Newport Family Information Service

Free, accessible, quality information for parents and childcare professionals

If you live or work with children or young people from 0 to 20 and are looking for childcare, information about early years education, activities for your children or parenting support, Newport Family Information Service (FIS) is here to help.

Call us on 01633 210842 with answerphone service or use our online enquiry form.

Search for childcare in Newport

Read about Newport's Childcare Offer

We provide information for families who live or work in Newport, including:

help to search for childcare whether you have just had a baby, are returning to work or looking to stimulate your child’s social development
your child’s education options from 3 years old
information and guidance on parenting and family support services

We also hold briefing sessions and a training programme for people wanting to or already working with children.

Antenatal and early years registration

Our Newport early years team provide a range of services for the whole family. They are designed to give every child the best start in life.

Services include:

antenatal programmes, advice, and support
family and parental support
child development support

Once you have completed our registration form, we will contact you to offer relevant advice and services as your child grows.

Antenatal and Early Years registration form

Childcare Sufficiency Assessment

The Childcare Act 2006 makes it clear in legislation the importance of the role Local Authorities should play in the provision of local childcare. It reinforces the need for local authorities to continue to work in partnership with the maintained, independent, private, voluntary, and community sectors to shape and secure children’s services.

This report examines statistical information relating to private, public, and voluntary childcare and play providers within Newport City boundaries.

The report is split into eight sections, which you can read below.

Read our Executive Summary of the Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (pdf) which provides a brief overview of the full report.