A career in childcare gives you the chance to support children as they learn and develop in the first years of their lives. It is rewarding, full of variety and offers progression.

Cwlwm partners is a Consortium of five childcare and play partners, delivering a bilingual integrated service that will ensure the best possible outcomes for children and families across Wales.

The Early Years and Family Service Team provide a range of services to support children and their families living in Flintshire.

A quarterly newsletter with updates from the Early Years, Childcare, Capital and Partnership team.

Studies have shown that for babies and young children to benefit from childcare, it needs to be of high quality. But how do you identify quality care? Here are some tools to support quality in your setting.

A skilled, motivated and values‑led workforce not only supports children's learning, development and wellbeing, but also helps settings meet regulatory requirements, strengthen practice, and build trust with families and communities.

It is your duty and the duty of every staff member in the early years sector to safeguard all children.

Regularly updating your continuous professional development is highly important when working in the early year's sector.

As an early years and childcare provider, one of the most important things your staff needs are good communication skills. These are skills in communicating with children and their families or carers, other staff members and external partners such as Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW).