Early education and childcare professionals

Getting started

• Embarking on a career in early education and childcare - looking to work in the sector
• Becoming a childminder - how to get registered  
• ​Setting up a new childcare business - how to start planning    
• Childcare Sufficiency Assessment  for childcare stats in the city  

Training and qualifications

• Training for Early Years and Childcare professionals A great selection of courses delivered by expert trainers
• Qualifications Funding, apprenticeships, graduate routes, Early Years Teacher Status and checking international qualifications

Running your business

• Recruiting and managing staff - helping you to build a strong staff team with safer recruitment, induction and performance management advice
• Advertising a job vacancy  - with Early Years Jobs we can help you target the right people 
• Business support - helping you to be sustainable through good use of business plans and having a cash flow forecast 
• Early Years services in the Voluntary and Community Sector - help and advice for community run groups

 Funding

• 30 Hours Free Childcare - information for providers
• Offering the Early Years Free Entitlements (EYFE) for two, three and four year olds - information for providers
• Claiming and spending the Early Years Pupil Premium - information for providers

Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

• The Early Years Foundation Stage - support for all early years and childcare providers working with children in the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)
• Registered childminders - support for registered childminders delivering the EYFS and aiming for outstanding practice 
• Out of school childcare providers -support for providers of breakfast clubs, after school club and school holiday provision

 Safeguarding

• Child Protection - What to do if you are concerned about a child 

 Ofsted