Watford Borough Council

The Family Information Service offers online access to information on subjects like finding childcare, tackling behaviour problems, money and finance matters, disabilities and special needs, making learning fun, activities in your area, health services and out of school provision.

You can call them for free and friendly advice on tel: 0300 123 4052 (minicom 0300 123 4041) or visit them at the website below:

• Family Information Service

Sure Start Children’s Centres are places where children under 5 years old and their families can receive seamless integrated services and information, and where they can access help from multi-disciplinary teams of professionals. For more information on Sure Start Children's Centres, please follow the link below:

• Sure Start Children Centres.

Hertfordshire is part of a government scheme to provide more free time at nursery and pre-school and make it more flexible. This means free pre-school and nursery early years places for 3 and 4 year olds.

For information on nursery admissions, please visit the Herts Direct Nursery Admissions page.