Care and support

Further help and advice

Your local Jobcentre Plus office can give you a guide to benefits for expectant and new mothers called ‘babies and benefits’ (leaflet FB8).

Care to Learn is the name for the new childcare scheme for young parents in learning or training. It is aimed at parents aged under 20 who are in education or training and can pay up to £160.00 per child per week. More information from the Care to Learn helplines:- for Providers and Advisers 0845 602 2005; for Young Parents 0845 600 2809.

For more information click on the external link entitled Directgov on the right hand side of the page and search for care to learn.

For more information about the range of help available to meet childcare costs see the ‘Paying Childcare Fees’ leaflet produced jointly by the Money Advice Unit and Young in Herts. For more information click on the external link entitled Daycare Trust or Young in Herts on the right hand side of the page.

For up to day information on childcare places in Hertfordshire contact the Children’s Information Service on 01438 737502 or 01923 471502. Alternatively click on the link under 'Also on Hertsdirect' entitled Young in Herts on the right hand side of the page.

Leaflet PL958 ‘maternity rights: A guide for employers and employees’ is available from Jobcentre Plus.

If you need further advice contact your local Citizens Advice Bureau. For more information click on the external link entitled Citizen's Advice Hertfordshire. You can also click on the link entitled Citizen's Advice Bureaux, under 'Also on hertsdirect' on the right hand side of the page. Alternatively contact Customer Services at Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) on 01438 737400 or 01923 471555 if calling from an 01923 or 020 8 number.

For legal help and information and details of other advice agencies in Hertfordshire, contact the Community Legal Advice helpline on 0845 3454345 (mon - fri 9 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.) or click on the link entitled Community Legal Advice on the right hand side of the page.