Tender for the Provision of Specialist Temporary Agency Early Years Practitioners

The University wishes to establish a framework for the 'Provision of Specialist Temporary Agency Early Years Practitioners' using the OPEN procurement procedure.

The University of Birmingham (UoB) has three-day nurseries; The Oaks, The Elms, and The Maples Day Nurseries all of which are / have: • members of the National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) - the national charity representing children's day nurseries across the UK, which promotes quality in early years care and education for the benefit of children, their families, and the local community. • All our staff members are paediatric first aid trained • Operation Encompass setting and NSPCC Graded Care Profile trained • Secure entry by fob only and 24-hour CCTV We are dedicated to providing high quality childcare, which offers each individual child a safe, secure, and caring environment.

We provide a comprehensive range of stimulating and purposeful opportunities and experiences that allows each child to explore and pursue their own interests and goals to promote and enhance all aspects of their individual development.

Our mission is to provide high quality, inclusive childcare and education for University of Birmingham staff and students as well as parents in the local community.

Our highly trained team use their skills, warmth, and passion to apply the National Framework for early years which are underpinned by our nursery values.

Our aim is to help your child develop physically, intellectually, socially, and emotionally helping to prepare them for their future at school and beyond.

We understand that each and every child needs a happy, healthy environment for learning and playing and our day nurseries are dedicated to helping parents provide just that.

Children benefit immensely from the rich, stimulating environment and the wealth of learning opportunities that are available to them.

The government's Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) is the framework the nursery follows to provide that assurance.

The children are surrounded by their peers and dedicated practitioners to allow them to develop at their own pace.