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Childcare options across Sheffield for children or young people with SEND. Narrow your search for childcare using the search options above or the filters on the right. Within the Childcare providers category, there are listings for Childminders, Nannies and Au Pairs, Nurseries, After-school clubs, Breakfast…
Childcare funding for children with SEND
Free early learning For two-year-olds: Two-year-olds qualify for 570 hours of free childcare per year if they receive Disability Living Allowance (DLA) or have an Education Health and Care (EHC) plan. Some two-year-olds may also qualify if your family claims certain state benefits, for example Income…
Darnall Family Centre
For information about what is happening in Darnall Family Centre and Wybourne Link site in the week take a look at the attached What’s On Guide in the downloads section or click on the tab at the left hand side of this page. Where to…
Direct payments for childcare
The Special Needs Inclusion Playcare Service (SNIPS) can provide you the option of receiving a direct payment if you would prefer to employ a Personal Assistant (PA) to meet your childcare needs. However, please note that there is no legal requirement for SNIPS to provide…
Disability Access Fund Information
From April 2017 the government introduced a funding measure for Early Year’s providers, the Disability Access Fund (DAF); this is to support children with Special Educational Needs or Disability (SEND). DAF helps children access an Early Years place by supporting providers to make reasonable adjustments or increasing the number of…
Early Days Family Centre
For information about what is happening in Early Days Family Centre and its link sites in the week take a look at the attached what’s on guide in the downloads section or click on the tab at the left hand side of this page. Where…
Family Centres
Sheffield has 7 Family centres (formerly known as Children’s Centres) and together with their outreach sites they cover all areas of the city and provide advice, support activities and services for families with children under-5 as well as maternity care and support for expectant parents.…
Family Centres (Local Offer)
Sheffield has 7 Family centres (formerly known as Children’s Centres) and together with their outreach sites they cover all areas of the city and provide advice, support activities and services for families with children under-5 as well as maternity care and support for expectant parents.…
First Start Family Centre
For information about what is happening in First Start Family Centre and its link sites in the week take a look at the attached what’s on guide in the downloads section or click on the tab at the left hand side of this page. Where…
Funded Early Learning
Government funded childcare is available for all 3 and 4 year olds, and eligible 2 year olds. All eligible children are entitled to at least 570 hours of funded childcare each year. In Sheffield we call this Funded Early Learning or FEL. FEL helps children…