Overview
This section hosts information and support for childcare providers of all kinds. If you would like to suggest any additional content to these pages, please let us know at childcareplanning@sheffield.gov.uk
If you are a parent looking for childcare information, please go to the Parent Page.
What you’ll find in this section:
Professional Support
Provides information about the different early years teams who can provide support to early years settings
Funded Early Learning (FEL) and the Code of Practice
Here you will find the Code of Practice and information about how to become a FEL provider.
Most of the funding documents you need as a FEL provider are available on the SCC website: Funded Early Learning information for providers | Sheffield City Council .These Sheffield Directory provider pages have been set up to host non-funding information that you may find useful.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding Information including how to report a Safeguarding concern, Training available and a link to the Safeguarding Sheffield Children Website
Setting up as a childcare and education provider
Everything you need to know about becoming a childminder or setting up as a nursery/day care childcare and education provision.
Ofsted Regulation and Statutory Early Years Foundation Stage Information and links to Ofsted registration and tools to support you in delivering and meeting the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) and Ofsted requirements.
Health and Welfare Issues
Information about health related issues from vitamins to vaccinations, Startwell Sheffield, Sheffield Healthy Early Years, oral health and more
Childcare Sufficiency Assessment
Sheffield’s Childcare Sufficiency assessment and Locality Area Profiles to download
Wraparound Childcare
Information on the wraparound care expansion for parents of primary school children