Case Study: Working with Childminders, Lessons from Doncaster
We spoke to Doncaster about their approach, challenges, and successes in supporting childminders, here’s what they had to say: How does Doncaster engage with childminders to support the early years entitlement rollout? In Doncaster, we have taken a proactive approach to engage childminders as an essential part of the early years entitlement rollout. This begins […]
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 […]
Case Study: Working with Childminders, Lessons from Hillingdon
We spoke to Hillingdon about their approach, challenges, and successes in supporting childminders, here’s what they had to say: How does Hillingdon engage with childminders to support early years entitlements? In Hillingdon, we believe in proactive engagement with childminders as key stakeholders in early years education. Our Early Years Quality Team leads this effort, offering […]
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 […]
Top Tips for Engaging with Early Years and Wraparound Providers: 5 Local Authority Examples
Local authorities play a crucial role in supporting and engaging with early years settings and wraparound care providers. While this can sometimes be easy, you may also need to explore innovative ways to enhance partnerships. This blog highlights best practice and new opportunities for engagement with childcare providers. From recognition events to digital platforms, each […]
Effective Childcare Provider Surveys
To assess childcare sufficiency in a local area, Local Authorities find it is essential to understand the local market through a range of activities. A provider survey can help as part of this, to ensure supply better meets parent demand. You can learn more about understanding parent demand through surveys, here. Here we look at […]
FAQ and Fast Learning Blog
In this blog, we examine some of the learning from the Early Adopters of the National Childcare Programme and a place to collect and share the fast learnings that the Childcare Works Advisor team collect as a result of the meetings with local authorities.