Wraparound childcare – Information for providers

One of the first stages of setting up a wraparound provision is to gauge the “need” for the childcare in your local area.

For information on the Devon Childcare Sufficiency report please read: Childcare sufficiency – Information for childcare providers (devon.gov.uk)

We have produced a draft template for schools to send to parents to gauge the need. This is just a template that can be adapted to your schools need. We advise that you put it onto a forms or smart survey format.

Draft parent questionnaire template for schools – wraparound childcare – word version

Draft parent questionnaire template for schools – wraparound childcare – online forms version

Find the resources you need to help your business expand by visiting the Childcare Works website.

  • About wraparound funding

    Wraparound funding

    The Department for Education (DfE) have awarded the extension of the wraparound Childcare funding to March 2026. This means any school or private provider who opens a new childcare provision before March 2026, could receive at least one year’s funding. Up to April 2025, Devon has provided funding for over 50 settings and we are still welcoming more applications.

    The full core offer is, childcare from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday, for children from reception to year 6. New “equivalent hours” 8am until 5.30pm, where no demand for a 6pm close has been evidenced. The new ‘equivalent hours’ means childcare must continue to at least 5.30pm. 

    Equivalent hours criteria: 

    • Provision must not start later than 8am. Therefore, 8.15am to 6pm would not be equivalent hours
    • Provision must not finish earlier than 5.30pm. Therefore, 7.15am – 5.15pm would not be equivalent hours

    Funding

    Funding is paid initially for one year with an option to extend to five terms if needed, subject to a financial health check in the third term of operation.  Funding is paid on a reducing scale. Term one is 100%, term two 80%, term three 60%, etc.

    Devon provides funding per hour of expansion, per week. A full core offer would be 17.5 hours per week. (one hour for breakfast club and two and half hours for an after school club, per day X five days a week).  Funding is flexible so we can fund the number of hours you are expanding by, For example if your current provision is from 3pm to 5pm Monday to Friday this would be 5 hours per week expansion to extend hours until 6pm.

    There are three models of funding.

    Funding examples shown below as a guide only, assuming a five hour a week expansion (one hour per day X five days) the actual funding will vary according to your start dates.

    The funding examples below assume an expansion of five hours per week (one hour per day). If you extend by ten hours per week multiply the amounts below by two:

    • Small schools = less than 60 Pupils = £5820 annual funding
    • Schools with over 60 pupils = £9500 annual funding
    • Private Voluntary or independent settings=£8500 annual funding
    • Expansion of places; for settings who already provide full wraparound care 8am until 6pm, to extend the number of spaces e e.g. from 20 to 40 spaces. Funding is @£100 per new space created

    For more information contact: educate.earlyyearswraparound-mailbox@devon.gov.uk

  • Apply for wraparound childcare funding

    Apply for wraparound

    Before you complete an application please contact your Early Years and Childcare Advisor EYCA) to discuss the needs in your area.

  • Apply for wraparound support funding

    Wraparound support funding

    Some existing childcare settings are offering the full wraparound provision but struggling to be viable. We have made an allowance for small one-off grants of £2,000 to support the promotion and development of the childcare. There is an application form online to apply for wraparound support funding. Before applications can be accepted a quality and financial health check will need to be completed by your local Early Years and Childcare Adviser.

    For more information contact: educate.earlyyearswraparound-mailbox@devon.gov.uk

  • Parents' right to request childcare

    Parents’ right to request childcare

    All schools need to support parents right to request childcare. For more information please read: Responding to requests for wraparound childcare – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

    When handling right to request arrangements, you should be transparent about the process you choose to follow.

    You should:

    • be clear about timescales for dealing with requests
    • speak to your local authority (and any relevant landowner where appropriate)
    • keep parents and providers informed at each stage
    • give reasons for approving or rejecting requests
  • Wraparound childcare briefing sessions for providers / training / conference

    Out of school play and childcare conference – 26 Sept 2025

    This conference is to celebrate school aged children’s play in Devon.

    Promoting all aspects of out of school childcare provision, including Wraparound Childcare, Holiday and Food Programme (HAF) and the Breakfast Club programme, the conference is a must for all staff and managers working within the sector.

    Key note speakers and supporting workshops will cover the importance of play and the positive impact it can have on children’s development, the economic importance of having reliable and dependable childcare to enable parents to work or train and much more.

    Book your place by visiting the Devon Education Services Shop: Out of school play and childcare conference 2025 | DES

    Wraparound briefing session resources:

    Wraparound childcare briefing presentation (pdf)

    Fun with food workshop – for all early years and childcare and out of school wraparound providers

    All out of school wraparound childcare settings must provide food, especially in the breakfast clubs. This workshop, which ran on 20th May covered healthy and fun food activities for children. The session provided ideas for fun hands-on food sessions which can be done on a low budget, with limited kitchen facilities and safely adapted to suit individuals with dietary requirements and intolerances.

    If you would like to attend a future session please email: educate.earlyyearswraparound-mailbox@devon.gov.uk and state if you would like a daytime or twilight session and outline the main areas of concern you would like to be covered regarding food in childcare settings.

    Resources from the workshop:

    Fun with Food presentation (pdf)

    Paediatric first aid training

    This 12 hour course is consistent with the criteria set out in Annex A of the EYFS statutory framework.

    This course comprises of:

    • 6 hours independent study (eLearning)
    • 6 hours skills assessment (in person; small groups of 12 maximum)

    Dates of skills session:

    Cost: £75 per person

    Bookings for this course are now being taken from the Shop: EYCS Paediatric first aid training | DES (devoneducationservices.co.uk)

    (you will need to add both products (eLearning and skills session) to your basket in order to pay and book).

    (If you are paying on behalf of a staff member/s you will need to visit your ‘Admin area’ within your shop account and assign the eLearning to the member of staff).

    Safeguarding and Child Protection Core (all early years and childcare practitioners) (previously safeguarding awareness group 2 core)

    The safeguarding awareness training is suitable for childminders and all those working in early years and childcare group-based settings (i.e.; assistants / apprentices/ volunteers).

    To recognise your role and responsibilities in safeguarding and protecting children, know what concerns to be alert to and how to raise them in line with local processes. The training can be undertaken either as eLearning or a virtual session.

    Needs to be refreshed every 3 years.

    Virtual dates:

    • Tuesday 17th June 2025 (6pm – 9pm)
    • Tuesday 1st July 2025 (9.30am – 12.30pm)

    Fully funded.

    Book your place by visiting the Devon Education Services website: Early Years and Childcare: Safeguarding and Child Protection Core (all early years and childcare practitioners) | DES (devoneducationservices.co.uk)

    eLearning course:

    Fully funded.

    Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) training:

    After watching a 25-minute video there is a short quiz that is designed to test your knowledge.

    The course will provide you with an understanding of the role of the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO); it explains what should be referred to the LADO and, importantly, what should not be referred.

    This course is for anyone who works with or cares for children and young people within Devon. It is fully funded.

    The LADO video learning is accessed from the DEL training website.

    Fully funded.

    Playwork training:

    We are planning Introduction to Playwork training. Virtual and face to face sessions will be available. If you are interested in booking a place please contact educate.earlyyearswraparound-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.

  • Wraparound Toolkit - resources from Childcare Works

    Childcare Works have recently launched a new ‘Wraparound Toolkit’.

    It has been curated by experts to bring together everything you need to grow, sustain or start, your childcare provision. It 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.

    The volume of information available to support providers can be overwhelming. The purpose of this toolkit is to bring this wealth of knowledge together in one place. It contains information specific to operating childcare provision, plus more general information for businesses, childminders and charities, including expert marketing, HR and leadership and management, partnership working and much, much more.

    Content is organised into six ‘topics’:

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

    Each topic contains sub-topics to make finding relevant content easy. To support the different needs of providers Childcare Works Childcare Works – childcareworks.org.uk have included information in a range of formats such as guides, learning, toolkits, templates, articles, case studies and much more. Each resource included in the toolkit is available without cost.

    Access the Wraparound Toolkit here: Wraparound Childcare Toolkit | from Childcare Works

  • Support with recruitment

    Recruiting the right people with the right skills and experience, at the right time, is essential for your business. We can support you by promoting your early years and childcare job vacancies, including out of school and wraparound posts.

    Devon schools – this Summer there will be no charge to place your early years and out of school and holiday club / wraparound roles. We hope this will help childcare providers in the run up to the Sept roll-out of 30 hours childcare.

    Charges will be reinstated on 1 Sept 2025.

    Read more about the job vacancy service and find out how to submit a job advert here: Submit a vacancy – Information for childcare providers

    Wraparound job adverts are fully funded until 31 August.

  • Frequently asked questions

    Wraparound childcare funding- frequently asked questions – Information for childcare providers (devon.gov.uk)

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