For providers
This page is for anyone working with children and families, including childcare providers, people working in an education setting, or those who would like to become a childminder or set up a daycare setting.
Information for childminders and daycare providers
- How to become a childminder
- Information and support for childminders - Information and support for you as a childminder to help in your day to day practice and in preparing for your Ofsted inspections.
- Information and support for daycare providers - Information and support for you as a daycare provider to help you with your role.
- 30 hours free childcare entitlement – information to help you prepare - This page will help childcare providers, including schools, plan for the increase in entitlement from September 2017.
- Funding arrangements for eligible 2, 3 and 4 year olds - Find out about funding arrangements for Free Play and Learn for two year olds, and Early Education entitlement for three and four year olds.
- If you are provider of funded places we are asking that you note the number of children not accessing a place within your area and contact your local Children’s Centre to discuss possible partnership working with a view to maximising the take-up of places. View the latest ‘Take-up’ figures for Free Play and Learn for 2 Year Olds by Children's Centre Cluster Area and Children's Centres
Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) information and training for providers
- SEND Toolkit and documents - Useful documents and referral forms that you can use when supporting children and young people aged 0-25 with SEND.
- Understanding SEND training - As part of the SEND Reforms Programme, education colleagues delivered a rolling programme of free training sessions called Understanding SEND.
- SEND e-learning courses - A free e-learning course is available to help you understand what the reforms are, how we are implementing them, and about the Local Offer.
Stronger Families
Stronger Families is a way of working with County Durham families who'd like support with any problems or difficulties they may be having.
Updating your details on this website
- For information on how to update your organisation's details on our website, please refer to our guide: Updating your information on the Families Information Service (FIS)/Local Offer website (PDF).
- Registering on our website as a personal assistant (PA)
