This section contains information for early years childcare providers and associated professionals including key documentation, business and finance support, workforce development and quality assurance tools.
Below is a brief description of the type of information you will find in this section:
- Delivery of Funded Early Years Provision - Information on the requirements for offering the Government funding to parents
- Early Years and Childcare - Business Support for Providers - Information from the business/finance perspective
- Early Years and Childcare - Committees and Trustees - Information for committees and trustees of voluntary managed provision such as pre-schools and playgroups
- Early Years and Childcare - Childminding and childcare on Domestic Premises - Information and guidance from pre-registration to being an active Provider
- Setting Up Early Years Childcare Provision - Information about setting up new childcare provision
- Working in Early Years and Childcare - Information about working in early years
- Early Years Guidance for Headteachers & Governors for the admission of 2 and 3 year olds to schools
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
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Early Years Key Messages for Providers
