Childcare Information Services
Childcare Information Services ( ChIS) provide information and guidance on a full range of services for children including options and availability on:
- Nurseries;
- Pre-School Education;
- Playgroups;
- Childminders;
- Crèches;
- Out of school childcare;
- Counseling Services for children and families;
- Additional Support Needs contact agencies;
- Childcare Training.
If you want to know more about services for children and families in your area, you should contact your local Childcare Information Service. There are 30 local Childcare Information Services in Scotland, one in each local authority area (the Ayrshire authorities operate a joint ChIS). Each can be accessed through the national site www.scottishchildcare.gov.uk and their own telephone helpline.
Local ChIS Contact Details
Aberdeen City
01224 443 344
Aberdeenshire
0800 298 3330
Angus
08452 777 778
Argyll and Bute
01369 708 504
Ayrshire
0845 351 3000
Clackmannanshire
01259 452 453
Dumfries and Galloway
0845 601 0191
Dundee City
01382 433 900
East Dunbartonshire
0141 570 0091
East Lothian
0800 0288 629
East Renfrewshire
0141 577 3990
Edinburgh City
0800 032 0323
Falkirk
01324 506 632
Fife
01592 776 406
Glasgow City
0141 287 5223
Highland
0845 601 1345
Inverclyde
0800 052 9126
Midlothian
0131 271 3754
Moray
0845 6011302
North Lanarkshire
01236 812281
Orkney Islands
01856 873535
Perth and Kinross
0845 601 4477
Renfrewshire
0141 840 3853
Scottish Borders
01896 758186
Shetland Islands
01595 697460
South Lanarkshire
01698 727 939
Stirling
01786 442 626
West Dunbartonshire
0800 980 4683
West Lothian
01506 776 660
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar
01851 822282