Acorn Early Years Training, (part of CJ Associates) runs tailor-made courses on:
* Communication skills. This two-day course covers business communication, listening and questioning skills, non-verbal signals and business writing.
* Teamwork in early years. This one-day course looks at team roles, stages in team evolution and managing conflict.
* The effective deputy manager. This three-day course covers presentation skills, assertiveness and coaching.
* Health and safety in early years care. This is a one-day course for supervisors.
* Personnel management. This three-day course covers recruitment, induction, motivation, employment law and appraisals.
* Effective supervision. This half-day course explores issues such as empathy and sympathy, constructive feedback, goal setting, identifying training needs and addressing conflict.
* Time management. This one-day course includes time management, prioritising and delegation skills.
* Equal opportunities. This one-day course is to help supervisors recognise and deal with discrimination.
* Train the trainer. This three-day course for supervisors covers trainer skills, the trainer cycle and preparation.
Specialist daycare development consultancy Child Care Plus runs workshops, including:
* Recruitment and selection.
* Starting a nursery.
The Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education (CACHE) offers units within its Level 4 NVQ in early years care and education programme, including:
* Carrying out management responsibilities in child health, safety and protection.
* Managing the curriculum.
* Managing the observation and assessment of children's development and behaviour.
* Managing relationships with parents.
* Managing the use of physical resources.
* Managing the performance of teams and individuals.
* Assisting the organisation to develop and implement policies.
* Promoting services.
In addition, CACHE offers professional development management units, including:
* Management in childcare and education settings.
* Management of early years services.
* Management of early years settings.
* Management of early years practice.
Common Threads Consultancy runs courses on:
* Essential management skills.
* Supervision skills.
* Good recruitment practice.
* Improving practice through evaluation.
* Policy development.
* Developing skills in staff appraisal.
* Leadership skills.
Crechendo Training runs courses in London on:
* Management of early years practice. This 60-hour certificate course looks at teamwork, communication and conflict resolution.
* Management of early years settings. Course topics include policies relating to the regulation of daycare settings under the Children Act 1989.
Direction Training and Management runs training courses accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), including:
* Introductory team leader certificate (NVQ Level 2 equivalent).
* Team leader certificate (NVQ Level 2 equivalent).
* Introductory certificate in first line management (NVQ Level 3 equivalent).
* Certificate in first line management (NVQ Level 3 equivalent).
* Introductory diploma in management (NVQ Level 4 equivalent).
* Diploma in management (NVQ Level 4 equivalent).
* Introductory executive diploma in management (NVQ Level 5 equivalent).
* Executive diploma in management (NVQ Level 5 equivalent).
* Business planning.
* Business development Level 4 NVQ.
* Recruitment and selection.
Jace Training runs a course on:
* Manage yourself at work. This workshop explores how teams work together.
Topics include teamwork that works, communication skills, dealing with conflict, assertiveness, confidence building and time management.
Kinderquest Support Services is running a course on:
* Effective management and leadership in early years. This course looks at how to be an effective leader, communication, team building, coaching and leading change.
Montessori Centre International is holding a workshop in London on:
* School management.
The National Day Nurseries Association runs courses on:
* Nursery management.
* Finding time to manage your own business.
* Cost versus quality.
* Moving into out-of-school care.
* From sessional to full-daycare.
* The socially responsible business.
* Voluntary management committees.
* Finance for the non-financial.
* Starting a day nursery.
* Childcare and schools working together.
* Presentation skills.
* Effective team leading.
* Recruitment and selection.
* How to be the employer of choice.
* Managing change.
* Creating a learning culture.
* Team appraisal.
* Interviewing techniques.
NIPPA: The Early Years Organisation is an approved centre for a series of ILM awards and runs a course in Northern Ireland on:
* Management training, to meet the needs of team leaders and managers in early years settings.
The Pre-School Learning Alliance runs courses on:
* Growing your pre-school. This course is for staff and volunteers in pre-schools wishing to diversify their services.
* Behind the scenes. This series of ten, three-hour workshops will focus on the management of pre-schools, and how to involve parents. They can be taken individually or in any combination.
The Riverside Early Years Training Centre runs courses on:
* Swotspotters. This course for managers looks at supporting staff experiencing difficulties with work-related paperwork.
* Policies and procedures for out-of-school schemes. This course will explore the importance of roll-out systems.
* Management of the early years. This course may be counted as one module towards the early years degree or as a stepping stone to the Masters degree.
