Staffing and Recruitment

Update August 2025: Employers are still required to support off-the-job training; however, it is no longer a fixed 20% for all apprenticeships. The required off-the-job training hours are dependent on the specific apprenticeship. For specific...

Retaining and motivating talented employees is important in any business, but is especially important in childcare at the moment. Setting goals which cascade down through all levels of the company give your staff an opportunity to have their...

It’s so important for your employees to be happy at work, for both their own well-being and as they’re directly working with children. It can be difficult to spot an unhappy member of staff when you’re managing a big team and running a busy...

In a survey of 2,226 employees conducted by professional body CIPD last year, it was found that just 39% of staff were engaged with their work and 3% were actively disengaged. As part of their research, they measured factors such as employees’...

If the childcare training you’ve provided to a member of staff is very costly or you have concerns that they’ll leave during the course of their learning (or shortly afterwards), then having this type of agreement in place can protect your...

Being a manager has its perks, but it can also be a really stressful job. If you lead a team of people, you may be wondering what more you can do to achieve the best performance from them. How you manage your team plays a hugely influential part...

Do you carry out an exit interview when a member of staff resigns? No? It may be worth your while to start. Staff retention is important for any business and unless you take the time to understand why employees are leaving, you could be missing...