Bespoke business support can be provided by the Northumberland Early Years Team as part of the Early Years Service Level Agreement (SLA). This includes access to a Business Toolkit, which contains guidance and resources to support safer recruitment, marketing, business health checks and business plan templates.​

Please contact theresa.kirkwood@northumberland.gov.uk or alex.turner@northumberland.gov.uk for further information.​

Universal business support is also be available from the Early Years Team to support the expansion of early years entitlements and the national wraparound childcare programme. ​

There are a number of other universally available resources to support providers with their business strategy,  flexible development models and sustainability. Links to these can be found below: