Guidance

Wraparound childcare guidance for schools

Explains the role of schools and academy trusts in supporting parents to access wraparound childcare.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 8 February 2024
• Last updated: 27 February 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Wraparound childcare: guidance for schools and trusts in England

PDF, 372 KB, 44 pages

Responding to requests for wraparound childcare

HTML

Details

This guidance is for:

• school and trust leaders educating primary-school-aged children
• operational wraparound leads in schools
• governing boards in maintained schools, academies, trusts and free schools

It provides guidance to help schools:

• offer new or expanded wraparound childcare, with support from the national wraparound childcare programme
• respond to requests from parents and childcare providers about wraparound and holiday childcare

Published 8 February 2024
Last updated 27 February 2024 + show all updates

1. 27 February 2024

   Added guidance on 'Responding to requests for wraparound childcare'. Updated 'Wraparound childcare: guidance for schools and trusts in England' to include links to this guidance.

2. 8 February 2024

   First published.