Childcare business funding and advice

If you are looking to expand or develop your childcare business, in order to meet increased demand in your local area, please email earlyyearsandchildcare@norfolk.gov.uk.

Organisations who can help with funding, grants, loans and business advice

National Organisations

Awards for All England (opens new window)
Funding for community and not-for-profit organisations. 

Big Lottery Fund (opens new window)
Funding for voluntary and community groups.

Gov.uk (opens new window)
Government backed business support and finance for business.

National Enterprise Agency (opens new window)
Enterprise support. 

The Prince's Trust (opens new window)
Support for 18-30 year-olds starting a business.

Organisations in Norfolk

Norfolk Community Foundation (opens new window)
Sources of funding for your project in Norfolk.

New Anglia Growth Hub (opens new window)
A free, impartial service for Norfolk and Suffolk. Helps you access grants, finance and business start-up support.

Community Action Norfolk (opens new window)
Provides support for organisations across Norfolk. Helps with governance, funding, strategic planning and community engagement.

NWES (opens new window)
A delivery partner of The Start-Up Loans Company. This a Government-backed initiative delivering start up loans across the East of England.

Foundation East (opens new window)
Provides finance and business support in East Anglia to enable businesses to grow and develop.

New Anglia Local Enterprise Partnership for Norfolk and Suffolk (opens new window)
Financial assistance for East Anglian businesses.

Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 - Norfolk and North Suffolk (opens new window)
Local Action Groups delivering rural development funding across Norfolk and North Suffolk.

District Councils in Norfolk

Breckland

Breckland Council community funding (opens new window)

King's Lynn and West Norfolk

Information on grants available in King's Lynn and West Norfolk (opens new window)

Start Your Own Business Grants for King's Lynn and West Norfolk (opens new window)

West Norfolk Employment Fund for young people in West Norfolk to set up or grow their own business (opens new window)

South Norfolk

Information on business grants and funding in South Norfolk (opens new window)

Broadland

Support to help start a business, grow a business or apply for a small business grant in Broadland (opens new window)

Norwich

Norwich 4 New Enterprise - grants and loans for new businesses in Norwich (opens new window)

Start Your Own Business grants for Norwich (opens new window)

Great Yarmouth

Support and advice for businesses in Great Yarmouth (opens new window)

Grants and funding (opens new window)