Childcare

The Family, Early Years and Childcare Service offers support with:

  • help parents/carers can get towards the cost of childcare, funded childcare for children from 9 months to 4 years old, Tax-Free Childcare
  • help to find childcare, breakfast clubs, after school clubs, childminders, pre-schools, day nurseries, holiday clubs
  • working in childcare, working in a school nursery, pre-school or out of school childcare provider, becoming a childminder, setting up a childcare business
  • Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, for children aged 5 to 16 who get benefits related free school meals.

See the Livewell Southend website for more information.

Online forms - Childcare

Useful websites - childcare

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