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:-
- Business Management and Finance
- Finance
- Marketing
Human Resources
Tools available on the website are:-
- Business Plan Template
- Business Sustainability Health Tool
- Cash Flow Tool
- Childcare workforce recruitment best practice guidance
- Marketing Action Plan Template
- Marketing Plan
- Occupancy Calculator
- SWOT Cost Benefit Analysis
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:-

Other Useful Weblinks
- Sign up to Tax-Free Childcare if you’re a childcare provider - GOV.UK
- National Day Nurseries Association https://ndna.org.uk
- Coram Pacey https://www.corampacey.org.uk
- ACAS (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) Acas | Making working life better for everyone in Britain/
- Companies House Any company that wishes to setup needs to be registered with Companies House. Companies House - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)/
- Charities Commission register and regulate charities in England and Wales, The Charity Commission - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

