessment of children's development and behaviour.
* Managing relationships with parents.
* Managing activities to meet requirements.
* Contributing to improvements at work.
* Managing the use of physical resources.
* Managing the performance of teams and individuals.
* Assisting the organisation to develop and implement policies.
* Promoting services.
It also offers units covering Advanced practice and Enhancing quality and quality control. In addition CACHE offers professional development management units within its other courses, including management in childcare and education settings, management of early years services, management of early years settings and management of early years practice.
Contact CACHE, 8 Chequer Street, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 3XZ (01727 738308, fax 01727 867609, website www.cache.org.uk).
Child Care Plus daycare development consultancy runs regular training programmes for those seeking to set up or develop childcare services. It holds business planning and management training programmes across a wide range of childcare sectors including childminding, nursery and out-of-school provision, as well as monthly Getting started nursery business seminars, covering such topics as preparing for OFSTED registration, finding premises and raising finance.
Contact Sandra Brouet at Child Care Plus (020 8598 2508, mobile 07961 408 647, fax 020 8262 7505, e-mail childcare.plus@ btinternet.com).
Crechendo Training runs a course in London on:
* Management of early years practice, on 7 January and then every Monday until 25 March. There will also be sessions on the following Saturdays - 19 January, 9 February and 2 and 16 March.
Contact Crechendo Training, 1 Grange Mills, Weir Road, London SW12 0NE (020 8772 8160, e-mail training@crechendo.com,website www.crechendo.co.uk).
Derby Tertiary College offers:
* The NVQ 4 in early years care and education. The course is for those in management positions or a senior role in a childcare or education setting. It provides a route to higher education and will also raise the professional standing of candidates. Two strands are available - the advanced practitioner and management.
Contact Sally Jarvis, Derby Tertiary College, Wilmorton, London Road, Derby DE24 8UG (01332 757570 extension 443).
Direction Training and Management has a range of nursery management and business skills training courses, which are nationally and internationally accredited by NEBS management. They include:
* Introductory certificate in management, a 40-hour course specifically for the managers of childcare settings.
* Certificate in management (240 hours).
* Introductory team leader (20 hours).
* Team leader (60 hours).
* Introductory first line manager (34 hours).
* First line manager (160 hours).
* Introductory management diploma (60 hours).
* Diploma in management (240 hours).
Direction Training also runs an NVQ level 4 course in early years care and education, with a five-day knowledge and information course to support the NVQ. It also runs courses on:
* Business start up.
* Child daycare.
* Out-of-school clubs.
* Developing a business.
* Children's day services development. This course is for existing nursery owner-managers wishing to at least double their existing turnover.
* Tailor-made IT training.
Contact Direction Training and Management, Unit 40, Teignbridge Business Centre, Cavalier Road, Heathfield Industrial Estate, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 6TZ (01626 836594, e-mail direction-training@lineone. net).
The Directory of Social Change has a wide range of courses and training appropriate for people working in the voluntary sector. Relevant courses in London for existing managers and those aspiring to management include:
* Moving into management, on 10 January. This day course is for staff promoted into management posts and will cover the process of management, guidelines on structures, managing people and tasks.
* Introduction to management in the voluntary sector, on 4 to 6 February. This three-day course is aimed at those with less than two years' managerial experience or who are moving from a supervisory to a management role.
* Managing for managers, in London on 14 to 16 January and 11 to 13 March. This three-day course aims to help existing managers improve their skills and expertise.
Contact the Directory of Social Change, 24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP (020 7209 4949, fax 020 7209 4130, e-mail training@dsc.org.uk,website www.dsc.org.uk).
The Institute of Education runs the following courses:
* Aspects of performance management: Making the most of your senior management team, on 5 March.
* Strategies for raising expectations, on 7 March.
Contact the CPD/INSET Office, Institute of Education, University of London, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL (020 7612 6589/91, fax 020 7612 6600, e-mail d.huit@ioe.ac.uk,website www.ioe.ac.uk).
Kinderquest Support Services has courses on:
* Effective management skills, in Chichester, West Sussex, on 4 February.
* Recruiting and employing staff, in Billingshurst, West Sussex, on 16 February.
Contact Kelly Nightingale, Kinderquest Support Services, 9-10 Sheep Street, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 1BL (01933 446819, fax 01933 442320).
The Montessori Centre International is holding seminars on:
* Effective planning and assessment, on 26 January. This will explore the most appropriate ways of planning for nursery schools, and will take into account Ofsted requirements and the Montessori practice. It will also look at appropriate methods of assessment and record-keeping.
* Starting your own nursery, on 18 May. Areas covered are finding premises, dealing with Ofsted, finding the right equipment for your nursery, and preparing publicity materials and a business plan.
Contact the Montessori Centre International, 18 Balderton Street, London W1K 6TG (020 7493 0165, fax 020 7629 7808, e-mail mci@montessori.ac.uk,website www.montessori.ac.uk).
The National Day Nurseries (NDNA) runs:
* Recruitment and selection. A one-day course that offers advice on best practice in staff recruitment, selection and retention.
* Nursery management. A three-day course focusing on staff management and employment issues.
* Room supervisor training. The two-day course and one-day follow-up will give participants confidence to take more responsibility and prepare them for progression into management.
* Policies and procedures. A one-day course covering the implementation and management of nursery policy and procedures.
* Operational plan. A one-day course on writing your operational plan as required by Ofsted.
* Quality Counts assessor training. A two-day residential course for NDNA's quality counts assurance scheme.
* Quality Counts mentor training. A two-day residential course for NDNA's quality counts quality assurance scheme.
Details of locations and costs will be published by NDNA during 2002.
Contact National Day Nurseries Association, 16 New North Parade, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire HD1 5JP (01484 541641, e-mail info@ndna.co.uk,website www.ndna.org.uk).
The National Early Years Network runs training workshops in early years management on:
* Staff motivation and performance: Service implications for managers and deputies of childcare provision or staff in supervisory positions. This workshop will explore the process of monitoring and evaluating the performance of the staff team. It will also focus on measuring quality and consider the appraisal process.
* Understanding and developing management techniques for managers and supervisory staff in any early years setting, especially new and junior managers. This workshop will help practitioners develop new skills to manage everyday situations. Participants will develop management techniques and examine communication strategies.
* Inspections: Understanding the process, for managers, teachers and workers providing daycare. Participants will consider the legal framework and process of inspection, learn how to plan for inspection, explore the purpose and structure of an action plan and understand the process of continuing improvement and developing good practice.
* Effective teamwork for managers and practitioners in all early years settings. Participants will learn how to develop their problem-solving, communication and organisational skills.
* Running a successful family drop-in centre, for managers and staff working in family centres or nurseries. The workshop will look at the core principles and practical requirements involved in setting up a drop-in centre.
* Developing successful inter-agency partnerships in early years work, for managers who represent their agency on inter-agency partnerships.
Contact the National Early Years Training Network, 77 Holloway Road. London N7 8JZ (020 7607 9573, fax 020 7700 1105, e-mail neyn.org@virgin.net).
NIPPA: The Early Years Organisation runs courses on:
* Managing effectively/ supporting and supervising staff, in Coleraine from 19 February.
* Observation, assessment and record-keeping.
Contact NIPPA, 6c Wildflower Way, Boucher Road, Belfast BT12 6TA (028 9066 2825, fax 028 9038 1270, e-mail training@nippa.org).
The Pre-School Learning Alliance has a course on:
* Growing your pre-school. This course is for staff and volunteers in pre-schools wishing to expand and diversify their services for families. It has four elements - discovering the needs of the families of young children; planning for expansion; costing business plans and finding funding; and making sure that everyone involved knows what to do and how to do it.
Contact the Pre-school Learning Alliance, 69 Kings Cross Road, London WC1X 9LL (020 7833 0991, fax 020 7837 4942, e-mail pla@pre-school.org.uk,website www.pre-school.org.uk).
The Riverside Early Years Training Centre is holding:
* National examination board for supervisory management (NEBSM), on 14 to 18 January and 11 to 15 March. The course aims to develop the basic skills required for supervisory and first line management roles.
Contact the Riverside Early Years Training Centre, Minton Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear NE29 6DQ (0191 200 5200, fax 0191 200 5300, website www.northtyneside.gov.uk/lifelong-learn/riverside).
Scottish Out of School Care Network (SOSCN) runs:
* Management courses.
Contact Maureen McKissock, SOSCN, Floor 6, Fleming House, 134 Renfrew Street, Glasgow G3 6ST (0141 331 1301, fax 0141 331 1206, e-mail info@soscn.u-net.com,website www.soscn.u-net.com).
TLC (Training Leaders in Childcare) is running:
* Bespoke management training, for early years professionals working at a senior level in Rugby or elsewhere in Warwickshire. Training days and half-days include courses on how to lead a high-performance team, staff recruitment and selection, appraisals and training and development plans, nursery marketing, customer care, facilitating effective meetings and developing management competencies. The course also offers NVQ assessor training.
Contact Julia Hart, TLC, 27 Sheep Street, Rugby, Warwickshire CV21 3BX (01788 542082, fax 01788 542100, mobile 07740 61911).
The Wales Pre-School Playgroups Association (Wales PPA) runs a course on:
* Business and management of the group. Delivered either in one day or three two-hour sessions, this course is for committee members, group managers or staff, and will explain registration and inspection requirements, the legal status of private and community-run groups and employment legislation.
Contact the Wales PPA, Ladywell House, Newtown, Powys SY16 1JB (01686 624573, fax 01686 624577, e-mail annea@wales ppa.org, website www.walesppa.co.uk).