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 […]
Vodcast: Early Years Funding Insights from Southampton City Council – Sufficiency
Southampton City Council years team provides insights into their early years sufficiency work. This includes how they calculate provider funding provider perspectives on Southampton’s approach to calculating funding simplifying funding administration In addition to the use of termly surveys to support sufficiency, this vodcast explores how the findings on sufficiency are disseminated and monitoring the […]
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, […]
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.
Sufficiency Assessment – Childcare Works resource directory
This resource was first published in April 2025. Contents include: Introduction Sufficiency assessment guidance DfE supply and demand data webinars Supporting providers to understand supply and demand Supporting childcare sufficiency for children with SEND Provider surveys (PVI and childminding) Sufficiency mapping and schools Local authority sufficiency report example Parent/carer surveys
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 […]
Sufficiency: A Supply and Demand Mapping Refresh (EY)
This resource was published on 25/03/25, and updated on 01/04/25. We recognise supply and demand mapping for the early years entitlements and sufficiency duty as an essential part of capacity development and market management. Following on from the ‘back to basics’ sufficiency webinars delivered in September and October 2024 (Session 1, Session 2, Session 3, […]
What Have We Learnt with Wraparound Programme Early Adopters?
We have reflected upon some of 2024’s key learning from the Wraparound Early Adopters – those that put themselves forward for early rollout of the wraparound programme in the summer term 2024. Here, we set out our top six insights into implementing and scaling of the National Wraparound Childcare Programme. We highlight some of the […]
Code Validation FAQ for Parents Accessing the New Childcare Entitlements
Many parents have questions specifically about the code validation stage of the childcare application process. We have collated an FAQ designed to support parents to navigate the application, code validation and reconfirmation process. If you are a local authority, you may want to use this to check any communications you already have for parents, or […]