In the 2023 Spring Budget the Government announced investment for a national wraparound programme to support families who need it to access wraparound childcare from 8am-6pm
What is Wraparound Childcare?
- Wraparound childcare is paid for childcare, for primary school aged children, during term time, this wraps around the traditional school day.
- This means before school and after school provision that runs daily.
- This is expected to be available between 8am and 6pm.
- The aim is to support working parents and those going back into the workforce.
A handbook from the Department for Education (DfE) has been produced to set out the aims and scope of the national wraparound childcare programme for Local Authorities National
Wraparound Childcare Programme Handbook
The department has also published guidance for schools and trusts, which explains the role of schools and trusts educating primary-school aged children in supporting parents to access wraparound childcare. It includes practical guidance to support schools
to deliver or expand wraparound childcare provision.
Wraparound childcare: guidance for schools and trusts in England
The Local Authority have produced a guidance called ' Is Setting up Wraparound Childcare For You?' this explains the different models of Wraparound Childcare and some of the legal implications a school need to consider as well as a sample questionnaire to
assess parental demand.
Is setting up wraparound childcare for you?
In March 2024 we held Webinars for schools and the PVI sector copies of the slides are below
Wraparound Webinar Schools
Wraparound Webinar PVI sector
What information should I put on my school’s wraparound webpage?
You can follow this
guide
for further information and you can find the childcare wraparound toolkit
HERE.
Who offers Wraparound Childcare for my school?
On BSO there is a list of what services your school offers as well as which independent providers offer this service to your school and their contact details . To access this simply login to your BSO account and follow the guidance
HERE.
If you have any questions or you need to update any information held on this please e-mail sufficiency@bradford.gov.uk
What support can i get setting up Wraparound Childcare?
Funding: The government have provided funding to ensure every school has wraparound childcare provision available from 8am to 6pm . This can either be operated by the school or a private provider who either brings or collects children
from school or they operate on the school premises. If you currently operate before school that opens after 8am you may be able to receive some financial support to open before 8. Similarly if you do not have an after school or do not stay open until 6pm or
you only run activities you maybe able to receive some financial support in order for you to trail this for the first year. First check using the tool above if you have providers who offer wraparound childcare for your school. If there are no providers or limited
providers then please contact
sufficiency@bradford.gov.uk
Support and guidance: The Early Education and Childcare Quality Officers (EECQO) are part of Bradford Council’s Intelligence and Sufficiency Service and work with all Private, Independent and Voluntary (PVI) providers to offer support
and guidance. Each Wraparound Provision has a named officer who will be in touch. Please take them up on their offer of support , they have produced a quality audit toolkit which will help schools and the private and voluntary sector ensure they are setting
up good quality Wraparound Childcare provision from the start. For further information on the offer to Wraparound Childcare providers click HERE
How can i advertise Wraparound to my parents?
Even if you don’t have Wraparound Childcare at your school there could be other providers offering this valuable service to your school. To check who offers this for your school click
HERE Look at your school / own website is it clear to parents you offer Wraparound Childcare. We have a Wraparound toolkit with our logo please click here and feel free to use these to advertise Wraparound
Toolkit | Bradford Council
If you need some funding to put logos on your website click https://online1.snapsurveys.com/xypz7i
Supporting Children with SEND in Wraparound Childcare
Childcare Works have worked with other Local Authorities to develop a series of 10 recorded bitesize training sessions to support wraparound providers to offer inclusive environments for all children, including children with
SEND. The sessions are as follows:
- An Introduction to SEND
- Legislation and Guidance for SEND
- The Principles of Inclusive Practice
- Inclusive Environments
- High Quality Interactions
- Positive Partnerships: Working effectively with children, parents and carers
- An Overview of External Agencies
- Behaviour as Communication
- Supporting Children with Sensory Needs
- Effective Transitions