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Calls to ban smacking in England
The Children’s Commissioner and other charities have called for England to follow Scotland’s lead in banning smacking. Last week Scotland became the first country in the UK to criminalise smacking, bringing in new legislation which will see...
Christmas Jumper Day 2018
We’re feeling festive in the office today with the obligatory Christmas Jumper Day pic for Save The Children! ⛄️??
Children In Need Day 2018
We’ve had a great day celebrating BBC Children in Need with a pyjama party! How have you been taking part?
PRESS RELEASE: State-of-the-art digital safeguarding software developed for EYFS learning journal
In today’s society, where the physical, emotional and digital safeguarding of children is at the forefront of every parent’s mind, it is vital that safeguarding not only starts at home way before they begin school, but that the responsibility...
Parenta supports World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
On Friday 30th September, Parenta staff brought in a variety of home-baked (and faked!) cakes, biscuits and treats for the World's Biggest Coffee Morning in support of Macmillan. The event is the charity’s biggest fundraising event for people...
The journey from apprenticeship to management
PRESS RELEASE: Jamie Crowhurst, 22, has become a permanent member of staff at Parenta since coming on board as a training apprentice three years ago. During his time at the company, he has changed job role, changed departments and been promoted....
Apprenticeships within Parenta – laying the foundation for a successful career
This month, we carried out an interview with one of our employees, Daniel Spencer, who started in the company as a training apprentice and is now a Senior Administrator. The interview was published on student and graduate website, Milkround. You...
Parenta Trust Rally raises a huge £13,000!
Last month saw eight teams of fundraisers in “banger” cars complete a five day rally across Europe in support of Parenta Trust. As a result of the fundraising efforts of the rally participants and their supporters, we’re delighted to announce...
Parenta Trust Rally raises enough money to build a fourth school in East Africa
PRESS RELEASE: On June 17, eight teams of fundraisers in “banger” cars started their epic journey across Europe for a five-day, 2,200 mile rally. It was all in aid of raising money to build a new pre-school in East Africa. The rally, organised...
Parenta takes bronze in the Kent Digital Awards 2015!
The very first Kent Digital Awards were presented in Maidstone on 18th June, celebrating the online achievements of businesses, charities and schools from all over the county. The evening saw nominated finalists come together for dinner, drinks...
Parenta to Paris: the team triathlon!
On Thursday 18th September, the customer service team at Parenta took on a challenge of epic proportions: they ran, rowed and cycled 240 miles. This is the distance from Maidstone to Paris! The Parenta to Paris team was made up of Luke Francis,...
Parenta and WhileOnTheMove Ltd join forces!
PRESS RELEASE: Parenta has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with WhileOnTheMove Ltd (WOM), a Finnish company that provides technology solutions to the childcare industry. The arrangement will allow Parenta to integrate Daisy, WOM’s...
Parenta Trust rally raises £18,000 for new preschool in Africa!
For the second year running, the Parenta Trust banger rally has raised enough money to build a pre-school in Eastern Africa! Participants had a budget of around £350 to buy cars for the trip from Maidstone to Monaco. Each of the 14 bangers was...
Parenta Trust opens first pre-school in Africa!
After a great fundraising effort last year, we are delighted to announce that we have finished building our first pre-school for underprivileged children in Uganda! In late May, five representatives from Parenta Trust set off to Uganda to...
Parenta Trust to open first Ugandan pre-school this month!
On 29 May, we are going out to open Parenta Trust’s first pre-school in Uganda! It’s the result of lots of hard work fundraising, much of which came from our Maidstone to Monaco banger rally last year (we’re going again this year, if you’re...
Raising money to buy mosquito nets for children in Uganda
The countdown has begun! In just under three weeks’ time we will be inviting friends and colleagues on a five day trip to Uganda to visit several school projects and officially open a new preschool. As part of the visit, our very own Marie...
Job Centre Plus – Sector Based Work Academy
The Sector Based Work Academy (SBWA) is a partnership opportunity between Job Centre Plus, Parenta, local childcare settings (who may be considering taking on new staff) and training providers. We are piloting this scheme in two areas of Kent –...
Parenta launches new software for smaller childcare settings
We are pleased to announce the launch of, Regista, our new software product, aimed at childminders and small, independent childcare providers. The release marks another step in Parenta’s commitment to improving the business of childcare....
How we’re working with partners
We're working on some exciting projects with our partners. Here's the latest ones! Kent County Council employment programme Maintaining excellent communications with our customers, we are frequently asked for advice on apprentices. As a result...
What’s happening at Parenta and how you could get involved!
There’s lots happening in Parenta right now and I thought you may be interested to know a little more about what we are doing – and how some of it may work for you. New recruitment web-site We receive in excess of 400 emails each month asking...
The Banger Rally is back!
You may have heard the stories from last year. You may have seen the photos. You may even have been there. After the success of the Maidstone to Monaco rally last year, we’re pleased to announce the dates for 2014. This year’s event will follow...
The Parenta Trust breaks ground on a pre-school in Uganda
Following the success of the Maidstone to Monaco banger rally, work has started on the Parenta Trust’s first pre-school in Uganda. In October 2013, trustee Amanda Presland headed out to break ground with two representatives from Fields of Life -...
First annual banger rally – Maidstone to Monaco
On a warm morning in late September 2013, an intrepid group of fundraisers gathered at Parenta’s Head Office, ready to embark on a five-day trip of a lifetime. The aim was to raise enough money for The Parenta Trust to start building its first...
FREE webinar on changes to CRB checks for early years providers
Since The Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA) merged into The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), many childcare providers still have questions surrounding the new Enhanced Disclosure process. Parenta...
Abacus support team are the Three Musketeers!
Some great feedback from an Abacus user, highlighting Parenta's commitment to customer service. "Abacus has become a bible and work sheet master plan at my Nursery. I went both feet in and had no plan B and I have never looked back! The numbers...
Not everyday that Parenta staff are told they have "beautiful personalities"
A lovely comment received this morning from another happy website customer! "Thank you for your time today, I am pleased to say that I would like to go ahead with the upgrade for our website. Payment will be made by my colleague at her earliest...
Not everyday that Parenta staff are told they have “beautiful personalities”
A lovely comment received this morning from another happy website customer! "Thank you for your time today, I am pleased to say that I would like to go ahead with the upgrade for our website. Payment will be made by my colleague at her earliest...
Childcare learners happy with service from Parenta
As part of Parenta's commitment to quality, we regularly call childcare workers after they achieve their Children and Young People’s Workforce qualification to ensure they are happy with the service they received. In our most recent survey, we...
Parenta continue to grow
Parenta are proud to announce a 58% growth in 2012, with turnover reaching £3 million. Most of this expansion is through our childcare training arm, which now trains 1500 students every year, delivering Level 2, Level 3 and Level 5 childcare...
New loans set to boost childcare training for adult learners
If you are 24 or over and an independent childcare worker, a new Government initiative is set to open the door for further training. The new 24+ Advanced Learning Loan will enable the more than 53,000 childminders across the UK, who might not...