Early Years and Childcare
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Useful Services
- Family Information Service Directory Tel: 0151 511 7375, email Haltonfis@halton.gov.uk
- Health Visiting Service offers community based support for families
- Halton Children’s Centres local community so you don’t have to travel far
Useful Resources
Pre-Schools
The following Pre-schools have submitted their SEND Information Report:
- Early Years at The Brow Pre-school Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2022-23
- Halebank Pre-school Playgroup Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2022-23
- Halton Lodge and Grange Pre-School Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- JJ’S Early Explorers Childcare PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Our Lady’s First Steps Pre-School Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Sandymoor Pre-School Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- S4YC @ St Marys Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2022-23
- St John’s Pre-school Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Tiny Steps Pre-School SEND Information Report 2022-23
- Vicarage Lodge Preschool Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Weston Point Pre-School Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2022-23
Nursery Schools
- Birchfield Nursery School and SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Ditton Nursery School and Ditton Nursery SEND Information Report 2023-24
- The Grange – Nursery School (All Through School) and SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Warrington Road Nursery School and Warrington Rd Nursery SEND Information Report 2023-24
Day Nurseries
The following Day Nurseries have submitted their SEND Information Report:
- Beechwood Nursery and Preschool Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2024-25
- Brookvale Nursery Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2022-23
- Daisy Maisies Appleton Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Ditton-Early-Years-Centre-Childcare-PVI-SEND-Information-Report-2022-2023
- Kids Planet Widnes Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2022-23
- Palacefields Daycare Centre Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Play Away Day Nursery Langdale Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- The Park Day Nursery Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2023-24
- Upton Day Nursery Childcare-PVI SEND Information Report 2022-23
Childminders
The following childminders have submitted their SEND Information Report:
- Corinne Cunningham SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
- Debbie Clarke SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
- Elizabeth Melia SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
- Karen Lupton SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
- Karen Richardson SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
- Maria Denson SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
- Michaela Beuken SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
- Stephanie Frost SEND Childcare Information Report 2023-24
Out of School Clubs (OSC)
The following Out of School Clubs have submitted their SEND Information Report:
Disability Access Fund (DAF) Early Years
The Disability Access Fund (DAF) is for early years childcare providers to support children with disabilities or special educational needs, from 1 April 2024 the amount is £910.
DAF is to support access to early years childcare provision by supporting providers in making reasonable adjustments to their settings and/or help build inclusive capacity (this may be for the child in question or to benefit children as a whole attending the setting).
Detailed information about the DAF eligibility criteria, entitlement, documentary evidence required, procedure, payment and application process can be found in the:
- UPDATED Disability Access Fund Early Years Policy
- DAF Procedure-Flowchart
- DAF Declaration Form
- Completed by the parent/carer with legal responsibility
- Submitted for payment by the provider