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The Pre-school Learning Alliance produces a range of factsheets, leaflets and other materials to support early years professionals and parents. These free resources are available for you to download below.
Business Development
- Funding Factsheet
- Getting Funding from Charitable Trusts
- Developing Effective Funding Applications
- Starting an Early Years Setting
Cost Analysis Guidance
Employment
- Changes to the Statutory Holiday Entitlement
- Employment and Staff Management for Pre-school Committees
- Working in the Childcare Sector: how to progress your career
Finance
Information Factsheets
- Marketing and fundraising
- The Parent Forum
- A Quick Guide to Outings
- A Quick Guide to Safety
- A Quick Guide to Baby and Toddler Groups
- A Quick Guide to Incorporation
- Retention Periods for Records
Model Documents for Expanding a Pre-school
- Sample Questionnaire
- Model Business Plan
- Cash Flow Projection
- Budget
- Expenditure
- Sample Press Release
- Pre-school model lease
- Pre-school model lease notes
Pre-school Constitution
Nutrition
- Nutrition Guidelines
- Recipe Card 1: Baked Potato Mice
- Recipe Card 2: Chinese Chicken Wrap
- Recipe Card 3: Spaghetti with Plum Tomatoes and Basil
Inclusion
- Inclusion rights and legislation factsheet
- Supporting Transfer - guide for parents of special needs children that are changing setting or school
- Transfer form for pre-school children with Special Educational Needs (SEN) and disabilities
Support for Parents
- Fathers Matter
- Supporting Parents
- Parent Power
- Time for Dads
- Becoming More Involved as a Dad
- Learning Through Play
Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee
- Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee (English)
- Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee (Bengali)
- Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee (French)
- Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee (Gujarati)
- Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee (Punjabi)
- Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee (Tagalog)
- Volunteering for a Pre-school Committee (Turkish)
Baby and Toddler
A range of resources to assist baby and toddler member groups is available by clicking here.