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If you live in England and work you may be able to get free childcare for a child aged 9 months to 4 years old. Check if you're eligible and how and when to apply.
You may be able to get 30 hours of free childcare a week through the Free…
If your child is aged 9 months to 4 years old You can get 30 hours of free…
The amount of free childcare you can get through Free Childcare for…
Find out when to apply for 30 hours of free childcare. Check with your…
Use this service to apply for Free Childcare for Working Parents if you…
You’ll usually find out if you’re eligible: immediately after applying…
To keep getting Free Childcare for Working Parents you must sign in to…
Check if your council offers free early education and childcare.
Employer and employee guide to unpaid parental leave - eligibility, how much leave can be taken and notice periods, postponing leave
Eligible employees can take Unpaid Parental Leave to look after their…
Parental leave is unpaid. You’re entitled to 18 weeks’ leave for each…
Employees qualify if all of these apply: they’re named on the child’s…
Employees must give 21 days’ notice before their intended start date. If…
Leave cannot be postponed (delayed) if: the employer does not have a…
Apply for a place in a nursery school for children under 5 through your local council
Search for Ofsted inspection reports for childminders and childcare providers, schools, colleges, further education providers, children and families services
Complain about a school - complaints process, when to complain to the Department for Education, the Education Funding Agency or Ofsted.
Find a registered childminder through your local council or a registered childminding agency.
Ask your council about before and after school clubs and holiday play schemes run by a school, private or voluntary organisation
The early years foundation stage (EYFS) sets standards for the learning, development and care of children from birth to 5
How to register as a childminder or nanny: the Ofsted Childcare Register, the Early Years Register, who can register, how to apply.
Childcare for your children before and after school - after-school clubs, breakfast clubs, homework clubs, childminders
Search for Sure Start Children's Centres near to your home to find out about daycare and parenting advice
The employment status of au pairs, nannies, carers, personal assistants and other people who work in your home - how to tell if they're an employee or not, what happens with the National Minimum Wage, tax and National In…
Use form CVF1 to verify your child for the childcare service.
Find out when you'll be inspected by Ofsted, how to prepare, how you'll be inspected and how you'll be graded.
Form for childcare services that do not have to register with Ofsted because they only provide care for up to 14 days a year.
Forms and guidance for childminders and providers of childcare on non-domestic premises.
You must register on the Ofsted Childcare Register and/or the Early Years Register to set up a childminder agency in England, includes how long it takes, fees and how to apply
Model form and letter to help providers of early years education identify which children are eligible for the early years pupil premium.
You must register with your local Health and Social Care Trust (HSCT) if you want to become a childminder or provide day care services in Northern Ireland
Do not include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details.
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