Children and Families Information Service
The Children and Families Information Service provides free information, advice and guidance about a wide range of services, activities and entitlements for families with 0-19 year olds.
- local childcare providers including brokerage service
- free early years entitlement
- support and advice groups
- parent and toddler groups
- activities for children and young people
- services, a helpline, publications and websites
- financial help
- maternity and paternity rights and benefits
- parental rights
The enquiry line is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. When the office is closed you can leave a message on the answerphone and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
The service also provides:
- a range of information leaflets and newsletters
- audit and research statistics about provision for children in Cumbria
- a telephone helpline for existing and potential early years providers
- co-ordination for the Early Years census for Cumbria
- the Children and Families Information Service Leaflet (PDF 4.7MB)
