| Knowledge Makes ChangeAs a member of the Best Start Partnership, the Jersey Child Care Trust compiles and distributes news, information and research (local and international) to all those in Jersey who want to make a difference for children. |
| Knowledge Makes Change Seminar Saturday 29th March, 11.00am at the Freedom Centre Dr Dan Wuori Jersey Child Care Trust is hosting a child development expert and author from the US to speak at the Freedom Centre on Saturday 29th March, 11 am – 1 pm. Fresh from an extensive UK tour, Dr Dan Wuori has partnered with The Royal Foundation, addressed the National Literacy Conference and spoken at many other events up and down the country over the past month or so. In Dan’s recently published book, The Daycare Myth, he points out that “babies are born with an estimated 100 billion neural cells – nearly all they will ever have – but with limited connections between them (Ackerman, 1992)”, and that “the strength of our neural connections is highly dependent on our early experiences, and in particular the quality of our interactions with stable, nurturing adults, both inside and outside the home.” Dan is well known on social media channels as he shares daily child development lessons, featuring video footage of infants and toddlers contributed by parents and carers from around the world. He uses these charming and often humorous videos to illustrate his key message to all adults; that playing, connecting and learning are critical parts of children’s early experiences. Parents, grandparents, carers and indeed anyone interested can join us for an insight into how babies and young children develop and the simple, fun and transformative actions that we can do to help them learn, grow and develop. “Dan’s videos and commentary caught my eye on my own personal social media newsfeeds. His posts were fun and engaging and began to transform how I saw some aspects of child development and I’ve been studying and working with children for over 30 years! He has a superb way of helping us learn more about babies and children’s behaviours and stages of development and what we, as adults, can do to understand and help them. “ Fiona Vacher, Executive Director, Jersey Child Care Trust |
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| A new way to access REAL training and a £500 grant for your setting; About the training;Making it REAL is an evidence based (tried and tested) programme focussed on Raising Early Achievement in Literacy. It works for all young children by making literacy meaningful and giving parents confidence to engage in fun, low/no cost activities to support their children’s learning. you will gain knowledge and understanding of the four strands of early literacy and an under-pinning framework that supports planning and evaluation.It takes three hours and we can deliver to you and all your team in your setting or at Pips Place – day and time at whenever is convenient for you. About the grant;Your team will need to take part in ‘REAL in the Park’, a literacy event that is part of the Jersey Festival of Words. It is scheduled to take place on Saturday 27th September and you will need to plan and run an activity for children and families. You can use the £500 to purchase resources or pay staff, we don’t mind! About you;You are a manager or training coordinator at an early years setting, and you know your team would value Making it REAL training and the opportunity to participate in the Festival of Words/REAL in the Park. Places are very limited – we can only accommodate five settings. Please contact Kate Elston at the Jersey Child Care Trust (01534 629901) or kate@jcct.org.je to book and find out more…. |
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| 2025 Wilma Allan Award |
| Nominations are now open for the 2025 Wilma Allan Award. The award was created to recognise a student or recently qualified practitioner whose practice has been noticed as going ‘above and beyond’. The award was created in memory of former JCCT employee, Wilma Allan, who was a person who noticed the actions of hardworking, unassuming achievers who constantly deliver. Students or practitioners may be nominated by their manager or by families they work with. The award acknowledges those who have gone above and beyond what is expected of them. This could be great examples of communication with others, an impressive activity that has had an impact on young children or something else that stands out and has been noticed. The winner will receive:an engraved medal£500 to spend on a professional development opportunity£500 worth of toys and resources for the setting that nominated them There is a form here that you can complete and return to kate@jcct.org.je or just call 01534 629901 for more information. |
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| Saturday 17th May – Forest School and Outdoor Practitioners Networking Event- FiresThese sessions have been so valuable for many who often work solo; in planning and delivering sessions; to come together, share ideas, share knowledge and skills, connect in nature and generally just have a lovely time together! We are delighted that Michelle from Forest Friends is hosting this one and leading one of the activities.Brush up on your fire flint skills, get the Kelly Kettles going in small groups, be led in a whittling activity and some campfire cooking.Booking is required for these sessions, they are free, we may ask you to bring some old candles/stubs along if you have any! www.naturebase.je/booking Sophie MoulsonOutdoor Practitioner and Forest School LeadNature BasePhone: 07700888076Email: info@naturebase.je Find and Follow us:Website:www.naturebase.jeFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/naturebase.jeInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/naturebase.je/ |
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| As part of our continued focus on communication and language, we have worked with the Childcare and Early Years Service Quality Development Team, and Speech and Language Therapists to provide information for parents on how they can support their child’s communication and language at home. This area of the website is broken down into age tiles, all the way from pregnancy to age 4 and provides ideas for at home, and a guide as to what their baby or young child might be doing at each age, with the caveat that all children develop at their own rates. We have also added in some handy links for parents to find out more information. Please direct any parents you work with to this area of the website through your newsletters, social media pages and updates. |
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| The Shaping Us Framework The Shaping Us Framework describes social and emotional skills in a clear way which can inform and inspire action across society.The framework has been designed to help give social and emotional skills the greater priority they deserve and to encourage organisations across the UK to use it in their work, to support The Princess of Wales’ mission of creating a happier, healthier society.The framework aims to provide an accessible approach to talking about social and emotional skills that cuts across disciplines and engages a broad audience. The framework was created through a global listening exercise involving academic, clinical and practitioner experts. The aim was to develop consensus on the universally relevant skills and capabilities that matter most throughout our lives and across diverse socioeconomic and cultural contexts. The final framework comprises thirty social and emotional skills grouped into six clusters. You can download the framework below. The Shaping Us Framework – understanding the social and emotional skills that matter most |
