Charles Darwin once said, ‘It’s not the strongest of the species that survives, but the one most responsive to change.’ This is likely to be true for the early years and childcare sector over the coming years. ‘Change-ability’ should perhaps be considered our most essential business skill.
In this article, I’ll examine some of the challenges impacting the sector and help you to think about how you and your early years business can better face up to them.
A COMPLEX CONTEXT
History is likely to show the past couple of years as a period of significant change for the UK. We’ve had two referendums (Brexit and Scotland), two General Elections, one change of Prime Minister (at the time of going to press!), major upheaval within all of the major political parties – and that’s just in the UK. Add to that the US election result and major turmoil around the globe and we can see how challenging the context has become.
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