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Official Contacts for Childcare and Child-minding

Know what official services to contact for Daycare and Nursery situations.

Your Local Social Services Department is responsible for licensing, monitoring and inspection work. Initial fire safety visits are organised through them. Inspections are carried out by Ofsted.

Contact Details

Web

Description and E-mail address

Sanctuary Buildings
Great Smith Street
London
SW1P 3BT
Inquiries: 0870 000 2288
Fax: 01928 79 4248

Department for Education and Skills (DfES)

info@dfes.gsi.gov.uk

Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
Tel: 0207 210 4850

Health Development Agency (Education)

dhmail@doh.gsi.gov.uk (General)

Edgbaston Park,
353 Bristol Road, Edgbaston,
Birmingham B5 7ST
General :0121 248 2000
Sales : 0121 248 2222
Fax: 0121 248 2001

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

help@rospa.co.uk

83 Piccadilly
London W1J 8QA

Tel.+44 (0)20 7509 5555
Fax.+44 (0)20 7509 6666

Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (Curriculum guidelines, Early Learning Goals information)

info@www.qca.org.uk

Registering:0845 601 4771
Enquiries:0845 601 4772

OfSTED Regional Offices (Summary)

Alexandra House
33 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SE 
Tel: 020 7421 6800

Childcare News on the Ofsted web area. 

Alexandra House
Oldham Terrace
Acton
London
W3 6NH
Tel: 0870 7703236
Enquiries: 0870 444 8707
Membership line: 08709 908040
Fax: 0870 770 3237

National Childbirth Trust (NCT)

websiteupdates@national-childbirth-trust.co.uk

27 St. John's Lane
London EC1M 4BU
Tel:08700 10 49 50
Fax:08700 10 40 65

St. John Ambulance

Ground Floor
Century House
Market Street
Swavesey
Cambridgeshire
CB4 5QG
Tel.: 01954 232327

Pre-school Learning Alliance (PLA)

8 Masons Hill
Bromley
Kent
BR2 9EY
Tel: 020 8464 6164
Fax: 020 8290 6834

National Childminding Association (ncma) 

info@ncma.org.uk

18-20 Farringdon Lane,
London
EC1R 3HA
United Kingdom
Tel: 020 7608 3828
Fax: 020 7608 3674

Child Accident Prevention Trust

safe@capt.org.uk

Weston House,
42 Curtain Road,
London EC2A 3NH
Tel: 020 7825 2500
Fax: 020 7825 2525
Helpline 0808 800 5000

National Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)

UK Office,
9 Grosvenor Crescent,
London SW1X 7EJ
Tel: 020 7235 5454
Fax: 020 7245 6315

British Red Cross

information@redcross.org.uk

Address as local office

Inland Revenue (Index of Local Offices)

Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Enquiries: 01625 545 745
Fax:01625 524 510

Data Protection Act, 1998 Requirements and information

data@dataprotection.gov.uk

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