Childcare Brokerage Service for parents requiring bespoke childcare

Helping parents and carers to find either bespoke childcare or childcare for a child or young person with Special Educational Need or Disability ( Special Educational Needs and Disability )

The childcare brokerage offer is aimed at the following groups but we are happy to support you if you are struggling to find suitable childcare provision.

• 2 year olds who are eligible for the free early education entitlement
• Have a child with special educational needs and/or who is disabled ( Special Educational Needs and Disability )  - Any parent or carer whose child (0-19 years) has a disability and who would like to access childcare
• Disabled parent carers
• Organisations or teams who are working to support families with a disabled child
• Families with English as an additional language
• Families new to the area
• Parent carers who are starting or returning to work, education or training
• Families of multiple births (e.g. twins, triplets)
• Parent carers who have recently fostered or adopted a child 
• Are a first time expectant parent
• Have recently fostered or adopted a child

How can this service help?

If you are having difficulty finding childcare, the Family Information Service (FIS) offer brokerage support. This means we will conduct on your behalf a detailed search of childcare available that best suits your needs by:

• Offering advice and assistance to parents and carers about the types of childcare available
• Finding childcare to suit your child's and your family's needs
• Signposting parents to access appropriate sources of funding
• Meeting parents to discuss needs and visit childcare settings with the family
• Informing parents of how services are delivered and how to access them.

What are the benefits to you and your family?

• It will help more disabled children to access childcare and opportunities for early learning
• It will help parents and carers to return to work or study, or to retain their job
• It is tailored to meet individual families' needs
• It will help parents to access other services more easily
• Facilitate training for individual settings where child has health needs

You can access the service in any of the following ways:

• Phone: 0800 085 2022 (Option 1) or 0151 443 5635 9.00am-5.00pm Monday - Friday (with voicemail for out of hours calls)
• Email: Childcare.information@knowsley.gov.uk 

The Childcare Information Service provides information, advice and assistance to all families about:

• Finding Childcare
• Paying for Childcare
• Working in Childcare.