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  1. Childcare Contracts and Complaints

    Your contract with your childcare provider Before your child starts at a childcare setting you will need to sign a contract with your chosen childcare provider e.g. childminder, pre-school day nursery etc. Signing a contract with a childcare provider is a legally binding document, which…
  2. Childcare Costs

    If you're returning to work, you'll need to think about the various factors affecting how much you can afford to pay for childcare, and what funding options are available. Visit www.childcarechoices.gov.uk for information on help available for childcare costs.  Next review date May 2024
  3. Childcare Providers

    Find out about the diffrent types of childcare providers in the Reading area. We are the only official organisation that holds Ofsted registered childcare provider information in Reading (e.g. childminders, day nurseries, pre-schools, after school clubs, breakfast clubs, holiday clubs, creches), which is updated daily…
  4. Childminders

    Childminders provide childcare in their own homes, and are OFSTED Registered, to find out more, please see below.   Next review date June 2024
  5. Children's Action Teams (CATs)

    Children’s Action Teams (CATs) in Reading are local teams providing help, guidance and support, working together with families and communities to create and achieve positive change for Reading’s children and young people. CATs work closely with schools and other services to provide family-centred support that…
  6. Children's Centres

    Here at Brighter Futures for Children your local Children Centre teams are working hard to provide families across Reading with access to learning rich sessions that are of an outstanding quality. Visit Brighter Futures for Children (BFfC) ~ Reading Children's Centres  for up to date…
  7. Choose a Childcare Career

    Did you know.... From September 2025 many working parents will be able to access funded childcare for their child, from nine months old up to school age.The roll out will start from April 2024 and the demand for funded spaces will increase in Reading. Now…
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