Free breakfast clubs: guidance for schools and trusts
This guidance from the Department for Education explains the role of schools and trusts in setting up and running free breakfast clubs, including specific guidance for schools joining phase 1 of the national rollout from April 2026. The guidance sets out the requirements and expectations of schools, and outlines what they need to consider when […]
Recruiting and Retaining your Workforce
A toolkit created by the Department for Education for all those involved in delivering free breakfast clubs and wraparound childcare. Published December 2025
Dingley’s Promise: SEND Assessment Guidance Handbook and Video
This video and handbook is part of the ‘Inclusive Practice in the Early Years’ collection
Dingley’s Promise: A Reflective Approach to Identifying SEND and Inclusion
This video and handbook is part of the ‘Inclusive Practice in the Early Years’ collection
Dingley’s Promise: Developing an Inclusive Curriculum
This video and handbook is part of the ‘Inclusive Practice in the Early Years’ collection
Driving Early Years Inclusion
A downloadable PDF and a recording of a webinar held in November 2025 for local authorities
Childcare Workforce Recruitment and Retention – Advice for early years and childcare providers
Childcare Works is the Department for Education’s delivery partner, supporting Local Authorities, providers, childminders and schools to deliver the expansion of the early years entitlements and wraparound childcare programme. We know that recruitment and retention of staff is one of the sector’s biggest challenges so we have created Advice for early years and childcare providers […]
Top Tips for School-based Nurseries
A useful collection of infographics including a checklist for school leaders
School-based Nurseries: Five Case Studies
A collection of case studies exploring how schools have embedded nursery provision on their sites