Salford Children's Information Project
Salford Children's Information Project is a free information and advice service, providing up-to-date information about childcare and other services for children in Salford.
Our freephone helpline - 0800 195 5565 - is open from 8.30am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, and you can email us at scip@salford.gov.uk.
- Find childcare to suit your needs with our database of registered childcare, which is updated every two weeks direct from Ofsted records.
- Get help to pay for childcare with Working Families Tax Credit and the additional childcare element.
- Access free nursery education with up to 12.5 hours of provision per week during term-time for all 3- and 4-year-olds
- Find out-of-school activities to help children pursue their interests and stay active outside school hours and during holidays
- Get specialist help when you need it, including services for children with special needs, family support and signposting to other organisations
- Start a career in work with children with information about becoming a childminder, joining a taster course, getting qualified or finding a job
Whatever you need to know about services for children and their families in Salford, call us free on 0800 195 5565 or search this site for more information.
Salford Sure Start
Salford Sure Start is a partnership of agencies working with young children and their families throughout Salford, including Salford City Council, Salford Primary Care Trust, Spurgeon's child care and NCH
Previously our work was led by two partnership boards, Salford Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (EYDCP) and the Salford Sure Start Partnership. Following a city-wide review of services for under fives led by the National Children's Bureau, it was recommended that these two bodies be replaced by a single overarching board with responsibility for all services for children under five in Salford. This new partnership is Salford Sure Start.
Since the late 1990s we have been working with public, private and voluntary organisations to develop the provision of childcare, family support, health services, information and advice, pre-school education, special needs support, training and employment, and much more. We have been helping our young children enjoy the best start in life, and ensuring families have better choice and access to high quality services.
Services involved in this work have included:
- Salford Sure Start Partnership
- Salford Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership
- Local Sure Start Programmes
- Salford Children's Information Project
- Salford Early Years Centres
- Salford Portage Service
- Salford Early Years, Play and Childcare Service
- and other family support services
Now we have come together to form Salford Sure Start, to integrate and coordinate services for young children and their families, to build on our success and to make even more of a difference for families in Salford.
If you would like to keep in touch with news about Salford Sure Start, please join our mailing list by sending an email with your name and address to salford.surestart@salford.gov.uk.
