Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser for Childminder Provision


Company:	Teaching Vacancies
Salary:	Not specified
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 4NU
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	20 Aug 2026
Closing date:	14 Sept 2026

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

- Full and relevant Level 3 qualification

- Thorough, up-to-date knowledge of the EYFS, including prime/specific learning areas, safeguarding, and assessment expectations

- Minimum 3 years' experience as a childminder or in a childminder setting (or recent childminder experience if currently in a group-based setting or Local Authority role)

- Currently working in an early years setting rated Ofsted 'Good' or 'Outstanding' (or expected standard under new framework) with children aged 0–4

- Leadership experience within early years provision

- Experience mentoring or coaching childminders, assistants, or educators and modelling best practice

- Able to communicate effectively across both face-to-face and virtual settings to suit different learning styles.

- Able to partner closely with the EYSPA Lead, local authorities, and peer childminders to raise standards across the sector

What the school offers its staff

Taking on an EYSPA role is an incredible opportunity to develop professionally while remaining rooted in early years practice:

• Your setting receives £400 per day (via a Section 14 grant) to cover release time and expenses.

• Attend mandatory, fully funded face-to-face training delivered by White Rose Education, along with ongoing virtual CPD opportunities.

• Deepen your expertise in adult mentoring, diagnostic-led action planning, and setting-to-setting guidance.

• Work closely with your local EYSPH Lead, Local Authorities, Family Hubs, and a wider network of early years professionals.

• Directly contribute to narrowing the disadvantage gap and boosting children's communication, language, and emotional wellbeing across your region.

Further details about the role

This is a fixed term opportunity until March 2028.

Are you an experienced childminder looking to share your expertise, coach fellow practitioners, and drive up quality across the early years sector?

Tyneside Early Years Hub are looking to recruit a Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser (EYSPA) for Childminder Provision to help make a real difference to young children's development and wellbeing across our region. Delivered via the Early Years Stronger Practice Hubs (EYSPH) as part of the Department for Education's Best Start in Life Strategy, this role empowers you to provide peer-to-peer coaching, build professional confidence, and support childminders who need targeted guidance to thrive. Every child deserves the best start in life.Building on the proven impact of the DfE’s previous Experts and Mentors programme, the Early Years Stronger Practice Adviser (EYSPA) programme offers targeted peer coaching to eligible childminders and settings. As a Childminder EYSPA, you will support a dedicated cluster of four childminders per term, building trusting relationships and helping them embed evidence-informed, sustainable improvements.

Looking for more information? Please contact Sarah Stock, EYSPH Lead to arrange an informal chat ons.stock@neatat.org.uk

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and complete an application form which can be located in the 'supporting documents' section. All application forms should be submitted toHR@neatat.org.ukno later than midnight on Monday 14th September 2026.

Expected Interview Dates - Friday 18th September 2026.

Specific training for this role will be delivered on Friday 16th October and Wednesday 4th November 2026.

Please speak to your current employer before applying to ensure they support this arrangement.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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