Childcare and early years information

Here you will find information on:

Children First event 2008

Children First is a free event all about services for children and families in Kensington and Chelsea. This years' event was held on Saturday 5 July.

Financial help with childcare costs

Nursery Education Grant (NEG) for three and four year olds
Download and print the Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit [PDF file] (file size 45Kb)
Download and print the Financial help for you and your family [PDF file] (file size 283Kb)

Children's Information Service leaflets

Services provided by the Children's Information Service [PDF file] (file size 241Kb)
Choosing a childminder
The Childcare Affordability Programme (the deadline for this has now been extended to March 2009) [PDF file] (file size 609Kb)
Affordable childcare for children with special educational needs and disabilities [PDF file] (file size 380Kb)

Careers in early years and childcare

go to weekly list of childcare job vacancies
training for parents: Early Years – a guide to free training for parents in the borough [PDF file] (warning: large file size 1.5Mb)

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