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 […]
Vodcast: Early Years Funding Insights from Southampton City Council – Funding Streams
Southampton City Council’s early years team provides insights into their early years funding. This includes an overview of: their funding steams providing premises for provision in areas where it is needed incentivising providers to increase provision and quality through early years funding, for example SEND training and awareness. For more information watch the vodcast from […]
Working with and Supporting Childminders
As part of the Childcare Works rapid learning in Early Years series, we spoke to five local authorities between October 2024 and December 2024 about how they work with and support childminders. To find out more, click the button below. To view the case studies, click the links below: Case Study: Southampton Case Study: Doncaster […]
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 […]
How Cambridgeshire Brings Playwork Practice into Wraparound Childcare
00:00 Chapter 1 – Introduction to key principles of playwork 02:47 Chapter 2 – Benefits of incorporating playwork in wraparound childcare 06:00 Chapter 3 – Building high quality play environments 08:55 Chapter 4 – Challenges to incorporating playwork in wraparound care 11:15 Chapter 5 – Strategies to monitor and assess the quality of playwork 18:15 Chapter 6 – Training and resources 20:55 Chapter […]
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 […]
Case Study: Promoting Childminding as a Career – Wraparound Focus
In a childminder recruitment and retention consultation by the Department for Education (March to May 2024), the following were cited as contributing to a decline in childminder numbers: Time and cost of registering Property restrictions Issues related to entitlement funding and universal credit Feelings of isolation A lack of recognition for the profession Business administration […]