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How childcare providers are represented at decision-making bodies and how providers' voices can be heard

IntroductionThe Early Years PartnershipEarly Years Communities

Introduction

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This page tells you how childcare providers are represented at decision-making bodies, and how providers’ voices can be heard.

The Early Years Partnership

Professionals with an interest in the early year’s agenda meet together with representatives from the early years workforce to share information and agree on joint strategies to improve outcomes for all children, young people and their families.

The Early Years Partnership Professionals with an interest in the early year’s agenda meet together with representatives from the early years workforce to share information, and agree on joint strategies to improve outcomes for all children, young people and their families. The partnership provides a forum to facilitate collaborative working, and this group feeds into Schools Forum.

Early Years Communities

There are 11 geographical Early Years Communities across the county. In each of these communities, there are a minimum of four lead practitioners who will form the Early Years Community Committee. These leads represent the different early year’s sectors Schools, Nurseries and Pre-schools, Childminders, and Health links.

The Early Years Community leads work together to provide a strong communication channel within their communities to ensure the sector has an equitable and consistent opportunity to engage across Somerset.

The purpose of the Early Years Communities is to:

  • raise attainment levels, supporting children to have good levels of development
  • support practitioners with continual professional development
  • support peer-to-peer learning
  • share good practice
  • represent Early Years Provider’s voice within Somerset Council.

The Early Years Communities hold regular CPD events, by coming together they are able to share knowledge, skills and specialisms, provide informal peer-to-peer support, and have a collective buying power for resources and training.

Early Years Communities Map

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Early Years Community LeadRoleEmail
Ansford and Wincanton
Catherine McMenaman Childminder

eyc.ansfordandwincanton@gmail.com

Norma Anslem Evercreech, Lovington and Acorns Preschool

eyc.ansfordandwincanton@gmail.com

Rebecca Kilburn Wincanton Primary

eyc.ansfordandwincanton@gmail.com

Samantha Davey North Cadbury Primary

eyc.ansfordandwincanton@gmail.com

Toyah Bainbridge Evercreech Primary

eyc.ansfordandwincanton@gmail.com

Bridgwater
Allison Marker Childminder

eycbridgwater@gmail.com

Tracy Gill Little Oaks Nursery

eycbridgwater@gmail.com

Lucy Luke Wembdon St George’s Primary

eycbridgwater@gmail.com

Nicki Baxter Little Oaks Nursery

eycbridgwater@gmail.com

Kirsty Hobbs Little Crickets Nursery

eycbridgwater@gmail.com

Laura Mann Cannington Primary

eycbridgwater@gmail.com

Burnham and Cheddar
Andrew Rose Childminder

andrewstephenrose@hotmail.co.uk

Bev Tweedie East Brent Preschool

btweedie@eastbrentcofeacademy.co.uk

Cheryl Bull Mark First and Preschool Academy

cbull@markfirstschool.co.uk

Hayley Richens Brent Knoll Primary

hrichens@brentknollprimaryschool.org.uk

Katie Turner East Brent School

KTurner@lympshamcofeacademy.co.uk

Samantha Wade Cheddar First School

SWade@cheddarfirstschool.co.uk

Sharmaine Raymond Fairstart Nursery

fairstartnursery@gmail.com

Chard, Crewkerne and Ilminster
Carly North Herne View School

Carlynorth110@gmail.com

Cheryl Herrick Herne View School

cheryl.herrick@herneviewschool.co.uk

Claire Oaten Herne View School

Claire.Oaten@herneviewschool.co.uk

James Langdon Herne View School

james.langdon@herneviewschool.co.uk

Frome and Shepton Mallet
Claire Dargie Shepton Mallet Infants and Nursery

fromeandsheptoneyc@gmail.com

Honoria Thompson Shepton Mallet Infants and Nursery

fromeandsheptoneyc@gmail.com

Sara O’Connor Trinity First School

fromeandsheptoneyc@gmail.com

Amanda Seager Trinity First School

fromeandsheptoneyc@gmail.com

Huish Episcopi
Sue Gutteridge Sunshine Morning Nursery

Sue.gutteridge1@hotmail.co.uk

Street, Glastonbury and Wells
Leanne Lamb Jabberwocky Nursery

wellsstreetglastonburyeyc@gmail.com

Laura Richards St Dunstan’s Honeybees

wellsstreetglastonburyeyc@gmail.com

Lauren Edwards St Dunstan’s Honeybees

wellsstreetglastonburyeyc@gmail.com

Sarah Priddice

wellsstreetglastonburyeyc@gmail.com

Kerry Sweet

wellsstreetglastonburyeyc@gmail.com

Rachel Gadd Childminder

wellsstreetglastonburyeyc@gmail.com

Taunton
Caroline Perrin Childminder

tauntoneyc@hotmail.com

Gemma Roberts Little Explorers Day Nursery

tauntoneyc@hotmail.com

Wellington and Wiveliscombe
Becky Allder Stawley Preschool

wandweyc@gmail.com

Rebecca Batten Fledglings Nursery

wandweyc@gmail.com

West Somerset
Jo Buck Cheeky Cherubs Nursery

cheeky.cherubs@yahoo.com

Rachel Blundell Childminder

rachelschildminding@live.co.uk

Emma Murch Old Cleeve School

emurch348@wsat.org.uk

Yeovil
Kim Duller Yeovil Opportunity Group

kim@yog.org.uk

Sara Fennelly Somerset Skills and Learning

sfennelly@sslcic.co.uk

Louise King Ilchester Primary

lking@ilchestercommunityprimary.com

Last reviewed: September 4, 2023 by Keri

Next review due: March 4, 2024

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