Ambitious Place Delivery – Top Tips for Local Authorities
A downloadable PDF featuring ideas and suggestions to support continued Wraparound place creation
Route Map to 2026 for Early Years Expansion and Roll-out of the Wraparound Childcare Programme
The route maps for the Early Years expansion and Wraparound childcare suggest where we feel local authorities need to be in terms of their planning for, and delivery of, the programmes at the end of each academic term and breaks down some of the tasks that need to be completed to help reach that point. […]
Social Media Assets Promoting the Childcare Works HUB
Take a look at the updated collection of Childcare Works social media assets for sharing in September 2025 and beyond
Creating Early Years Capacity in Preparation for September 2025 – Slide Deck for Local Authorities
Download the slide pack to accompany this recorded session for local authorities held in May 2025
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 […]
Case study: Wraparound Parent Demand Survey
How do you know if parents want wraparound care? Developing an effective approach to carrying out a parent demand survey. When providing wraparound care, it is essential to understand the demand from parents. A parent demand survey can help do this as well as making sure wraparound care suits parents’ needs. Knowsley Council wraparound team […]
Effective Childcare Provider Surveys
This resource was published in 2024 and updated in April 2025. 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. Learn more about understanding […]
Effective Childcare Demand Surveys for Parents
Childcare demand surveys for parents are an essential part of any sufficiency planning. They should be used in partnership with provider supply surveys. Learn more about designing provider surveys Here we look at some of the features of different surveys to help inform the design of parental demand surveys. Some of these surveys were used […]
Barnsley’s Expansion Monitoring Form
This form, created by Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, is used by their Childcare Sufficiency Team with wraparound providers who have received funding to monitor progress and usage of the funding. Other local authorities could use this resource as a template to create their own, should it be useful for their area. This template form was […]