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The Learning Service - Childcare sufficiency team
Suzanne Moorhouse - February 2012suzanne.moorhouse@kirklees.gov.uk
These pages are designed to provide useful information to new and existing childcare providers in Kirklees, to help you develop your business.
- The childcare sufficiency team - who we are
- How to contact us
- Starting a childcare business
- Support for childcare providers
- Useful information for childcare providers
- Guidance Notes
- Childcare Improvement Team
- Grants for childcare providers
The childcare sufficiency team is based at The Deighton Centre (Room 5), Deighton Road, Huddersfield, HD2 1JP and currently comprises:
Martin Wilby, Business Strategy Manager (Childcare Sufficiency), lead on the statutory duty to ensure sufficient childcare. Includes childcare market management and commissioning of Free Early Education and Care for 2, 3 and 4 year old children.
Debbie Lea, Nursery Education Funding Development Manager, responsible for the management and development of 2, 3 and 4 year old free early education and care systems.
Richard Ogley and Philip Cameron, Business Consultants supporting childminders, voluntary, maintained and private groups including pre-school playgroups, day nurseries and nursery units of independent schools. Specialists in business planning and budget management.
Suzanne Moorhouse, Database Officer responsible for keeping accurate and up to date information about childcare settings. Collecting data in relation to the childcare audit to support the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment.
Nina O'Connor, Monitoring Officer (2, 3 and 4 year old children) responsible for operational systems to fund childcare providers delivering free early education and care.
Amanda Bailes, Monitoring Officer (2 year old referral and placement), responsible for referral pathway and the placement of eligible 2 year olds for free early education and care.
Abdul Mohammed and Sarah Mason, Business Support Officers (2, 3 & 4 year old funding) responsible for processing claims.
How might we help your service?
General business support and advice:
Martin Wilby, Business Strategy Manager (Childcare Sufficiency), lead on the statutory duty to ensure sufficient childcare. Includes childcare market management and commissioning of Free Early Education and Care for 2, 3 and 4 year old children.
Debbie Lea, Nursery Education Funding Development Manager, responsible for the management and development of 2, 3 and 4 year old free early education and care systems.
Richard Ogley and Philip Cameron, Business Consultants supporting childminders, voluntary, maintained and private groups including pre-school playgroups, day nurseries and nursery units of independent schools. Specialists in business planning and budget management.
Suzanne Moorhouse, Database Officer responsible for keeping accurate and up to date information about childcare settings. Collecting data in relation to the childcare audit to support the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment.
Nina O'Connor, Monitoring Officer (2, 3 and 4 year old children) responsible for operational systems to fund childcare providers delivering free early education and care.
Amanda Bailes, Monitoring Officer (2 year old referral and placement), responsible for referral pathway and the placement of eligible 2 year olds for free early education and care.
Abdul Mohammed and Sarah Mason, Business Support Officers (2, 3 & 4 year old funding) responsible for processing claims.
How might we help your service?
General business support and advice:
- Business planning.
- Bookkeeping.
- Cashflow projections.
- Employment issues.
- Legal structures.
- Action planning.
- Marketing.
- Fundraising and grants.
- Monthly business surgeries.
- Business Health Checks by referral or request.
- Business related training for staff or management committees.
You can ask for a Start Up Pack containing process information and good practice from the Family Information Service.
If you have any business related training needs, would like to request a business
health check, or need general business support and advice please contact Richard
Ogley or Philip Cameron on 01484 456837
If you would like to update any details relating to your childcare business please contact Suzanne Moorhouse,01484 456844 or suzanne.moorhouse@kirklees.gov.uk.
If you would like to update any details relating to your childcare business please contact Suzanne Moorhouse,01484 456844 or suzanne.moorhouse@kirklees.gov.uk.
The Childcare Improvement Team consists of Childcare Development Co-ordinators and
their aim is to develop the quality of care and education for children in private
and voluntary settings throughout Kirklees.
All Childcare Development Co-ordinators are based in children's centres. Your local children's centre reception can put you in touch with them.
All Childcare Development Co-ordinators are based in children's centres. Your local children's centre reception can put you in touch with them.