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SCMA Childminders: Community Childminding
The badge is awarded to reflective childminders who demonstrate an understanding of what a Community Childminding Service is and what expertise are required to carry out the role of a Community Childminder.
This badge supports childminders to reflect on their practice and demonstrate their understanding of the following:
- the role of the community childminder
- how to take a child-centred approach, (using the Health & Social Care Standards and GIRFEC) to provide appropriate support, enabling the wellbeing of children and parents
- what children need, and how you can offer early intervention that is effective in preventing further escalation of problem
- support provided to respond in a timely, proportionate and appropriately targeted manner to support vulnerable just coping families
To earn this badge you will need to have completed the SCMA Community Childminding 4 session workshop.
And tell us the following:
- Your understanding on what the purpose of the Community Childminding service is
- Your understanding on what roles, responsibilities, qualities, skills and attributes childminders are required to have to become a Community Childminder?
- Explain how you will identify, plan, support and meet all children’ needs within your Community Childminding service
- Explain your approach to working with vulnerable families and what you learnt from completing this course and how it will improve your practice
This badge requires you to have completed the SCMA Community Childminding 4 session CPL course.
Provide a statement, of around 200 words, telling us why you meet the criteria for this badge. Read the criteria carefully before submitting your statement, as your application will be declined if you don’t cover all of it within your evidence. Submit your statement using the badge application form below.
Use each point from the badge criteria as a heading. This will help you structure your evidence. Write something for each point in the criteria eg if you are asked to work through a learning resource, you might say “I worked through the resource for half-an-hour each day between Monday 1 April and Friday 5 April and spoke to another childminder or professional about my responses to the exercises within it”. Stick to the criteria and don’t mention anything that isn’t relevant to it.
Remember, the evidence you provide will be viewable by anyone who you show your badge to. Please don’t include confidential or private information within your evidence.
Badge issuer
Scottish Childminding Association
The Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) is the only organisation dedicated to supporting childminders in Scotland. Our aim is to promote childminding as a quality childcare service. We do this in part by helping SCMA childminders to be the best they can be.
Submit your application
The SCMA Open Badge system relies on trust. We trust that the evidence you provide will be of your own work and based on your own skills and knowledge. By submitting an application you agree to the following statement: “In studying and completing the activities for this badge, I confirm that all the work provided as evidence will be my own.” The SCMA will revoke a badge if the evidence provided is discovered to have been the work of someone else.
Your evidence, name, and email address will be sent to the organisation who issue this badge