Each year, Hounslow council publishes a Childcare Sufficiency Report which identifies any gaps in the market and highlights:

• supply of childcare - the number of places offered
• demand for childcare - take up data and vacancies
• cost of childcare - fee information
• quality of childcare - Ofsted reports
• future sustainability of childcare in the borough - survey questions

Data to inform each annual report is provided by childminders, day nurseries, school nursery classes, pre-schools, holiday care providers and breakfast and out of school providers.

For the 2022-23 report we have combined the surveys that were sent out in the past to individual providers into one. The survey is now slightly longer than usual but hopefully will be less onerous than trying to complete two surveys with different deadline dates.

The survey will be sent to providers on Monday, 5 June – please look out for the email. We do require a 100% return rate for this annual survey to ensure childcare provision in all Wards is accounted for. No childcare providers are identified in the annual report.

Do you support children in the Early Years?

Ready for your next step in development?

Want to gain a degree?

You can find out more by clicking on the link here or by emailing foundationdegrees@reachacademy.org.uk

Are you interest in taking your career with working with children further? Do you have a level three qualification in Health and Social Care, Access to Education, Care, Early Years or Psychology courses and considering a change in career?

West Thames college is currently recruiting for the Foundation Degree in Early Years. The course is accredited by Kingston University.

This Sector-Endorsed Early Years Foundation Degree approved course enables you to combine academic study with work-based learning. You will develop theoretical and practice-based knowledge of working with young children (birth to eight years of age) in a variety of settings.

Sessions are held on a weekly basis on Tuesdays from 16:00-21:00 at West Thames College, Isleworth campus.

Further information about the course can be found at https://www.kingston.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/early-years-foundation/  and Foundation Degree in Early Years (west-thames.ac.uk)

To speak to someone about the course; please contact Natalie Boston at Natalie.boston@west-thames.ac.uk or Carolyn Moncrieffe at Carolyn.moncrieffe@west-thames.ac.uk and they will follow up with you for a chat.

Set to take place on 27 April from 4pm - 5pm