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
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 […]
Top Tips for School-based Nurseries
A useful collection of infographics including a checklist for school leaders
Childcare Workforce Recruitment
A downloadable guide (PDF) and a recording of a Childcare Works webinar for local authorities held in August 2025
Session 4: Overcoming Common Challenges
This resource is part of a package: Information to support maintained schools and academy trusts when implementing the National Wraparound Childcare Programme
Employment Allowance Further Guidance
Colleagues within the Department for Education have been working closely with HMRC to provide additional guidance on the Employment Allowance – use the button below to download the PDF.
What Have We Learnt with Wraparound Programme Early Adopters?
We have reflected upon some of 2024’s key learning from the Wraparound Early Adopters – those that put themselves forward for early rollout of the wraparound programme in the summer term 2024. Here, we set out our top six insights into implementing and scaling of the National Wraparound Childcare Programme. These insights were first published […]
Hear from Barnsley’s Employees in the Childcare Sector
A collection of five videos to support recruitment and retention