Nursery World - Business Challenges: Part 4

In the final part of her series, Charlotte Goddard asks how settings should approach local authorities for vital data

Data, it has been said, is the sword of the 21st century. Information on funding, training, demographics and other crucial areas can help nursery leaders find out more about the local market and inform their management decisions.

Unfortunately, access to this vital data varies considerably. In some areas it is hard to come by, while in other localities managers can be bombarded by so much information it is difficult to focus on what is useful.

‘There are 150 different approaches to how local authorities work with providers,’ says Jonathan Broadbery, director of policy at the National Day Nurseries Association. ‘There are positive examples, but in other areas, getting information from a local authority is like getting blood out of a stone.’

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