Creating early years capacity in preparation for September 2025
This resource was first published in May 2025. Below is a recorded information session for providers designed to highlight a few ways that additional places could be created by making changes to ratios and staffing, delivery models and/or spaces. As we head to September 2025, we are all focused on ensuring there are sufficient […]
Childcare Works Webinar for Early Years Settings and Schools
Watch this Childcare Works session recorded on the 6th May 2025 for early years providers. This webinar was designed to introduce the new Early Years Toolkit, created specifically for providers. During the session (below) providers were introduced to: the free resources and information available to make sure your nursery, school or setting is ready for […]
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 […]
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 […]
Constructs of Quality in Wraparound
This resource was first published in May 2025. This 90 minute session explored notions of quality practice in wraparound. By examining key principles of quality practice local authority officers considered how they can best use existing resources to support and encourage high quality practice across the settings they support.
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, […]
Information to Support Maintained Schools and Academy Trusts When Implementing the National Wraparound Childcare Programme
The National Wraparound Childcare Programme supports the government’s ambition for all parents and carers of primary school-aged children who need term time, childcare during the hours of 8am to 6pm, to be able to access it in their local area by 2026. Schools are central to the delivery of the programme as they operate at […]
Session 5e: Operational Plan
This resource is part of a larger package of resources: Information to support maintained schools and academy trusts when implementing the National Wraparound Childcare Programme. This session explores managing the provision within your school or trust team. Here we explore key roles and responsibilities, day-to-day management and budgets and finances. This page was first published […]