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Childcare and early education information

June 2009
cfis@kirklees.gov.uk

 Information for parents and carers
What types of childcare are available?
Description of different types of childcare & early education and what they can offer.		 Children & Families Information Service
General information about the Children & Families Information Service and what it can do to help you
Choosing childcare and early education
Information, help and advice when choosing childcare and early education for your child.		 Special Educational Needs
Information regarding SEN in childcare and early education. Where to find information and how to obtain a guide for parents.
Online request for childcare
Fill in a form to make an online request for childcare.		 Childcarelink (external site)
Search this national site to find available childcare in your area.
Free early learning and care places
What is Nursery Education Funding and your entitlement 		Receiving quality day-care
Information from Kirklees Early Years about Quality Assurance; how to make sure that your childcare provider is providing quality day-care.
Funding guide for parents
This information tells you about the different types of help which may be available to support you with your childcare costs.

Children's Centres
A list of the Children's Centres and their contact details in Kirklees.
Providers of childcare and early education
FREE book loan for Childcare Providers
First Books is administered by Kirklees Culture & Leisure Services and provides a FREE book and topic box loan service to all Early Years & registered Childcare providers in Kirklees.		 Business team
The business team can help with general business support and advice.
Grants for childcare providers
Kirklees Early Years Service has a number of grants to support start up, quality and sustainability of childcare settings.		 Information about opening your own setting
Information and national standards required to open your own setting.
Kirklees Quality Award
The Kirklees Quality Award is a Quality Assurance programme that is designed to support settings to reach Quality Assured Status.		 Nursery Education Funding (NEF)
Information and guidance for registered nursery education funded providers.
Update your childcare vacancies
An online form for childminders and daycare providers to update their childcare vacancies.		 Guidance for delivering of Free Flexible Entitlement
Information, advice and guidance for providers working towards delivery of Free Flexible Entitlement.
Employment and training opportunities in childcare
Like to work in childcare?
Find out about becoming a childminder and training available to work in a childcare setting.		 Becoming a childminder
Information and requirements for becoming a childminder.
Vacancies in childcare & early education settings (PDF)
Information on latest job vacancies in childcare settings throughout Kirklees.		 Equal 2 Project
Positive role models. Men into childcare.
The Graduate Leader Fund
Information and guidance about the Graduate Leader Fund.		  
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