Early years providers
You have lots of different options to choose if you want early years education for your child.
Childminders
Ofsted registered childminders are self-employed childcare professionals. They work in their own homes caring for other people’s children. They care for small numbers of children in their home-setting and will often care for a range of ages. Childminders can be flexible and offer patterns of childcare to support many families. Many childminders will offer a drop-off and pick up service for schools in their area. Some childminders offer funded early education places.
Day Nurseries
Day nurseries look after and educate children up until the start primary school. They tend to open from 8.00am to 6.00pm. Day nurseries operate all year round, usually except bank holidays. Most nurseries offer funded early education places that are available to 2, 3, and 4-year-olds.
Pre schools
Pre-schools provide play and education sessions for children aged between 2 and 5 years old. Pre-schools and playgroups tend to run term time only. They are usually around 9am to lunchtime or from lunchtime to around 3 or 4pm, depending on the sessions they operate. You can access your funded education place that are available to 2, 3, and 4-year-olds at most pre-schools.
Primary school nurseries
The majority of Hull primary schools have nursery classes for 3 and 4-year-olds. Most have a limited number of 2-year-old places. Nursery classes operate during school hours, term time only. There is a session in the morning and a session in the afternoon.
Family Hubs
Family Hubs work with children aged 5 and under. They are open all year round. They offer early years education places at nurseries in each hub, family support and health services.
For more information you can visit the Family Information Service website.