Childcare and short breaks

Find information about childcare options including early years, wraparound and short breaks

In this section

Early Years and childcare

Includes entitlements, the support available and the latest childcare news

Children’s short breaks

Short breaks give disabled children and young people time away from their carers to try out new things, have fun and make new friends

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups

Finding childcare

Help to find the right childcare

Wraparound childcare

Information for families on childcare before and after school, and during school holidays

Short breaks for carers

Short breaks give carers, and the people they care for, the opportunity to have a break and to 'recharge their batteries'