Early Years and Childcare - Business Support to Providers

Business Support Resources to support an Early Years Provider can be found on the link below for the Foundation Years website which is funded by the Department for Education and is delivered by Begin Bright. 

Setting up an Early Years provider business – Foundation Years

 This is split into four areas:-

  1. Business Management and Finance
  2. Finance
  3. Marketing

  4. Human Resources

    Tools available on the website are:-

The Childcare works website previously available to early years providers and the local authority closed on 31st March 2026.  The Local Authority has downloaded some video resources from this website. Please contact the Finance Enquiry Service via the enquiry form if you require further information on these: Finance enquiry form – North Yorkshire Council | North Yorkshire Council eForms

Videos:-

  • PEST (Political, Economic, Sociocultural, and Technological) Analysis
  • Market Analysis – Supply and Demand
  • SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) Analysis
  • Occupancy
  • Finance Matters - Income and Expenditure Budgets
  • Finance Matters – Break-even
  • Finance Matters – Profit and Loss

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

Web page Early Years Funding | CYPSinfo, there are links to help you calculate your monthly income using the Monthly Payment Calculator Guidance and Monthly Payment Calculator for the relevant year:-

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