What lessons were learned from these pilot
deliveries?
- that it was more difficult to integrate childminders into the
existing PEAL training or rather that the existing PEAL training
needed to be adapted for home based carers. Practitioners more
from the training if their own setting was represented in the
materials
- it was found to be more beneficial in mixing participants
together, but more demanding on the trainer, if they
made sure they were being inclusive of different
situations in their use of language.
- the core PEAL principles applied to all types of settings and
the core message about building relationships between parents,
children and practitioners was relevant for all practitioners.
Development of Materials
Piloting PEAL with a wider range of practitioners as part of
ELP1 enabled the development of new materials. New Practice Examples
New scenarios for the carousel activity (session 7:
Communication and Confidence) were produced to reflect the
realities of conversations between childminders, or between stay
and play workers, and parents. New childminder
situations New
toddler situations
Home visiting scenarios for the carousel activity were piloted
on 28 March 2007 at Coram Family Parents Centre. The feedback
received from participants allowed the scenarios to
be adapted again as a result, before being incorporated into
the training materials for the roll-out in September that
year. New
home visiting situations
It also became apparent that the preparatory booklet
(Activities) could be adapted for childminders. Childminder activity booklet
Statements for Session 5 (what might stop us) were tested with
the new audiences, and a new one added.