Childminders
Childminders are self employed childcare professionals working in their own home caring for other peoples children. They care for small numbers of children in their home 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.
Day Nurseries
Day nurseries can care for children from babies to five years and usually offer day care from 8am to 6pm, for most of the year. Your child will be in a room with children of a similar age and assigned a key person who is the main contact for you and your child.
Pre-Schools
Pre-schools provide play and education sessions for children aged 2 to 5 years old. Pre-schools tend to run term time only. Usually from around 9am to lunchtime or from lunchtime to around 3pm or 4pm, depending on the sessions they operate.
Primary School Nurseries
The majority of Hull primary schools have nursery classes for 3 to 4 year-olds and a limited number for 2 year olds. Nursery classes operate during school hours, term time only, with a session in the morning and a session in the afternoon.
Wraparound Childcare
Families with school age children will often need childcare at the beginning or end of the school day as well as during school holidays. This wraparound provision can be provided by a range of different providers such as -
- a childminder
- breakfast club
- day nursery
- after-school club
- holiday schemes