Are you looking for childcare?
You can search for childcare using the quick search at the top of this page. Alternatively, ifyou would like to find out information on other childcare options or you need more help, please contact the Families Information Service Hartlepool (FISH) on 01429 284284 or email fis@hartlepool.gov.uk.
When looking for childcare in Hartlepool we recommend that you read the following helpful information. Please click on the links below to open up pdf's:
- Childcare Checklist - Childminder & Day Nursery
- Childcare Checklist - Out of School & Holiday Care
- About the Families Information Service Hartlepool
- Help towards the cost of childcare
- Help towards bringing up children
- Ofsted information for parents/carers using childcare
- Ofsted information - What to do if you have concerns about a childcare provider
- Comments, complaints and compliments
- Why choose formal childcare?
- Childcare vouchers
Hartlepool Quest for Quality
Being part of the Hartlepool Quest for Quality means that Registered Childminders in Hartlepool have made a commitment to improving the quality in their setting.
Hartlepool Quest for Quality ensures that:
- The good practice, hard work, knowledge and skills of local Childminders is acknowledged and celebrated
- Childminders feel valued and have confidence in their own skills, knowledge and abilities
- Parents can use it as a guide in their quest to choose the best setting for their child
- Childminder's are committed to delivering quality play, learning and development opportunities for the children they care for.