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!
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.
Let’s Talk About… Testing and Gathering Evidence to Test Flexible Ways of Providing Wraparound Childcare
This 90-minute session for Local Authority officers will build on previous learning and discussions in summer term 2024 with a focus on what works, how do we know this and how can we use the learning to grow the programme.
Let’s Talk About… Engaging Schools in Sufficiency Planning for Early Years
A 60-minute session for officers responsible for childcare market management and the engagement of schools in early years sufficiency planning. Schools will be an essential partner in developing, delivering or supporting new early years places in some areas in 2025. Increasing capacity, lowering age ranges or setting up new provision in available school space may be key activity in sufficiency action plan. Engaging school leaders, MATs and academies will be key to the success of this strategy.
DfE Local Authority Webinar on Early Years Places – Supply and Demand Analysis
Following the publication of the DfE’s assessment of local supply and demand for Early Years places, a webinar was held with Local Authorities on Friday 25 October 2024, which you can view here.
‘Back to Basics’ Childcare Sufficiency (Session 1): The Sufficiency Duty Unpicked
In response to requests from local authority colleagues, this webinar provided a comprehensive ‘back to basics’ review of the Childcare Sufficiency Duty. It included advice, guidance, and practical examples on planning and executing Childcare Sufficiency Assessments. Session 1: The Sufficiency Duty Unpicked Topic: Understanding the role of the local authority, market management, and achieving these goals […]
‘Back to Basics’ Childcare Sufficiency (Session 2): Mapping Supply
This webinar and accompanying slides provides a comprehensive ‘back to basics’ review of the Childcare Sufficiency Duty, specifically Mapping Supply.
‘Back to Basics’ Childcare Sufficiency (Session 3): Mapping Demand
In response to requests from Local Authority colleagues, this webinar provided a comprehensive ‘back to basics’ review of the Childcare Sufficiency Duty, specifically mapping demand.
‘Back to Basics’ Childcare Sufficiency (Session 4): Pulling It All Together
In response to requests from local authority colleagues, this webinar provided a comprehensive ‘back to basics’ review of the Childcare Sufficiency Duty, specifically mapping demand.