General information for childcare providers

What's new 

• Early Start Referral form (MS Word 77KB)
• Early start menu of offer (PDF, 396KB)
• early years Children and Young People's Out of Hours Advice Line

 Key documents

• Statutory framework for the early years foundation stage - EYFS 2017 (PDF, 555KB)
• Local Authority categorisation of childcare settings (PDF, 361KB)
• Ofsted documents
• Safeguarding and welfare requirements
• SEN and Disability in the Early Years Toolkit

Parenting Journey

• What is the Cheshire East Parenting Journey?
• Parenting Journey - facebook promotional poster (PDF, 1.1MB)
• CATCH is a free health app aimed at parents and carers of children aged 0 to 5 who live in Cheshire East