Financial Support to Childcare Providers

There are now a variety of different sources of financial support to childcare providers:

Grants Available Through Children's Centres and Extended Schools

• Childminder Sustaining Grant
• Nursery Education Grant
• Inclusion Grant
• Assisted Play and Learning Grant
• Sustaining Grant

Other Grant Making Organisations

In this section there are some grant making organisations featured who may support childcare initiatives.

The list of funding schemes is nowhere near complete, there are many organisations that distribute grants. You can find out about these by using the Grantfinder.

• Awards for All (National Lottery)
• Local Network Fund for Children and Young People
• Grantfinder (J4B)
• Tameside Community Learning Chest
• Helpful Hints
• Helpful Organisations