National Childcare Week 2010 – Daycare Trust – 12th to 19th July 2010
Daycare Trust’s National childcare week, now in its 13th year, aims to promote the importance of investing in childcare, out-of-school activities and early years’ provision for children to strengthen and contribute to children’s play and learning providing a good foundation for their future.
We very much hope that you will join with Daycare Trust to celebrate National childcare week through the various events and activities planned for the week.
“What I want to be” children’s art competition
Kindly supported by The Children’s Mutual We are asking children and young people of all ages to join with Daycare Trust to celebrate childcare and to enter our competition. One winner will receive a fantastic 3 or 4 night stay at one of Havens holiday parks, plus runners up prizes of high street vouchers and goodies. Finalists will be invited to our awards ceremony where they will get the opportunity to meet our judges Keith Chapman, Creator of Bob the Builder, Fifi and the Flowertots and co-creator of Roary the Racing Car, Sonali Shah from CBBC Newsround and Naomi Wilkinson from Fives Milkshake which will be held during National childcare week.
Art competition for children aged 2 – 10 years
Get your young budding artist’s to enter into our children’s art competition, we want them to tell us what they want to be when they are older? We want to receive their drawings, painting or colleges to show us.
Aspirations for the future 8 – 14 years
For older children we want them to show us through art what their aspirations are for the future. Whether they want to conquer Mount Everest or swim the channel or be a teacher.
To view full details and to download a entry for visit http://www.daycaretrust.org.uk/nationalchildcareweek
Support National childcare week
There are a number of ways that you can get involved, but you will also have ideas of activities of your own that you want to progress. We want as many people as possible to get involved and hear about National Childcare Week.
Organising your own event
By holding an event in your childcare setting you can encourage others to see how the childcare you provide brings positive outcomes to children. Invite parents to come and celebrate the work that you do and the benefits that the childcare has on their child as well as themselves, their career and personal development.
If you want to support the week by organising your own event or activity then please email us at nationalchildcareweek.org.uk and we will be happy to provide promotional materials and add to our calendar of activities.
The benefits of high-quality childcare
We want parents to be aware to the benefits of high-quality childcare and early education for children. To receive a marketing pack of materials which include our guide for parents and carers childcare benefits all leaflet, our information line cards, email nationalchildcareweek@daycaretrust.org.uk
