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There are so many choices when it comes to child care. Our pages will help you know the questions to ask, where to look and what to expect.

Childcare: Ensuring Good Quality, Good Care, Good Value
Childcare: Ensuring Good Quality, Good Care, Good Value

Here are some guidelines about what childcare is available and where you can look for it. Get some pointers about how to ensure you get good quality, reliable care for your children

Childcare: Ensuring Good Quality, Good Care, Good Value

Help with Childcare Costs
Help with Childcare Costs

Childminders are self-employed so there is no set national rate they have to charge. Usually a childminder will provide a contract for you to sign to pay them for an agreed number of hours

Help with Childcare Costs

Types of Childcare Available
Types of Childcare available

There are many kinds of child care available. Which would best suit your family? Day Nurseries There are three different types of Nursery and they provide care for children aged up to 5yrs.

Types of Childcare Available

Can I Trust my Childcare?
Can I Trust my Childcare?

Trusting child carers with your child may be an issue for some parents especially if you have never used childcare before.

Can I Trust my Childcare?

Work and Childcare
Work and Childcare

It is likely that when you start work you will need some form of childcare. What type will depends on the age and the needs of your children.

Work and Childcare

Why use a child minder?
Why use a child minder?

It hardly feels like you’ve become a parent, and now you have to go off to work! But it’s not all bad news.

Why use a child minder?

Choosing a Childcare setting
Choosing a Childcare setting

It’s always a good idea to visit several childcare providers before making a decision about who will be providing care for your child and equally important to prepare some questions for your visit.

Choosing a Childcare setting

Where to look for Local Childcare
Where to look for Local Childcare

Your local Family Information Service (FIS) is the best place to find out about registered childcare in your area. There is a FIS in each local authority area

Where to look for Local Childcare

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