Local authorities and early years

Services

Family Hubs - Growing Up Well: submit an expression of interest

Information on how to submit an expression of interest (EoI) to take part in the project's second round.

Early education and childcare
- Statutory guidance
- 1 January 2024
- Department for Education
30 hours free childcare: local authority and early years provider guide
- Guidance
- 20 February 2024
- Department for Education
Family Hubs and Start for Life programme: local authority guide
- Guidance
- 8 August 2022
- Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
Wraparound childcare: guidance for local authorities
- Guidance
- 27 February 2024
- Department for Education
Holiday activities and food programme
- Guidance
- 11 March 2024
- Department for Education

Childcare settings receive cash boost as funding rates increase
- 1 September 2023
- Department for Education
- Press release
Government funding boost kickstarts delivery of historic new free childcare offers
- 7 July 2023
- Department for Education and HM Treasury
- Press release
Thousands of families to benefit from local support in rollout of Family Hubs
- 9 February 2023
- Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
- Press release
Drive to reduce the cost of childcare for parents
- 4 July 2022
- Department for Education, Department for Work and Pensions, and HM Treasury
- Press release
£20m to provide more early help for vulnerable families
- 19 August 2021
- Department for Education
- Press release