Childcare
Find childcare advice, such as child minders, pre school and nursery information below.
Find Childcare near you using an interactive map from Southampton’s Childrens Information Service - a free service provided by Southampton City Council.
Advice on choosing a childminder You should contact childminders well in advance of starting the placement and you are strongly advised to visit all childminders available to you before you decide.
Advice on choosing a pre-school this page is intended to do, by providing tips and pointers to aid you in your decision-making.
Advice on choosing a nursery this page is intended to do, by providing tips and pointers to aid you in your decision-making.
Advice on choosing a breakfast club, after school club or holiday scheme School aged children need safe care before and after school and in the holidays right through primary education and often into the first couple of years of secondary education CIS offer helpful advice.
Investors in Children - Quality Assurance Schemes Government initiative Quality Assurance schemes are training programmes designed to encourage childcare providers and early educators to think carefully about what they do and why they do it.
Ofsted takes responsibility for the inspection of education in all schools in England including childcare