If you're looking for information about the wide range of early years education and childcare provision, but you don't know where to start, Cumbria Children's Information Service should be your first port of call.
Cumbria County Council's Children's Information Service holds details about a wide range of provision for children and families in Cumbria.
Looking for Childcare?
We can tell you about registered childcare providers in your local area and we know who has current vacancies.
Looking for a nursery education place?
We have details of every provider in Cumbria who offers free part-time nursery education to children from the term after they turn three years old.
Give us a call: 08457 125 737
The Line is Open from 09:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday. All calls are charged at local rate from anywhere in Cumbria. An answerphone is available when the office is closed.
Or you can send an email to us:
Are you looking for childcare? Click on the link below to find childcare in your area:
Please use the link just below for information about Childcare Sufficiency:
Take a look at the parents newsletter for information about what's going on locally and nationally. (Updated every 6 months):
| New Parent Newsletter July 2008 Issue 16 |
| Main Pages (PDF, 2.4Mb) |
| Allerdale Pages (PDF, 586Kb) |
| Carlisle Pages (PDF, 317Kb) |
| Copeland-Barrow Pages (PDF, 380Kb) |
| Eden Pages (PDF, 446Kb) |
| South Lakes Pages (PDF, 311Kb) |
| Previous Parent Newsletter December 2007 Issue 15 |
| Main Pages (PDF, 5.4Mb) |
| Allerdale Copeland Barrow Pages (PDF, 477Kb) |
| Carlisle Pages (PDF, 445Kb) |
| Eden South Lakes Pages (PDF, 905Kb) |
The Children's Services Provider Newsletter provides information on national and local issues and brings together all childcare sectors sharing information and good practice:
Moving On? This is a newsletter aimed to help children moving from primary to secondary school: