Childcare Works Early Years and Wraparound Childcare Spring Regional Meetings 2025
Regional meetings focus on planning and delivery, and bring local authorities together to network, and to share success and challenges across the early years’ expansion and wraparound childcare. During these meetings the latest Department for Education and Childcare Works’ information is shared. You can access the slides from the Spring Regional Meetings below: […]
Creating early years capacity in preparation for September 2025
This resource was first published in May 2025. Below is a recorded information session for providers designed to highlight a few ways that additional places could be created by making changes to ratios and staffing, delivery models and/or spaces. As we head to September 2025, we are all focused on ensuring there are sufficient […]
Creating early years capacity in preparation for September 2025 – Slide Deck for LAs
This resource was first published in May 2025. A slide deck with notes for local authorities using the recorded information session content. This can be used in whole or part and has place holders for your local information to be inserted. This can be used as part of briefings, networks or as part of business […]
Childcare Works Webinar for Wraparound Childcare Providers
Watch this Childcare Works session recorded on the 14th May 2025 was for wraparound childcare providers. This webinar was designed to introduce the guidance and information available to providers, out of school clubs or childminders – including breakfast clubs, after school clubs, holiday clubs and playschemes. The recorded webinar (below) is an opportunity for you […]
Working with the Existing Market to Support Sustainability (WA)
This Childcare Works session was recorded on 25 April 2025. It built on the knowledge acquired in ‘Data-Led Planning Session’ held on 17 April 2025. Once you have data, how do you use it to support ongoing sustainability? The session drew together the different elements of the market, and how the approaches of quality, marketing, […]
Childcare Expansion Myth-buster for Providers
This resource was last updated in May 2025. This easy-to-read myth-buster has been developed to address common misconceptions around the childcare expansion. The visually optimised resource shares comprehensive and accurate information from trusted official sources that can easily be downloaded, printed and shared with staff teams, or displayed in staff rooms.
Resource Directory
This Childcare Works Resource Directory was compiled in April 2025 for local authorities. It was created as a useful short cut to finding information and support. The directory features links to resources from across the Childcare Works website and will be regularly updated.
How Data-Led Planning can Support Robust Decision Making in Wraparound Childcare
This session focused on how data can support decisions in place creation, determining sufficiency and levels of oversupply. If you feel that you are making decisions ‘in the dark’, this session will help you develop strategies to take away to make more informed decisions. The session was primarily a facilitated discussion and LAs were encouraged to […]
Case Study: Working with Childminders, Lessons from Southampton
We spoke to Southampton about their approach, challenges, and successes in supporting childminders, here’s what they had to say: How does Southampton engage with childminders to support the early years entitlement rollout? In Southampton, we pride ourselves on our personalised approach. Our team knows every childminder individually, allowing us to build strong relationships and provide […]