Visit the Nottinghamshire Family Service Directory for useful information about services in Nottinghamshire for children, young people and their families and those who work with them.
Nottinghamshire Families Information Service (FIS) offers free, impartial guidance and information for families with children and aged 0-20.
Nottinghamshire FIS is for children, young people and their families, including those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities.
We can search your local area and give you up to date information on registered childcare including:
- childminders*
- pre-school playgroups*
- day nurseries*
- breakfast clubs*
- out of school clubs*
- holiday playschemes*
- Sure Start children's centre services
- parent and toddler groups.
*Ofsted registered childcare
Nottinghamshire FIS can also signpost you towards information on a range of family issues for example:
- leisure and play activities
- disabilities
- health
- behaviour
- parents and children's rights
- children's safety and protection
- schools
- pregnancy, maternity and paternity rights
- teenagers
- learning and training.
Download a copy of our Families Information Leaflet (193KB) 
How to contact us
You can call us on freephone 0800 781 2168
(If calling from a mobile, please ring 01623 520 694. Standard rates apply)
You can email us at fis@nottscc.gov.uk
Or look us up on the internet at www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/fis
We are open from 8.30am until 5.30pm Monday to Thursday, and until 4.30pm on Fridays. An answerphone service is available at all other times.
Early Years Foundation Stage
- Download a copy of the Early Years Foundation Stage Statutory Framework (1,018KB)
- Download a copy of the Early Years Foundation Stage Welfare Requirements (252KB)
- Download a copy of the Early Years Foundation Stage Practice Guidance [2,529KB]
