To support parents and expectant parents who want to learn about the different childcare options available for their child, the City of Nantes organizes the Early Childhood Care Forum several times a year. The many partners and childcare professionals attending the evening will provide parents with information and advice. A place to get information and advice and meet others, the "Early Childhood Care Forum" helps parents of young children to: - find information about individual or group childcare options; - understand the roles of the different early childhood professionals, as well as the CAF benefits or tax advantages available to them; - learn about care provided by a childminder or at a MAM (childminders’ center); - meet in-home childcare providers; - learn about group childcare, how to enroll in a municipal or nonprofit nursery, and other existing facilities (micro-nurseries and workplace nurseries). More information about childcare options is available at https://metropole.nantes.fr/mes-services-mon-quotidien/decouvrir-les-differents-modes-d-accueil-pour-son-enfant Upcoming forums in 2026: - Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Salle festive Nantes Nord, 73 avenue du Bout des Landes- Tuesday, December 1, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Salle Bonnaire, 1 rue de Koufra To support parents and expectant parents who want to learn about the different childcare options available for their child, the City of Nantes organizes the Early Childhood Care Forum several times a year. The many partners and childcare professionals attending the evening will provide parents with information and advice. A place to get information and advice and meet others, the "Early Childhood Care Forum" helps parents of young children to: - find information about individual or group childcare options; - understand the roles of the different early childhood professionals, as well as the CAF benefits or tax advantages available to them; - learn about care provided by a childminder or at a MAM (childminders’ center); - meet in-home childcare providers; - learn about group childcare, how to enroll in a municipal or nonprofit nursery, and other existing facilities (micro-nurseries and workplace nurseries). More information about childcare options is available at https://metropole.nantes.fr/mes-services-mon-quotidien/decouvrir-les-differents-modes-d-accueil-pour-son-enfant Upcoming forums in 2026: - Tuesday, October 6, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Salle festive Nantes Nord, 73 avenue du Bout des Landes - Tuesday, December 1, 2026, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Salle Bonnaire, 1 rue de Koufra
Source: Nantes Métropole