Childcare Sustainability Toolkit

The Childcare Sustainability Toolkit provides a collection of resources, tools and information to support childcare providers and schools in maintaining a sustainable business model. In addition to these resources providers and schools can also access an initial self evaluation survey to identify key areas for development, following this an optional 1:1 targeted action planning meeting can be accessed. Further details are available below.

SUSTAINABILITY RESOURCES

Childcare Works

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 six ‘topics’ with each topic divided into sub-topics:

Business Planning
Business Growth
Running of Your Childcare Provision
Leadership and Management
Partnership Working
SEND and Inclusive Practice

Access the Wraparound Toolkit - Wraparound Childcare Toolkit | from Childcare Works

Access the Early Years Toolkit - Early Years Toolkit | from Childcare Works

There is a vast range of information available on the Childcare Works website which can be found at Childcare Works - childcareworks.org.uk

Fact Sheets

This is a range of Doncaster focused factsheets and resources developed by the local authority to support providers.

Unique Selling Point (USP): Download (139KB - PDF)

Stakeholders: Download (256KB - PDF)

Networking Partnerships: Download (126KB - PDF)

Developing a Pricing Policy: Download (119KB - PDF)

Creating a Marketing Strategy: Download (149KB - PDF)

Pacey’s Business Smart

Pacey has launched Business Smart. Developed by childminders for childminders, funded by the Department for Education and produced in association with Lloyds Bank, Business Smart is a collection of ideas, inspiration and tools to help new and existing childminders in England develop a sustainable business. https://www.pacey.org.uk/business/

News and Information

Childcare Choices

To support parents to decide which childcare offer will best suit their family, the government’s new Childcare Choices website will provide all the information a parent needs to understand what is available to them. For more information visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

NATIONAL SUPPORT

Department for Education

DfE Website

Ofsted

Ofsted Website

HM Revenue and Customs

HMRC Website

Foundation Years

www.foundationyears.org.uk/

PACEY

www.pacey.org.uk/

ACAS