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!
Invoicing, Consumables, and Charging Structures
Effective management of invoicing consumables and charging structures is crucial for maintaining transparency and fairness as required by the DfE statutory and operational guidance. This recording considers the requirements of the operational guidance and explores invoicing good practice. Hear first-hand a provider’s experience of defining Consumables vs. Equipment and Resources, how to develop fair and […]
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 […]
Business Plan Template and Financial Forecasting Tool for Wraparound Providers
The Business Plan Template from Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council can be used by providers who are setting up or expanding wraparound provision and may support programme funding applications. The Financial Forecasting Tool is a spreadsheet which supports the production of a costed delivery plan, incorporating income, expenditure, places and occupancy to forecast profit/loss margins.
LA Website with Well Laid-Out Content for Providers Including Application process
Devon County Council’s website is an example of good practice of how information can be presented to providers. It is well laid out, the provider application process is clearly shown and the use of menus and links means the information is easy to find and does not overwhelm the user. Please note that this resource […]
Template Memorandum of Understanding – Wraparound DfE Programme
This template Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) developed by the Bi-Borough (an Early Adopter) outlines their collaboration with schools for the National Wraparound Childcare Programme funded by the Department for Education.
Wraparound Childcare Funding Information
Easy-read Information and guidance for providers about funding opportunities (capital and revenue funding) for wraparound childcare.