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: 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: The Use of Graduated Approach and Ordinarily Available Provision in Inclusive Practice
This video and handbook is part of the ‘Inclusive Practice in the Early Years’ collection
Resource Directory
This directory lists all the topics and resources available to local authorities on Childcare Works. It is a regularly updated downloadable PDF
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 […]
Wraparound Toolkit
Childcare Works has created a toolkit for wraparound childcare providers, schools and childminders.
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
Early Years Toolkit
Childcare Works has created an early years toolkit for providers, schools and childminders
Childcare Expansion Myth-buster for Providers
An easy-to-read infographic with comprehensive and accurate information about the childcare expansion