Childcare

Trying to decide which type of childcare would best suit your and your child's needs? Or maybe you would like to know what you are entitled to, to help towards the costs.

If so, look no further. On this section you can find out about the types of childcare and help towards the cost of paying for it.

• Choosing childcare
  The Family Information Service can provide information on the types of childcare and help towards the cost of paying for it.

• Fostering
  Foster carers look after most of our children in care in West Sussex. They make an incredible difference to children's lives and we've included some real life stories of people who foster to give you an idea of what they do.

• Healthy lunchboxes for under 5s
  A healthy balanced diet is important for growing children and provides the foundation for good health in adult life.

• Paying for childcare
  Many families are entitled to some form of financial help towards childcare, but far too few take advantage of this. This is often because they don't know what's on offer, or because they don't realise they are eligible to claim. Find out more about the types of help available here.

• Search for childcare
  We offer free, impartial, up-to-date information on activities, services and childcare in West Sussex. Run a search on another website to find information about childcare. If you then want to return to our site, just use your 'back' arrow.

• Types of childcare
  There are lots of different types of childcare, early education or pre-school services, and there will be differences between individual childminders, nurseries, nursery classes or out of school clubs. Sometimes, a mix of childcare types is needed to meet your family's needs.