On Thursday 1st December we held another brilliant session from our
'Make it Your Business' series, this time based on childcare – from independent
childminder to nursery care. It was a perfect morning for anyone interested in
childcare, whether considering a career change or currently studying 'Early Years’.
As is our custom, refreshments started the day with pastry delicacies to get us
motivated for the morning.
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| Our guest speakers Saeeda & Sarah with Sabah from The WO |
The event began with a brief introduction from Jo Austin, marketing and
engagement coordinator, about The Women’s Organisation, the free services we
provide to start-ups through the Enterprise Hub programme (part funded by
European Regional Development Fund) and the support you can expect from us.
We were very lucky to have hosted Saeeda Aslam from 'Happy Children
Nursery' and Sarah Higginson from ‘Liverpool City Council’, both experts in the
field. First up Saeeda gave a brief introduction to the unique nursery she
helped set up in L15. She shared her experiences, highlighting the challenges
including managing turnover of staff and rewards of setting up a childcare
business. Saeeda told us that childcare is a demanding yet a rewarding field as
long as you are truly passionate.
Following this Sarah educated our attendees on the qualifications
required and the legal aspects of setting up a childcare business. She also
offered top tips of how to succeed in obtaining a registration from OFSTED. Reflecting
on her own experience of running a nursery and then retraining in business to
offer advice, Sarah advised that a good mix of knowing what you are doing in
terms of childcare and building your business skills is a good mix if you are
looking to go self-employed in this field.
Along with this, we held a question and answer session. This was a great
opportunity for attendees to ask questions from our experts and find out a bit
more. Thank you very much to both, our attendees really valued the tips you
gave them!
After a quick break to grab another pastry, Sabah Shams, from the
engagement team delivered the rest of the session. This included: a quick tour
of the qualifications required to set up a business may that be childminding or
nursery or after school club. Further, covering the legislation, insurance
cover – basically everything you need to know! The most important message Sabah
gave to our attendees was the significance of business planning and market
research – as these really do determine the success of your business.
We had fantastic feedback and attendees thoroughly enjoyed the day.
Below are some of the fabulous feedback we received:
·
“Question
answer sessions were really beneficial, really enjoyed the relaxed and informal
session which was delivered in a professional friendly way. I have learnt
really useful tips.”
·
“A
really helpful session, coming away with more confidence and insight to setting
up my own business.”
·
“So
happy I attended this session today, made me think about lots of aspects of
running a business.”
Do not worry if
you missed out, we will be holding many other events next year – so be sure to
keep an eye out!
An in the
meantime if you would like to speak to one of our business advisers to look
closely at your business idea on a one to one basis then contact The Women’s
Organisation on 0151 706 8111 or drop a line to hello@thewo.org.uk
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