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		<title>Childminding Start-Up Grants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Childminding start up grants are designed to help childminders get their business up and running by helping with the costs of registration and essential equipment.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/business/childminding-start-up-grants/</link>
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		<title>Calculate Childminding Allowable Expenses (Household)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Use our handy online tool to calculate your allowable household expenses for your childminding accounts.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/featured/allowable-household-expenses/</link>
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		<title>Food Hygiene &amp; Safety Course</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are providing food and drink for the children in your care then under the Food Hygiene Regulations 2006 you have an obligation to ensure you store and prepare food safely. A Level 2 Award in Food Safety is an excellent way to ensure that you have the skills and knowledge necessary to achieve this.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/courses/food-hygiene-safety-course/</link>
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		<title>Food Hygiene Regulations 2006</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Food Hygiene Regulations (which apply in all areas of the UK) set out the responsibility of all businesses that work with food. They are primarily concerned with ensuring that effective and proportionate measures are put in place to ensure food safety is maintained.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/legislation/food-hygiene-regulations-2006/</link>
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		<title>Writing Policies and Procedures</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Writing a policy means putting down on paper how you run your setting day to day, and what you would do if several specific events occurred. In this article, I’ll break down writing a policy into individual steps to help you understand the process you need to follow. You can then apply to any policy you need to write.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/policies/writing-policies-and-procedures/</link>
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		<title>Understanding &amp; Supporting Multilingual Children’s Language Acquisition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This article explains some of the theories behind the way children acquire second and subsequent languages and how you can support them.
Children developing a second language follow a recognisable pattern which is very similar to ...]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/childcare/multilingual-language-acquisition/</link>
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		<title>Including Multilingual Children in Your Setting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The idea of having a child in your childminding setting who does not speak English, or your own home language, may seem daunting. Here are some tips to help you successfully include children that speak a range of languages.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/childcare/supporting-multilingual-children/</link>
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		<title>When Parents Arrive Late to Collect Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When parents regularly arrive late to collect children from their childminder it can lead to conflict and resentment. Here are some handy tips to resolve the problem.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/help/collecting-children-late/</link>
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		<title>What Childminding Policies do you really Need?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Not sure what policies your really need? Here is a handy table showing which childminding policies are compulsory in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/featured/childminding-policies/</link>
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		<title>Childminding Retainer Fees &amp; Deposits</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deposits and retainer fees are charged at the start of childminding contracts to reserve places. They help ensure that a parent is committed to using the place that they have reserved and that you are not left out of pocket by keeping a vacancy open only find the parent has changed their mind about using your childminding service.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.childminding-success.co.uk/featured/retainer-fees-deposits/</link>
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