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Childcare business support

Childcare business support

You can get childcare business support from the Childcare Works Toolkits. The Childcare Works toolkits bring together everything you need to grow, sustain and start childcare provision. With content curated by experts, you will find a wealth of useful and relevant information, all in one place.

The toolkits contain information specific to operating childcare provision, plus general information for businesses, childminders and charities, including expert marketing, HR and leadership and management, partnership working and more.

Content is organised into 6 ‘topics’ with each topic divided into sub-topics:

  1. Business Planning
  2. Business Growth
  3. Running of Your Childcare Provision
  4. Leadership and Management
  5. Partnership Working
  6. SEND and Inclusive Practice

Access the Wraparound Toolkit and the Early Years Toolkit.

Similarly, these organisations can provide a range of support to providers:

  • National Day Nurseries Association (NDNA) is the national charity and membership association for nurseries. NDNA provides nursery support, information and advice, childcare training and a quality improvement scheme, e-Quality Counts
  • Early Years Alliance is the largest early years membership organisation and voluntary sector provider of quality affordable childcare and education in England
  • PACEY is the Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years. A standard-setting organisation, they promote best practice and support childcare professionals to deliver high standards of care and learning
  • Out of School Alliance is a membership organisation for Out of School Clubs
  • York Centre for Voluntary Service (CVS) supports local charities, community groups and social enterprises by giving sound financial, legal and management advice
  • York and North Yorkshire Growth Hub offers free business support
  • The Charity Commission is the independent government department which registers and regulates charities in England and Wales. Our role is to ensure that the public can support charities with confidence

In addition, the Early Years and Childcare Service can signpost to support and expertise relevant to childcare providers on a range of business support, including:

  • looking at the financial sustainability of the setting
  • budgeting
  • cash flow forecasting
  • marketing
  • writing a business plan
  • setting up a childcare business
  • choosing a legal structure
  • fundraising
  • finance
  • applying for grants

For more information telephone: 01904 555300 or email: [email protected].

Free online support and training

Browse the current resources available for providers:

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