Childcare and short breaks

Find information about childcare options including early years, wraparound and short breaks

In this section

Early Years and childcare

Includes entitlements, the support available and the latest childcare news

Children’s short breaks

Short breaks give disabled children and young people time away from their carers to try out new things, have fun and make new friends

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks

The DBS helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups

Wraparound childcare

Extended schools and out of school clubs supporting parents to balance work and family commitments

Finding childcare

Help to find the right childcare

Personal Budgets and Direct Payments

Money identified to pay for support for a child or young person with special educational needs and/or disability

Childcare funding arrangements

Various funding sources available to community groups in Somerset.