Useful Links
Funding and Fundraising Advice
Advice, Support and Childcare Places
Funding and Fundraising Advice
The Big Lottery Fund
Tel: 0845 410 2030
www.biglotteryfund.org.uk
Barnardo's
www.barnardos.org.uk
Bristol Children's Centres and Childcare Services
The Council House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR
Tel: 0117 922 2000
www.bristol-cyps.org.uk
Quartet (formally Great Bristol Foundation)
Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue,
Bristol BS1 4GB
Tel: 0117 989 7700
Fax: 0117 929 7965
Awards for All
Beaufort House, 51 New North Road, Exeter EX4 4EQ
Tel: 01392 849 705
www.awardsforall.org.uk
Charity Commission
Tel: 0870 333 0123
www.charity-commission.gov.uk
Charities Aid Foundation
Tel: 01732 520 000
www.cafonline.org.uk
Directory of Social Change
24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP
Tel: 020 7391 4800
www.dsc.org.uk
Local Network Fund
Tel: 0845 113 0161
Sure Start
GOSW, 2 Rivergate, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 1PB
Tel: 0117 900 1836
www.surestart.gov.uk
VOSCUR
The Create Centre, Smeaton Rd, Bristol BS1 6XN
Tel: 0117 909 9949
Email: info@voscur.org.uk
www.voscur.org.uk
Advice, Support and Childcare Places
B&NES Family Info Service
Keynsham Town Hall, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1NL
Tel: 01225 395 343
B&NES Play Forum
12a Westgate Street, Bath BA1 1EQ
Tel: 01225 313 946
Bristol Early Years and Childcare Service
Anna Mancalow, Administrator, Bristol Early Years and Childcare Service, 4th Floor,
Council House, College Green, Bristol BS99 7EB
Tel: 0117 903 7281
Fax: 0117 903 7993
Bristol Playbus Project
24 Bright Street, Barton Hill, Bristol BS5 9PR
Tel: 0117 955 1566
Family Information Service
Tel: 0845 129 7217
Fax: 0117 941 5803
Minicom: 0117 941 3999
Email: askcyps@bristol.gov.uk
DfES Childcare Links
www.childcarelink.gov.uk
You can use this website to do a search for local childcare provision based on
entering your postcode.
Childrens Playlink
Fromeside Youth Centre, Watley's End Road, Winterbourne, Bristol BS17 1QC
Tel: 01454 250584
Kingswood Creche Workers Network
Wesley Studios, Kingswood Foundation Estate, Brittania Road, Kingswood, Bristol BS15 8DB
Tel: 0117 947 6406
Knowle West Development Trust
43 Filwood Broadway, Knowle, Bristol BS4 1JL
Tel: 0117 953 7394
Knowle West Sure Start
The Park, Daventry Road, Knowle, Bristol BS4 1RH
Tel: 0117 903 9781
National Day Nurseries Association
Oak House, Woodvale Road, Brighthouse, West Yorkshire HD6 4AB
Tel: 0870 774 4244
www.ndna.org.uk
Training
Play and Early Years Training Unit
The Proving House, Sevier Street, St Werburghs, Bristol BS2 9LB
Tel: 0117 908 0601
Fax: 0117 908 0622
Email: admin@peytu.co.uk
www.peytu.co.uk
National Centre for Playwork Education (South West)
Playwork Partnerships, University of Gloucestershire, Oxtalls Lane,
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
GL2 9HW
Tel: 01242 714601
Fax: 01242 715180
Email: team@playwork.co.uk
www.playwork.co.uk
CRB Checks and Disclosures
Fair Play for Children
32 Longford Road, Bognor Regis, PO21 1AG
Tel: 0845 330 7635
Email: fairplay@arunet.co.uk
Criminal Records Bureau Disclosure Service
CRB, PO Box 91, Liverpool L69 2UH
CRB Information Line: 0870 90 90 811
www.crb.gov.uk
General
Association of Playworkers
Emma Isles-Buck, 42 Streatham Road, London SW17 8QX
Tel: 0208 672 6573
Email: playwork@cache.org.uk
Children's Play Information and National Children's Bureau
8 Wakeley Street, London EV1V 7QE
Tel: 0207 843 6303
Email: cpis@ncb.org.uk
Bristol City Council
The College House, College Green, Bristol BS1 5TR
Tel: 0117 922 2000
Minicom: 0117 922 3844
www.bristol.gov.uk
Daycare Trust
Shoreditch Town Hall, 380 Old Street, London EC1V 9LT
Tel: 0208 739 2866
Email: info@daycaretrust.org.uk
www.daycaretrust.org.uk
4Children
City Reach, 5 Greenwhich View Place
London
E14 9NN
Tel: 020 7537 6012
Email: info@4children.org.uk
www.4children.org.uk
National Playbus Association
Brunswick Court, Brunswick Square, Bristol BS2 8PE
Tel: 0117 916 6580
Email: playbus@playbus.org.uk
www.playbus.org.uk
OFSTED
Royal Exchange Buildings, St Ann's Square, Manchester M2 7LA
Tel: 07002 637833
Fax: 07002 693274
Email: freepublications@ofsted.gov.uk
Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk
www.ofsted.gov.uk
Resources
Letterbox Library
Multicultural and non-sexist books for children
www.letterboxlibrary.com
Children's Scrapstore & Artrageous
Scrapstore House, 21 Sevier Street, Bristol BS2 9LB
Telephone: 0117 908 5644
Fax: 0117 908 5645
E-Mail: enquiries@childrensscrapstore.co.uk
Website: www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk
Children's Scrapstore Playpods
Contact: Kirsty Wilson, Play Manager
Telephone: 0117 914 3002
E-Mail: play@childrensscrapstore.co.uk
Website: www.childrensscrapstore.co.uk/Projects.htm
Children's Scrapstore Funding Clinic
A low-cost, hands-on, one-to-one fundraising service which helps groups and people to: assess their funding needs;
create fundraising strategies; find sources of appropriate funding; build funding budgets; make applications
and bids; and understand and manage forms and tenders. To cover costs we charge £25 per session for members and £35 for others,
inclusive of VAT.
John Pendlington, 0117 914 3027, or funding@childrensscrapstore.co.uk.