Early Years Business Support Project

Tender description

The Government launched the 30 hour free childcare initiative in September 2017. This enables eligible parents to access 15 hours additional childcare on top of their universal entitlement of 15 hours for all children. In order to support Local Authorities with the first year of delivery and to enable them to support their providers to deliver sufficient 30 hours places. The Department for Education awarded local authorities a grant to implement work that directly benefits 30 hours delivery and will create (directly or indirectly) new 30 hours places for the 2018 summer term, and beyond. Therefore, we would like to widen the accessibility and suitability of business support offered to the sector, moreover reducing the potential for financial crisis. We intend to commission a voluntary and community sector organisation to work in partnership to deliver co-ordinated business support. This will enable us to create a ‘Sustainable Futures Business Hub’. This forum will administer ‘Early Help’ style support to settings and businesses, which will include access to a small grant scheme. Keywords: Early Years, Business Support, Children, children's nurseries