Childcare
Understand your childcare options, search for childcare and find ways to reduce your childcare bill.
York's Local Offer (special educational needs and disability)
York's local offer helps parents and young people to see what disability services are available in their area and how to access them.
Family support and parenting
Information on support for your family, parenting courses available in York and useful contacts.
Health
Information on being healthy, including key information for parents and carers, the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and breastfeeding.
Family Information Service
Award winning Family Information Service is a free and impartial information service for mums, dads and carers of children and young people aged 0-19 (or up to 25 for disabled children).
Jobs, training, money and finance
Working with children in York offers a huge range of exciting and challenging opportunities for people who are passionate about making a difference.
Schools
Parents and carers often have lots of questions about schools and colleges, for example how to apply for a place, home to school transport, school meals, uniforms and more. This section has lots of useful information to answer your questions.
New to the UK
If you're planning to bring your children from overseas to live in York, we've put together some information about schools, childcare for children age 0-5 and opportunities for young adults over 16 years old.
Shine
Looking for something to do in the holidays? Sports, events, play, parks, arts... it's all in Shine!
Bullying
Bullying can happen to anyone at any age. Bullying is when someone deliberately hurts you and usually happens over time.
Ask anything!
Do you ever have times when you have got a question and you don't know where to go? You can ask us at York Family Information Service! Use the form below and we will try to answer your question.
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York Family Information Service
West Offices
York Y01 6GA
Tel: 01904 554444