Information for childcare providers

The Families Information Service is a free impartial service offering support to childcare providers. For further information, contact us.

There is a wealth of knowledge and support available on CYPSinfo for North Yorkshire childcare providers.

Funding information

Tax Free Childcare payments

Find out how you can receive Tax Free Childcare payments from your customers, as well as information about funded childcare places, at Best Start in Life on gov.uk.

Early years funding

The access Synergy provider portal is used to update your details, enter headcount funding information and sufficiency data, visit the Synergy provider portal.

For funding enquiries, contact us.

Funding information

Tax Free Childcare payments

Find out how you can register to offer Tax Free Childcare to families, as well as information about funded childcare places, at Best Start in Life on gov.uk.

Early years funding

Childcare providers can choose to register to offer government funded childcare. Providers in North Yorkshire are required to submit regular data requests, including sufficiency data, as part of their provider agreements.

Providers can access the provider portal to update provision details, enter headcount funding information and input sufficiency data, access the portal.

For funding enquiries, contact us.

Families Information Service Synergy Provider Portal

The Local Authority can provide specific Early Years Finance and Synergy Families Information Service Provider Portal Training. The training is aimed at newly registered settings or settings who have appointed new staff with no specific Synergy Families Information Service Provider Portal experience

Department for Education help for providers 

Find out more on help for early year providers.

Early years qualification checking service

Early years managers should now use Check an early years qualification digital service on gov.uk to verify whether qualifications meet the requirements for staff to child ratios in England. This free tool allows managers to check a qualification’s approval status. At the end of the process, a clear outcome is provided which can be printed for your records.

The service is tailored specifically for Early Years managers. All other users should use the Early years qualifications list to check qualifications on gov.uk, and contact Department for Education's supplier ENIC if you are unable to find the qualification on the early years qualification list.

The ‘check an early years qualification’ service is for qualifications achieved in the UK. Holders of non-UK qualifications should contact ENIC for an assessment.

If you need help using the service, contact the Department for Education.

New Providers and Expansions

If you are considering setting up as a new childcare provider in North Yorkshire and would like support, or if you are an existing childcare provider in North Yorkshire and would like advice and information on expanding your existing provision, contact us.

Recruitment and advertising early years vacancies

Registered childcare providers in North Yorkshire can access recruitment support via NYES.

Childcare Works have free resources including recruitment support.

Courses for childcare providers gives up to date information about training opportunities for North Yorkshire providers. Ensuring staff are given regular opportunities for training and career professional development helps to ensure retention in the early years workforce.

Visit Early Years Careers for further information on early years careers.

Childcare works toolkits

The childcare works toolkits provide a range of information selected by experts to help start, grow and strengthen childcare provision. As well as providing specific information about operating childcare provision, the toolkits contain general information to help businesses, childminders and charities with marketing, HR, leadership and management, partnership working and more.

Content is organised into six topics:

• business planning
• business growth
• running of your childcare provision
• leadership and management
• partnership working
• SEND and inclusive practice

Access the Wraparound toolkit

Access the Early Years toolkit