Families
Information Direct provide information for the Childcarelink
website.
This is a national website set up as part of the Sure Start agenda
to provide information and guidance to parents and others who have
an interest in childcare; children's activities and family
support.
Not all childcare providers give consent for their details to be
included on the internet and therefore you may also want to contact
Families Information Direct for full printed lists that can be
sent to you by post (or in some cases by e mail).
The website contains the following information:
Childcare Search - follow the map links to
Redbridge and define the areas of the borough where you are looking
for childcare and the details that you want;
- childminder
- day nursery
- pre-school
- out of school care
- parent and toddler groups
Local Information - there are sections on:
- activities for children
- job vacancies in childcare
- family support information including parenting groups
- information for families who are caring for a child/young
person with a disability or special need
- young parents
Looking for Childcare - a booklet
about choosing childcare and paying for childcare.
This booklet can be downloaded from the site and is
available in a range of community languages:
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Cantonese
- Greek
- Gujerati
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- Turkish
- Urdu
- Vietnamese
