DHSC - Best Start in Life (Website)
How to contact this service
Description
The Government's Best Start in Life website brings together trusted information and support from pregnancy through your child’s early years and beyond. This includes:
- Pregnancy
- Baby
- Toddler
- Childcare & Early Years Education support
- Free breakfast clubs and wraparound childcare
- Week-by-Week Guide to Pregnancy
- Breastfeeding Help and Support
- Introducing Solid Foods
- Baby and Toddler Teeth Care
- Learning to Talk
- School readiness
Childcare Eligibility Checker
The Childcare Support Eligibility Checker helps you find out if you can save money on childcare under the following schemes:- 30 hours childcare for eligible working families in England (for children aged 9 months to 4 years)
- 15 hours early learning for families in England, receiving some additional forms of support (for children aged 2 years)
- 15 hours childcare for all families in England (for children aged 3-4 years)
- Tax-Free Childcare (if you’re a working parent or carer)
- Universal Credit Childcare (for working families claiming Universal Credit)
- Study support (for families where one or both of the parents are studying)
- Accreditations
N/A
- Cost
- Free
- Locality
- National Organisation
- Additional languages
- Translation and/or Interpreting Available on Request
- Age range
- Suitable for ages from 0 to 99 years
- Referral route
- No Referral Needed
- For people with
- Suitable for Everyone
- Eligibility criteria
- Open to Everyone
- Provider category
- Universal Services - Suitable for Everyone
Address
c/o Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), 39 Victoria Street
Westminster
London
SW1H 0EU
United Kingdom
Disclaimer
Publication on the Local Offer does not endorse a provider, so please take reasonable steps to ensure that any service found on the Local Offer is suitable for your family member. For more information, please read our disclaimer.
Last updated 19 September 2025