This conference offers an excellent opportunity to gain new knowledge, meet up with colleagues and share good practice. There will also be plenty of stalls with books, early years resources and childminding “tools of the trade” for sale.

Our keynote speaker will be Kathy Sylva OBE, who is Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Oxford. She has carried out many large scale studies on the effects of early childhood education and care on children's development and also studies ways to support early literacy through school and home-based programmes. She has been one of the leaders on the Effective Pre-school, Primary and Secondary Education (EPPSE) study, and on the evaluations of the Graduate Leader Fund and the Early Learning Partnership Project.
Kathy's keynote speech will be on the theme of:

Four workshops will be offered:

Conference Fees
Registered Childminders are offered the 'early bird' rate of £22 per person if you book before the 16th April 2010 - so book early and save money!

Childcare Practitioners @ £27 per person

Other delegates @ £35 per person

The conference fee includes a two course lunch for delegates.

Crèche places for under 12s require a £5 deposit, returned to you on attendance. Please note that children's lunches are £7.50 each, but you can bring packed lunches for children if you prefer.

To book: print and post the booking form, enclosing a cheque payable to Childminding Matters. Please contact sue.reeve@childmindingmatters.org.uk if you have any queries.

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