Childminder Network: Navigating the New Ofsted Inspection Framework
Join fellow childminders to explore the 2025 Ofsted changes, share reflections, prepare for updates, and build professional support.
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- 1 hour
- Online
About this event
Join fellow childminders for a practical and supportive network meeting where we’ll explore the renewed Ofsted inspection framework launching in November 2025.
Building on insights from the Ofsted webinar (Renewed Inspection Framework: childminders webinar | Wed 17 Sept 2025*), this session offers space to:
- Share reflections and questions with peers
- Begin preparing for changes in practice and documentation
- Strengthen professional connections and support
Whether you’re newly registered or long-established, this is an opportunity to clarify what the changes mean for you.
*If you missed the Ofsted webinar, you can catch up via their YouTube Channel.
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Join our West Midlands Childminder Network
In partnership with Thrive Together Stronger Practice Hub
A welcoming, regular online network designed specifically for registered childminders across the West Midlands.
Whether you're new to the profession or have years of experience, this is a dedicated space to:
- Connect with peers across the region in a relaxed, supportive environment
- Share good practice, ideas, and creative approaches to home-based childcare
- Stay informed with updates on guidance, policy changes, and sector opportunities
- Explore challenges and solutions through peer discussion and reflective practice
- Access mini training segments or guest contributions from sector specialists
- Celebrate successes, stories, and the positive impact of childminding
Our childminder meet-ups foster connection, build confidence, and encourage continual growth—empowering you to shape high-quality early experiences for children and families.
Frequently asked questions
Yes! All of the HEART Midlands Early Years Stronger Practice Hub activities are funded by the Department for Education (DfE).
The HEART Midlands Early Years Stronger Practice Hub is funded to offer activity to early years providers/practitioners based in Birmingham, Coventry, Herefordshire, Solihull, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
If you are outside these areas but work in the early years sector and would like to attend, then of course we would love to see you! However, we will prioritise places for practitioners within our area if numbers are limited.
It might be full! We add a waiting list to all of our bookable activities and you might be offered a place if someone else's circumstances change and they can no longer attend. We also review waiting lists and will endeavour to offer the activity at a future date if there is a lot of interest.
If your circumstances change, PLEASE sign back in to Eventbrite and cancel your place to release it to someone else on the waiting list.
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