We will promote partnership working between different types of providers, including childminders, across all sectors and encourage more providers to offer flexible provision, alongside other providers. We will support partnerships on four levels between:
Local authorities and providers
Providers working with other providers, including childminders, schools and organisations
Providers and parents
Local authorities and parents
Partnership Toolkit
An interactive toolkit has been developed to help providers set up or join a partnership, maximise the benefits of working together and tackle the challenges joint working can bring.
The Provider should discuss and work closely with parents to agree how a child's overall care will work in practice when their free entitlement is split across different providers, such as at a maintained setting and childminder, to ensure a smooth transition for the child.