Childcare providers' support
Introduction
Calderdale Council has a team of professionals available to support childcare providers to deliver the government’s childcare strategy.
Our responsibilities fall under four main areas - to manage the local childcare market, to fund the free nursery education entitlement for three and four year-olds, to develop the childcare workforce and to support all childcare providers to develop quality practices.
- Information to support childcare providers
Free advice and support on all areas of a setting’s work. - Funding and financial help
Information on the funding / grants available to childcare providers and how to advertise your service for free with the FIS. - Children's centres
Ideas on how to work with your local Children's Centre. - Training and development
Access the Childcare Learning and Development Programme, information on forthcoming network and cluster meetings, guidance on qualification information and audit tool. - Quality assurance scheme
Information about the Steps to Quality scheme, which is open to all childcare providers and aims to build a common vision of quality across Calderdale.
For initial support or advice contact:
- Email:
- fis@calderdale.gov.uk
- Telephone:
- 01422 253053
- In writing:
- Calderdale Families’ Information Service (FIS)
Northgate House
Halifax HX1 1UN.
