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Commercial awareness
Commercial Awareness Online Course (2 hours) – the importance of value
from OpenLearn - Open University
Self Assessment tax returns: Overview –
Self-assessment and tax returns
from GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
The Charity Commission
The Charity Commission – the register and regulator of charities in England and Wales, to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence
from GOV.UK
Support for charity trustees
Guides and videos to support charity trustees
from GOV.UK
Updated guidance – Advice and guidance for charity trustees
5-minute guides to charity governance
from GOV.UK
Take the trustee quiz – Test your knowledge as a trustee
Online trustee quiz to check understanding of responsibilities
from GOV.UK
The essential trustee: what you need to know, what you need to do
A guide to charity trustees outlining what they need to know and what they need to do
from GOV.UK
Childcare providers and inspections: management information
sChildcare Inspections – Management information from Ofsted
from GOV.UK
Statistics: childcare and early years
Statistics about Early Years and Childcare from parent and provider perspective
from GOV.UK
Study of early education and development (SEED)
A study of early education and development (SEED) to evaluate the:
• effect of early education on children’s outcomes
• quality of provision
• value for money of providing funded early years education
from GOV.UK
Avoid unfair terms in sales contracts: Overview
Avoid unfair terms in business contracts
from GOV.UK
Marketing and advertising: the law: Overview
Marketing and the law
from GOV.UK
Fire safety in the workplace: Fire safety equipment, drills and training
A guide to fire safety in the workplace
from GOV.UK
Your data security checklist: Nine principles you cannot afford to overlook
Data security tips
from FSB
Planning permission – Adverts and signs
Planning Permission – Adverts and signs
from Planning Portal
Sign up to Tax-Free Childcare if you’re a childcare provider
Sign Up to Receive Tax Free Childcare
from GOV.UK
Information for Childcare providers |
Childcare Choices – Government website with information about funding, universal credit, tax-free childcare and resources for childcares
from Childcare Choices
5 numbers to help track your nursery’s finances
Blog with useful guidance about important numbers to track in nursery finances (with relevance to all childcare providers)
from Famly
How To Guides
Step by Step Guide on practical financial matters including keeping on top of numbers, finding an accountant, and when to register for VAT or as self-employed
from Small Business Britain
Profit and loss statements
An introduction to Profit and Loss Statements
from NatWest Business Builder
Make a court claim for money: What a court claim is
Make a court claim for money
from GOV.UK
Guidance and resources
Guidance and resources to promote 30 hours promote tax-free childcare
from Childcare Choices
Childcare –
Childcare Information for Parents
from GOV.UK
Get Tax-Free Childcare: step by step
Step by step guide for parents to apply for tax-free childcare
from GOV.UK
How to get help with the cost of childcare: government-funded support in England
Video for parents about how to get help with the cost of childcare
from Department for Education
How Universal Credit Childcare works
A guide to Universal Credit
from Childcare Choices
How to avoid five common tax mistakes for the self-employed
Avoiding common mistakes with a tax return
from FSB
Self-employment tax return
A series of videos from HMRC for childminders to help them understand record keeping and tax returns
from GOV.UK
HMRC email updates, videos and webinars if you’re self-employed
Links to the webinars HMRC run regularly for Childminders
from GOV.UK
Six top tips to managing your business expenses
Tips to manage expenses
from FSB
10 ways to reduce your business costs |
Tips to Reducing Business Costs
from British Business Bank
Business rates relief: Small business rate relief
Small business rate relief
from GOV.UK
Estimate your business rates
Estimate your business rates
from GOV.UK
Business rates relief: Charitable rate relief
from GOV.UK
Do you need permission?
Planning Permission Guidance
from Planning Portal
Early years funding
Early Years Funding – Guidance for Providers
from PACEY
Finance
An overview of financial best practice for nurseries
from PACEY
Financial planning and funding sources
Financial Planning and funding sources for Early Years
from Early years alliance
FREE: Effective Financial Planning and Management – online course
Financial planning for nursery owners – free course
from NDNA
Helping parents understand 30 hours
A guide to helping parents understand the funding available to them
from PACEY
