Early Years and Childcare - Business Support to Providers

Childcare Works is the DfE partner contracted by the DfE to support the early years sector. 

The Childcare Works toolkits bring together everything you need to grow, sustain and start childcare provision.  With content curated by experts, you will find a wealth of useful and relevant information, all in one place.

The toolkits contain information specific to operating childcare provision, plus general information for businesses, childminders and charities, including expert marketing, HR and leadership and management, partnership working and more.   

Content is organised into six ‘topics’ with each topic divided into sub-topics:

  • Business Planning
  • Business Growth
  • Running of Your Childcare Provision
  • Leadership and Management
  • Partnership Working
  • SEND and Inclusive Practice

Access the Early Years Toolkit - Early Years Toolkit | from Childcare Works

Among the resources, there is “Provider Business Planning Support”. 

First click on Topics

Then click on:-

  • Business Planning
  • Book-keeping and Accounts
  • Provider Business Planning Support

Alternatively you can get directly to the Provider Business Planning Support section by following this link:-

Provider Business Planning Support - childcareworks.org.uk

This section includes a series of short, recorded videos approximately 10-25 minutes long.

Providers can access as many or as few as required based on individual requirements. As they are recorded, they can be revisited if needed. Examples of some of the areas covered are:-

  • Market analysis – mapping supply and demand
  • SWOT analysis
  • Finances matters - Income and expenditure, budgets and cashflow forecasts
  • Finances matters - Profit and loss, monitoring and financial controls

Additionally, on the North Yorkshire Early Education Places, Funding and Entitlement

Web page, there are links to help you calculate your monthly income:-

Monthly Payment Calculator Guidance.pdf

Monthly payment calculator.xlsx

Other Useful Weblinks