Information for providers
Read the Wraparound Childcare Expansion programme content for details on available funding.
Access the Childcare Works ‘Wraparound Toolkit’. The toolkit has been curated by experts to bring together everything you need to grow, sustain or start, your childcare provision and is designed for all types of providers at any stage of their journey. Whether you are just starting out, are sustaining your provision, or growing, you will find informative, relevant content.
Ofsted requirements
If you will offer childcare to reception-aged children or below, you must be registered with Ofsted on the Early Years Register. Providers registered on the Early Years Register must meet certain requirements. The Statutory Framework for the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) outlines minimum staff-to-child ratios, required staff qualifications, and space requirements. These rules apply to all staff working directly with children. For more information, visit .GOV Statutory guidance - Early years foundation stage (EYFS) statutory framework
Recruitment
- Guidance Pack on recruiting Wraparound Staff from DfE Wraparound Childcare: Recruiting and retaining your workforce
- How to post vacancies to DWP Find A Job as part of the Do Something Big recruitment campaign
- You can register for access to University hubs where you can upload vacancies directly for students to apply.
- For University of Manchester: Advertise your vacancy (The University of Manchester)
- For Manchester Metropolitan University: CareerHub Account - Register
You can also register to upload jobs to You Choose Work, a new local childcare agency which provides a direct connection between childcare workers and the local settings who need them. Register as Childcare Setting and create your You Choose Work account
Promoting your wraparound childcare
To help families find out about your wraparound childcare, submit your information on our Establishment Portal and Family Information Service. Providers can also access a series of recorded presentations to support childcare providers with successful marketing and promotion.
Extra resources
- Dingley’s Promise – Inclusive Practice Training
- In a bid to improve accessibility to childcare and early education entitlements, MCC has partnered with Dingley’s Promise and Comic Relief to provide a suite of inclusive practice training modules free of charge to childcare and education providers in the city. Register for Early Years Inclusion programme – Comic Relief
- Help to Grow: Management Essentials
- Ideal for those new to business management or seeking a refresher, this free, online course, developed by the Small Business Charter, explains the essential business concepts required for fostering growth and sustainability in the sector, guiding providers through:
- Strategic business thinking
- Understanding their target market
- Developing effective go-to-market strategies
- Ideal for those new to business management or seeking a refresher, this free, online course, developed by the Small Business Charter, explains the essential business concepts required for fostering growth and sustainability in the sector, guiding providers through:
- Read the Wraparound childcare: guidance for schools and trusts in England (publishing.service.gov.uk)
- Provider guide to Tax Free Childcare - Supporting parents/carers with cost (childcarechoices.gov.uk)
- Helping providers get the most out of the Childcare Works HUB