A new DfE funded programme to help to improve the business skills of early years and childcare providers, this project will bring together good practice resources and information on business management in an online hub as well as offer a series of free training events and seminars.

This programme aims to work with the voluntary and community sector to help increase their management of children centres or delivery of children centre services in several pilot areas throughout England.

The purpose of the project is to train key practitioners working in 620 Sure Start Children’s Centres and Day Nurseries to recognise and respond effectively to support families experiencing relationship difficulties and separation. This will increase the number of children who benefit from strong parental relationships and effective parenting arrangements following separation.

We will encourage families to function better by strengthening providers to support parents through the transition to parenthood, and following separation/divorce. We will do this by making two complementary evidence-based interventions available to local parents; training parenting practitioners to be more father-inclusive; and offering local authorities an e-learning package.

The RAF Benevolent Fund has commissioned national charity 4Children to deliver trained Airplay youth workers on RAF stations, working in partnership with RAF Community Development staff to provide a programme of safe and stimulating activities for young people on stations.

The Make Space for Health programme is part of the Nestle Healthy Kids Programme offering opportunities for young people to explore issues such as diet, importance of exercise and individual wellbeing or self esteem.