Pre-school Learning Alliance training is specifically designed to meet the needs of the staff, committee members and parents involved in pre-school settings.

Oxfordshire Pre-school Learning Alliance have an agreement with the Oxfordshire Early Years Team that we will provide qualification and committee related training and the Early Years Team will provide all other training.

Pre-school Learning Alliance Courses are nationally recognised.

Qualification courses range from introduction level to level 3

• Getting Started in a Pre-school Setting an introduction for new staff, parents/carers
• CACHE; Certificate in Pre-school Practice a level 2 course for those who wish to work at a supervised level.
• CACHE; Diploma in Pre-school Practice a level 3 course for those who wish to be playleaders.

Short courses include:

• Health and Safety
• Inclusion
• Behaviour
• Family Learning
• Behind the scenes — series of 13 workshops for staff, volunteers, committee members and parents these include Appointing Staff, Health and Safety in a Parent and Toddler Group, Behaviour Policy for a parent and toddler group, Legal Status of Pre-schools and parent and toddler groups.

For further information contact Oxfordshire Pre-school Learning Alliance (See contacts page)

Training opportunities in Oxfordshire & Swindon for Autumn Term

 Oxfordshire

Getting Started in a Pre-school Setting (Cache Level 1)

Venue: Marston Northway Childrens Centre, Marston, Oxford

Commencing: April 2010- 1 morning per week term time only for 12 weeks

Date: To be confirmed

Cost: £177 – funding may be available

Diploma in Pre-school Practice (Cache Level 3)

Venue: Blackbird Leys

Commencing April 2010 – 9.15am - 2.45pm - 1 day per week term time only for 4 terms.

Cost: £558 + £90 Cache registration fee — funding may be available

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Swindon

Getting Started in a Pre-school Setting (Cache Level 1)

Venue: To be confirmed

Commencing: April - 9.30am - 12.00pm - 1 morning per week term time only for 12 weeks

Date to be confirmed

Cost: £250 – funding support available

Contact: Pre-school Learning Alliance Tel: 01865 744470 for further information.