This accessibility statement applies to www.caerphillyearlyyears.co.uk.
This website is run by the Caerphilly Early Years and Childcare Team at Caerphilly County Borough Council.
We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.
For example, that means you should be able to:
We’ve also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.
AbilityNet also has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.
We also provide assistive technology, enabling all websites visitors to customise their experience through a range of option to suit their online accessibility and language needs. The Recite Me toolbar provides text to speech functionality, fully customisable styling features, reading aids and a translation tool with over 100 languages, including 35 text to speech voices and many other features. Click on Accessibility tools above the search box to activate .
On a mobile phone, you will find the option in the hamburger menu. 
This website is compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard.
We test our website using site monitoring platform, WebAim and carry out manual checks on all pages, documents, and other content before they are published.
If you can’t access something you need on this site, please tell us about it and we will get you what you need in another way:
Email: earlyyearshub@caerphilly.gov.uk.
To help us understand the problem as quickly as we can, please tell us:
If you have made a complaint and you’re not happy with what we did about it, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
We’re always looking to improve the accessibility of this website.
If you find any problems or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact earlyyearshub@caerphilly.gov.uk.
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the ‘accessibility regulations’). If you’re not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).
If you have a speech impairment, are Deaf or have a hearing impairment you can contact the council by Next Generation Text (also known as Text Relay and TypeTalk). Dial 18001 before the full telephone number.
The Early Years and Childcare Team operate from several locations throughout the county borough. Some of these sites provide the text relay service.
Some offices have audio induction loops, or if you contact us before your visit we can arrange a British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter or someone to translate a language other than English or Welsh.
Contact us to ask about your visit.
The Caerphilly Early Years and Childcare Team is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.
We are not claiming disproportionate burden on any part of our site.
Some online services we offer are built and maintained by third party suppliers on our behalf and may not conform to the same levels of accessibility as the rest of the website.
We monitor the accessibility of these sites and report issues to our suppliers as they arise.
We require that any new third-party systems we commission for the website are Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1 AA compliant.
This statement was prepared on 5 July 2022. The statement was last updated on 5 July 2022.
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