Early Years and Children's Centres

Children's Centres

Visit the parent zone for information about Children's Centres in York. Where they are, what they do and how you can get involved.

Recruitment

Access support with recruiting staff including finding candidates and advertising your vacancies for free.

Early Years Foundation Stage

Access support and information relating to the Early Years Foundation Stage. 

Support for Early Years Settings

Early Years Settings can access a range of support, including a team of Extended Schools Remodelling Consultants.

Childcare Sufficiency

Find out how a range of teams and agencies work to ensure that childcare in York matches the needs of local families.

Play

Find out about funding opportunities for play, the city’s strategy for play (Taking Play Forward) and much more.

Graduate Leader Fund

The Graduate Leader Fund is for PVI settings to support the development of Early Years Professional Status and settings access qualifications.

Inclusion

Download resources and information that will support your setting to be more inclusive.

Setting up Childcare Provision

If you are thinking about setting up any childcare provision in the City of York area then there are lots of things to take into account.

Working with...

Common Assessment Framework, Children and Young People's Plan, Parenting... and much more. Find out about York's local strategies.

Capital Funding

Capital funding is being made available to early years provision.

Childcare Sustainability Grant

City of York Council Early Years and Childcare Service has been allocated a potential fund for financial year 2010-11.

This is intended to meet short-term sustainabilty needs of eligible childcare providers.

Nursery Education Funding

York is currently a pathfinder for delivering extended and flexible Early Education funding for 3 and 4 year olds and also for 2 year olds.