Childminders, out-of-school clubs, pre-schools, playgroups and nurseries are the targets for a planned 15-month Government-backed programme to provide business training and support for up to 100,000 childcare businesses.
Called the Childcare Business Support Development Programme, the scheme is being promoted jointly by the Departments for Education and Skills and Work and Pensions.
Some 400 tender packs were sent to organisations last year, challenging them 'to design and deliver an exciting and innovative national programme of high-quality business training support for up to 100,000 childcare businesses'.
A shortlist, understood to include the Kids' Club Network and the Pre-School Learning Alliance, was drawn up last month. A DfES spokeswoman says the result of the bidding process will be revealed towards the end of this month and the programme will run until March next year.
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