Dingley’s Promise Part 2: Inclusive Practice – Progressing the Learning of Children with SEND
This single resource is part of a larger package of inclusion support, to view the full package click here. This 20 minute video outlines the psychology of learning in early years. In this video our colleagues at Dingley’s promise explain what a play schema is, examples, and how to use children’s preferred play schemas […]
Finances matters – Profit and Loss, Monitoring and Financial Controls
This single resource is part of a larger package of provider business planning support, to view the full package click here. A consideration of profit and loss, and the financial controls to help make sure the money within an organisation is spent and earned as intended.
Finance Matters – Breakeven Analysis
Breakeven is the point where a business is neither making a profit nor a loss. Anything earned below the breakeven point means the business is making a loss, and anything above it means the business is making a profit. This is important as it helps a business set fees and control costs at a level that will make sure the setting is sustainable.
Finances matters – Income and Expenditure, Budgets and Cashflow Forecasts
A look at why finance is important; sharing simple techniques to help get finances in order and better understand your numbers.
The Importance of Occupancy
A consideration of why occupancy is important. This is a step-by-step guide to help you understand your numbers.
How to conduct a SWOT analysis
A SWOT allows you to look and the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in relation to your business; helping providers to think strategically about what might be on the horizon for their setting.
How to conduct a PEST analysis
PEST Analysis is a tool that enables you to analyse the Political, Economic, Socio-Cultural, and Technological changes in your business environment. Conducting a PEST analysis will allow you to maximise opportunities in relation to the new childcare roll-out.
Introduction: Preparing for the Expansion of the Extended Entitlements and Wraparound Care
This single resource is part of a larger package of provider business planning support, to view the full package click here. Provides an overview of the expansion. Explores the PREPARE methodology as a format to support providers with their business decisions. Provides information to support providers to develop their own action plan for the introduction […]
A Business Focused Approach to the Extension of the Extended Entitlements Action Plan Template
An action plan template to support provider business planning.