Advice on Operating a Childcare Provision

Within the Early Years Learning Improvement Service a Business Adviser is available to offer support advice and guidance to the managers and owners of childcare provision throughout Cumbria. Our Business Adviser can offer advice with developing business plans and financial planning, and can also signpost and / or offer support on a range of other business and management related issues including marketing, fundraising, governance and sustainability.
If you would like support from our Business Adviser please make a referral through the Children and Families Information Service on 03457 125 737

Developing New Childcare

Title	Size
Welfare requirement checklist - November 2018	417k
F - Development matters in the early years foundation stage	638k
H - Creating accessible childcare settings	1474k
I - Early years buildings audit	232k
E - Early years outcomes - A non-statutory guide for practitioners and inspectors to help inform understanding of child development through the early years	178k
C - Business plan template to support the development and planning to manage a childcare provision	20k
D - Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework	455k
A - 15 steps to develop community childcare	956k
B - Developing New Childcare Protocol	3413k

Marketing and Market Research

Title	Size
Sample social media policy	25k
Simple online marketing	2015k
Sample new childcare questionnaire	49k
Marketing your childcare provision	1370k

Governance Options

Title	Size
Charitable Incorporated Organisations - A guide to establishing your charity as a charitable incorporated organisation	1607k
Community interest companies - information pack	242k
Starting a Co-operative - a guide to setting up a democratically controlled business	748k

Voluntary Management Committee

Title	Size
Childcare Provider Voluntary Management Committee Member Information Pack	4407k
Role of the chair and vice chair of committee meetings	1123k
Role of the secretary of committee meetings	1525k
Role of the treasurer of committee meetings	1505k
Running an effective voluntary organisation	249k

Financial Planning & Management

Title	Size
Financial Planning/Management Guide	1967k
Managing finance - frequently asked questions from childcare settings	4796k
Debt collection for childcare	1161k
Sample cash-flow projection	76k

Funding Options

Title	Size
An A to Z of fundraising ideas	7465k
Potential sources of funding	54k
Writing successful funding applications	48k

Free entitlement

For information regarding free entitlement for 2, 3 and 4 year olds view the following webpages: Free early years for three and four year olds and Free Childcare for 2 Year olds, or alternatively you can contact the Children and Families Information Service on 03457 125 737

Government Grant Scheme

Are you a newly registered early years childminder and registered with Ofsted or a childminder agency? If so you can apply for a "Childcare Business Grant" a government grant scheme where you could be eligible for up to £ 1000.

The Childcare New Business Grants Scheme is intended to reimburse childminders with the cost of setting up in business. The scheme is open to all early years childminders, childcare providers on domestic premises and childminder agencies in England who are newly registered (within the last three months) with Ofsted or a childminder agency.

To find out more please follow the above link.

Closure Procedure

Title	Size
Procedure to close checklist	188k

Other information

Title	Size
Ratio Calculator	751k
Business Health Check leaflet	586k

Additional support and information

Ofsted Website
Central Government Website
HMRC Webpage
Charity Commission Webpage
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service
Cumbria Council for Voluntary Service
Federation of Small Businesses

Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years Website
Foundation Years Website
Pre-School Learning Alliance Website
National Day Nurseries Association Website