Hear from Barnsley’s Employees in the Childcare Sector
Barnsley local authority’s recruitment and retention Task and Finish group has created five Youtube videos as part of a package to support recruitment and retention in the childcare sector. Watch them by clicking the links below: Lauren the Early Years Apprentice Kimberley the Early Years Practitioner Kate the Portage Practitioner Gaynor the Home Based Childminder […]
Local Authority Organisational Structures in Early Years Teams
These case studies showcase five different examples of organisational structures in Local Authority Early Years teams, including size, roles and where teams are situated in the wider authority. They discuss what makes each approach a success, and offer practical reference tools for any Local Authority leaders exploring options for their own teams and local context. […]
Helping Providers Get the Most Out of Childcare Works HUB
The Childcare Works HUB is a one-stop shop hosting a wealth of resources, designed by our specialist team around the themes that you have told us are important, to support childcare providers in the expansion of the early years entitlements and implementation of the wraparound programme. Resources are continually being developed, and new content is being shared […]
Childcare Works – Webinar Summary (Summer and Autumn 2024)
Missed a webinar? This summary document includes links to resources including recordings and slides – a great way to recap on any content you may have missed, all in one place!
Route Map to 2025 for Early Years Expansion and Roll-out of the Wraparound Childcare Programme
The route map suggests where we feel local authorities need to be in terms of their planning for, and delivery of, the programmes at the end of each academic term and breaks down some of the tasks that need to be completed to help reach that point. It also confirms the key deadlines along the […]
Let’s Be Confident… in Understanding How Schools Can Deliver Early Education Places
This 60-minute session built on the how the discussion started on 7 November which looks at the role of schools in sufficiency planning for the early years entitlements. It provided officers responsible for sufficiency planning and market management an opportunity to explore and understand the different ways schools can offer early years places to support action planning activity.
Early Years Funding: 2025 to 2026
Information about early years funding for the 2025 to 2026 financial year, from the Department for Education.
Case Study: Local authority management of SEN Inclusion Funding (SENIF) and Disability Access Funding
On 9 December, the Department for Education published details of local authorities’ early years entitlements funding for 2025-26. To accompany this announcement, the department has shared these examples of local authority practice as a tool for all authorities to use as they are thinking about how to develop their EY SEND approaches locally. These examples have been […]
Let’s Be Confident… Testing and Gathering Evidence to Test Flexible Ways of Providing Wraparound Childcare
This facilitated 60-minute session for Local Authority officers builds and consolidates on the Let’s Talk About session earlier in the month, and will hold space for shared reflection on evidence gathering around flexible approaches, further sharing of ideas and what’s working well and problem solving around testing approaches. Please note that the slides used for this “Let’s Be Confident” session are the same as those used in the ‘Let’s Talk About’ session.