News & Insight

12th November Balancing Daily Management and Long Term Success How Swift Childcare Can Help A few practical tips to ease the pressure

12th September Future-Proof Your Nursery Why Investing in Apprenticeships is Key to Long-Term Success

9th September Why a Career in Early Years Childcare is a Smart Choice for Your Child Encouraging your child to consider a career in early years childcare can be a wise choice. Here's why.

2nd September What to Do If You Didn't Get Your GCSE Grades Here's what you can do next.

25th May Guardian Guidance - Swift Childcare A guidance document to help guardians with understanding who Swift are, what we do and what their child is about to experience!

1st May National Minimum Wage Increase - April 2024 The National Minimum wage for apprentices has increased, has this change affected you? Read more about our apprenticeships and what career paths could be in store for you!

3rd November Oyin - Level 3 Early Years Educator - Case study Hear all about Oyin's experience during her Level 3 Apprenticeship with us and how this has had an impact on her childcare career journey...

31st October How Best Can Early Years Leaders Support Their Apprentices? – An Assessors Point Of View. Roxy Sachdev – Swift Apprenticeships Over the years the way that we think about and look after our students and apprentices has changed.

13th June What is End Point Assessment (EPA)? Coming to the end of your apprenticeship and unsure of what to expect at EPA stage, here’s some points you should take note of.

9th May Swift Childcare Apprenticeships: Our Success We are proud to have made such a positive impact in the Early Years sector.

4th May Feedback 🗣 Just 4 weeks into their apprenticeship and our Level 2 Birmingham learners are showing great progress! Have a read to see what they had to say about their experience with Swift so far.

6th April Maximising Your Apprentice's Potential: Proven Strategies for Ofsted Success It's important that nursery managers and owners don't forget about their apprentices in the run-up to an Ofsted inspection. Here are some things to keep in mind.

22nd March Feedback 🗣 (January - March 2023) We have had some great feedback from our learners and nurseries recently, have a read to find out what they’ve said about us!

24th February From School to the Working World A Guide for School Leavers, First-Time Job Seekers, and Teenagers

13th February A day in the life of Swift Childcare apprentices Click here to read our Level 2 apprentices describe a typical day in their lives.

31st January Boost the Quality of Early Years Care and Education: Insights from the Ofsted Annual Report It's that time of the year...The annual Ofsted report on Education and Children's Services has released. Here's some key takeaways from this years report.

24th January How to access the Government gateway for Early Years funding Get Ahead of the Game: A Guide for Nursery Managers and Owners on the Upcoming Changes to Accessing Apprenticeships and Funding via GOV.UK One Login

23rd November Feedback from Tender Years Nursery Lisa from Tender Years Nursery sent us with some wonderful comments regarding two of our learners who work with them. Click here to learn more.

14th October 6 Updates to Apprenticeships Employers Should Know! Wondering what has changed in the August update to apprenticeship funding? Unsure about how the changes affect you? We're here to help.

25th August Feedback 🗣 We are only as good as what our learners say!

25th August What to do if you don't get your GCSE grades The GCSE results are out, and you've probably got a few questions. If you don't get the grades you want, here's what to do next.

18th August The 10 Advantages of Childcare Apprenticeships Over Further Education There are many advantages of opting for a childcare apprenticeship over further education, this blog explores these advantages in more detail.

8th August Why other nurseries hire better apprentices! What can you do to find a great apprentice? Hear from our Key Development Principal on how an apprentice can benefit your setting.

18th July Can we solve the Nursery Staff crisis? The nursery staff crisis is one that has been brewing for years. What are the causes and how can we solve them?

16th June Sumaya - Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprentice - Case Study We have had incredible success with a learner who was referred to us by their careers manager at Sixth Form read more about Sumaya's experience with us here.

16th June Keyleigh - Level 2 & 3 Childcare Apprentice - Case Study We had a catch-up with one of our past apprentices who had a great journey with us. We spoke about how she found her apprenticeship and used it as a stepping stone to progress in her career.

16th June Mohammad - Careers Manager - Case Study We have had incredible success with a careers manager at a Sixth Form who has referred their student to us. Read more about Mohammad's experience with us here.

30th May Feedback from a learner 🗣 One of our apprentices provided us with some amazing feedback on her journey with Swift so far.

30th May Elisha Level 2 Learner - Success Story 🎉 Well done to one of our Swifters for achieving their Level 2 Early Years Practitioner qualification

30th May Updates loading... Swift Childcare are rapidly expanding, read more to find out exclusive information on our upcoming updates.

30th May Mental Health in the Early Years sector Staff mental health and wellbeing in the Early Years sector remains a significant concern. We are here to deliver a good quality of care and education to support our apprentices.

30th May Millie's Mark and Swift Childcare Learn a bit more about what Millie's Mark is and their influence as well as some great news for Swift.

30th May Recruitment and Retention in Early Years These statistics highlight the importance of the work we do through our childcare apprenticeships by recruiting and upskilling your staff.

14th February Meeting our Employers - National Apprenticeship Week 2022 Our team visited 3 of our nurseries down in London on Friday the 11th of February 2022. Here's my experience as a Digital Marketing Apprentice!

16th January Emma from Little Ripley and Jack from The Nest - Level 3 Early Years Practitioner Let's have a look at what some of our Level 3's feel about the support that Swift offer