LINKS
Click to check eligibility for 2 year old childcare
Could your 2 year old be eligible for free childcare? Complete Lancashire County Council’s easy online checker to find out
Change4Life
Click to Change4Life
Make a change today with Change4Life! Discover sugar swaps, healthy recipes, nutritional advice, and top tips and activities to help your kids stay healthy.
Lancashire County Council – 30 Hour Funded Childcare
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All parents of 3 and 4 year olds are entitled to 15 hours universal funded childcare. Eligible working families can get an additional 15 hours if they meet the prescribed eligibility criteria. This makes a total of 30 hours funded childcare per week (up to a maximum of 1140 hours per year).
Help Paying for Childcare, Tax Credits, 30 Hours & Tax Free Childcare
www.childcarechoices.gov.uk.
Help paying for childcare, including information on tax credits, childcare vouchers, help while you study and free entitlement. You can also apply for 30 hours free entitlement and tax free childcare through this site.
Coronavirus/Covid 19
We are working hard to ensure we stay “covid safe”. Ask in nursery for details.
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Latest advice from Lancashire County Council
BBCi Parenting
www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/
BBCi Parenting website offers practical solutions to help with the challenges of everyday parenting – great features, expert advice, and tips and support from other mums and dads.
StepChange
Click for free debt advice
StepChange is a registered charity offering free, confidential advice and support to anyone who is worried about debt. The advice provided by StepChange is tailored to your individual circumstances and will offer personal solutions based upon the information you provide.
Domestic Abuse
Children’s Links
www.childrenslinks.org.uk
A national children’s charity committed to improving the quality of children’s, young people’s and families’ life experiences throughout the UK.
Family Information Service – Lancashire
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Contact for impartial advice and guidance on a full range of childcare services, resources and issues.
- Phone: 0300 123 6712
Phone lines available Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. An answer service is available at all other times. - Email: lancsfis@lancashire.gov.uk