The business health check tool, which has been developed as part of the charity’s work with the Government, will help childcare providers to assess how their business is performing. The free resource aims to help improve business skills and promote the long term sustainability of business strategies within the early years and childcare sector.
Areas addressed as part of the health check include: sustainability; financial planning and management; marketing and customer service; management of operations; quality and staff management; and governance and legal structures.
Liz Green, early years advisor at 4Children, said, ‘While many of the people who work in childcare are highly tuned into the families they work with, they are often less adept at drawing up competitive business strategies.
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