{"id":19326,"date":"2026-02-05T11:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=19326"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:47:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:47:23","slug":"closure-of-the-childcare-works-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/closure-of-the-childcare-works-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Closure of the Childcare Works website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/childcareworks.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Childcare Works website<\/a> will be closing on 31 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Childcare Works was awarded the delivery support contract by the Department for Education (DfE) in January 2024 to support the early years and wraparound expansion programmes. As you will be aware, the contract will be ending on 31 March 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">From the 1 April, most of the Childcare Works&#8217;<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">resources will be made available to local authorities on <a title=\"https:\/\/khub.net\/group\/achievingtwoyearolds\" href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkhub.net%2Fgroup%2Fachievingtwoyearolds&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7Ce1d56d32b58d4d358edc08de63242627%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639057204080053939%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=sUjPZF8NsO3JxGMFSUhGMtbGg%2BtPOVF3MMqLxBInECE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Knowledge Hub<\/a>. Resources will be<\/span> <span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">transferred to\u00a0an\u00a0existing area within the <a title=\"https:\/\/khub.net\/group\/achievingtwoyearolds\" href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkhub.net%2Fgroup%2Fachievingtwoyearolds&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7Ce1d56d32b58d4d358edc08de63242627%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639057204080072749%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=ugmOVrqNgTQaY0ieOv5dTP01KFxBxy0jBswzK06HHhI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years Expansion and Wraparound Programmes Group<\/a>\u00a0site which many of you have access to. You may also wish to download any resources you need from <\/span><u><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchildcareworks.org.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7Ce1d56d32b58d4d358edc08de63242627%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639057204080092442%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=KIfP%2FUMoJtlJ6A%2FdsNdgUTH3Oe05Tq2Oa%2BdupzlS3ZI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Childcare Works<\/a><\/span><\/u><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">\u00a0before it closes on <b>31 March 2026.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">In line with GDPR guidelines, your data (shared with us when you registered with <\/span><u><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: blue\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchildcareworks.org.uk%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7Ce1d56d32b58d4d358edc08de63242627%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639057204080111621%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=DtgUeBJBNy9pF1Rqv6Y4E0MJCSYa7o%2BAHUSkVUSe2ZU%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Childcare Works<\/a><\/span><\/u><u><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">)<\/span><\/u><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">\u00a0will be securely deleted with the closure of the website.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"elementtoproof\" style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;color: black\">Please be assured that Childcare Works will continue to support you until the contract ends on the 31 March 2026, via the helpdesk and your Childcare\u00a0Works advisers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions from 31st March please contact DfE as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For <strong>Early Years<\/strong>, please contact your DfE regional lead.<\/li>\n<li>For <strong>Wraparound<\/strong>\u00a0queries relating to the <strong>National Wraparound Programme grant<\/strong>, you should contact <u><a href=\"mailto:finance.wraparound@education.gov.uk\">finance.wraparound@education.gov.uk<\/a><\/u>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to access Knowledge Hub<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Existing Knowledge Hub User:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <u><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkhub.net%2Fgroup%2Fachievingtwoyearolds&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7Ce1d56d32b58d4d358edc08de63242627%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639057204080132618%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=NLH%2B4eMCu57S%2FWW09hgAEVS88N2VF1M4WJBXGSPpl1o%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Early Years Expansion and Wraparound Programmes &#8211; Knowledge Hub<\/a><\/u><\/li>\n<li>Request access<\/li>\n<li>Look out for an email from the Knowledge Hub confirming your registration<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0New Knowledge Hub User:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to <u><a href=\"https:\/\/eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.khub.net%2Fsign-up&amp;data=05%7C02%7Ceducate.earlyyearscommunication-mailbox%40devon.gov.uk%7Ce1d56d32b58d4d358edc08de63242627%7C8da13783cb68443fbb4b997f77fd5bfb%7C0%7C0%7C639057204080152888%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=uoxCEWyj3bNqSmV4ycISdK8kzn%2BXLB0uDKEK4Z35c3A%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener\">Sign up &#8211; Knowledge Hub<\/a><\/u>\u00a0and enter your details<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll receive an email to verify your email address. If you can\u2019t find the email, check Junk folders<\/li>\n<li>Follow the instructions provided, and contact <u><a href=\"mailto:support@khub.net\">support@khub.net<\/a><\/u>\u00a0if you have any issues.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Thank you for being part of the Childcare Works community.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-19327\" src=\"http:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/96\/2026\/02\/childcare-works.jpg\" alt=\"childcare works logo\" width=\"216\" height=\"141\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Childcare Works was awarded the delivery support contract by the DfE in January 2024 to support the early years and wraparound expansion programmes. 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