The Reality
When compliance runs you,
instead of the other way around.
You trained to lead great early years practice. The LA portals, Ofsted evidence packs and funding reconciliations were supposed to be manageable. They're not.
Headcount deadlines fall at the worst time
LA funding submissions land right in the middle of term-start chaos — when you're least able to focus on getting them right.
Ofsted could arrive any time
Evidence folders, DBS logs, safeguarding docs, risk assessments — are they all audit-ready right now, this minute?
Records scattered and inaccessible
SEN files here, parent declarations there, accident logs somewhere else. When an inspector asks, the search begins.
You spend your weekends on admin
Invoicing, parent declarations, policy reviews, DBS renewals — all on you, all eating into time that should be yours.
Funding errors cost you money
One miscalculation in an LA portal, one missed declaration — and you're chasing a reconciliation shortfall months later.
No one to cover when you're off
Compliance doesn't pause for annual leave. Without dedicated admin support, things fall through the cracks every time.
