{"id":65310,"date":"2014-09-02T13:04:50","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T12:04:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/educationandchildren\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2025-09-16T12:58:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T11:58:25","slug":"early-years-and-childcare","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/","title":{"rendered":"Early years and childcare information"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image has_mobile_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-68c950d91f303\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-68c950d91f36f\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-6 large-7 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Early years and childcare information<\/h1><\/header><p>Information and advice to help you find childcare, nursery, pre-school and other services in Devon, and about the support available to help parents and carers pay for childcare. Support is also available if you are struggling to find childcare.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"banner-content-buttons\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.findchildcareindevon.co.uk\/\" class=\"button\" aria-label=\"Find childcare in Devon\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\" rel=\"noopener\">Find childcare in Devon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/\" class=\"button secondary\" aria-label=\"Help with paying for childcare\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">Help with paying for childcare<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-68c950d91f3b8\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix show-border\" id=\"block_acf-block-68c950d920f21\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Early years funding and help with childcare costs<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/devon-family-information-directory\/\">Family Information Service<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Information and advice on finding and choosing appropriate childcare.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/help-with-paying-for-childcare\/\">Help with paying for childcare<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>The range of support available to help with childcare costs.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/wraparound-childcare\/\">Wraparound childcare<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Childcare provided before and after the conventional school day. It can also describe childcare in school holidays.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-4\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.childcarechoices.gov.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Start in Life<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>For more information on the help available for childcare funding please visit the Best Start in Life website (previously known as Childcare Choices).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-5\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/early-years-and-childcare\/childcare-brokerage\/\">Get help to find childcare<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>If you are struggling to find the childcare you need we may be able to help.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-68c950d920f9d\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-signposting clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-68c950d920ffe\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-padding-x align-center\"><div class=\"small-12 medium-10 large-6 cell border-middle-start border-middle\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-center\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-2\"><h2 class=\"text-normal\">Information for providers<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-intro small-order-3 text-normal\"><p>Information and support for early years and childcare providers.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"content-button small-order-4\"><span data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; });\">For providers<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"content-image-outer small-order-1\"><div class=\"content-image-inner\"><\/div><figure class=\"content-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/early-years-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Little girl and boy preschoolers playing with teacher.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/early-years-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/early-years-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/early-years-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2024\/06\/early-years.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"small-12 medium-10 large-6 cell border-middle-end\"><div class=\"content-inner\"><div class=\"content-details text-center\"><header class=\"content-heading small-order-2\"><h2 class=\"text-normal\">Working in childcare<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"content-intro small-order-3 text-normal\"><p>Information and advice on working in or setting up childcare.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"content-button small-order-4\"><span data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-delay=\"50\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/ey-careers\/\" class=\"button\" onclick=\"dataLayer.push({ &#039;buttonEvent&#039;: &#039;Information page&#039; 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