Childcare Quality Lead

Anglesey is a great place to live and work. At Isle of Anglesey County Council we are committed to making life better for the people who live and work on the island. In order to achieve our priorities our employees are as ambitious as we are, take pride in their work, are innovative, professional, work in partnership and deliver to the highest standards. Our aim is to create an Anglesey that is healthy and prosperous, where families can thrive.

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To provide guidance and support to support the early years ensuring high-quality childcare through specialist input and support that supports delivery and success of the early years’ programmes through effective placement and care of children in childcare settings. There is an emphasis on delivering high quality childcare for children aged 2 - 3 as part of the Welsh Government Flying Start Programme.

The purpose of this role is to:

• Effectively lead and manage a team of quality assistants and develop an effective team who strive to promote learning and development and develop practice to the highest standards in both external and in-house early years provision.

• Collaborate with others to meet the expectations of Anglesey County Council (ACC), Care Inspectorate for Wales (CIW) and Welsh Government (WG) childcare programmes in relation to high quality childcare working with private, voluntary, independent, and in-house childcare providers in our aim to develop accessible, inclusive, quality childcare that meets the needs of children and ensures availability of enhanced provision.

• Provide advice and support to early years sector across a range of matters, including promotion of the Welsh language and bilingualism.

The postholder will be part of a team driving forward quality standards and support the aims of Welsh Government anti-poverty programmes.

You’re welcome to submit an application in the language of your choice. Applications submitted in Welsh or English will always be treated equally.

The job description/person specification for this post is attached below.

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Name: Kimberley Coll

Phone number: 01407 767780

Email: [email protected]