{"id":60,"date":"2020-02-11T16:59:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-11T16:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/?page_id=60"},"modified":"2026-05-21T12:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:04:38","slug":"support-for-parents","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/support-for-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Support and activities for families"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0ee6c2a922e\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding has-images\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0ee6c2a9264\"><div class=\"banner-outer\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"banner-show parent-banner-outer parent-banner-1\" data-aos=\"fade\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x banner-top\"><div class=\"medium-6 large-6 cell medium-order-1 content-1\"><div class=\"banner-content\"><header><h1>Support and activities for families<\/h1><\/header><p>We understand that caring for a child or young person with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) can be challenging, and that families can often need extra support, whether it\u2019s advice on SEND, help finding suitable childcare, assessment or finding activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"show-for-medium medium-6 large-6 cell medium-order-2 image-2 banner-image\"><div class=\"parent-banner-images parent-banner-image-1\"><div class=\"banner-imagebg\"><div class=\"banner-image-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"440\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2023\/10\/children-running.jpg\" class=\"attachment-banner-block size-banner-block\" alt=\"children running\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2023\/10\/children-running.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2023\/10\/children-running-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2023\/10\/children-running-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2023\/10\/children-running-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2023\/10\/children-running-470x470.jpg 470w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2023\/10\/children-running-270x270.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n<section class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0ee6c2a9290\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-8 cell\">\r\n                <div class=\"col-2-main\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We want families to know what support is available to help them and how they can access it when they need it. These pages provide information about the support and activities that are available to you and your family in Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/support-for-parents\/support-groups-and-networks\/\">Support groups and networks<\/a> &#8211; there are lots of different support groups in Devon which offer varied support including online and community groups, parent forums and information and advice services.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/support-for-parents\/childcare-and-wrap-around-care\/\">Childcare and wraparound care<\/a> &#8211; find out more about how to find suitable childcare in your area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/support-for-parents\/search-for-things-to-do\/\">Finding activities for your family<\/a> &#8211; find out how you can search for suitable activities for your family in Devon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public Health Nursing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Devon County Council provides health visiting and school nursing services for children, young people and families across Devon. Find out more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/health\">the support and advice the Public Health Nursing Service can offer<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children and Family Health Devon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Children and Family Health Devon<\/a> provides health services&nbsp;for children, young people and families across Devon<strong>.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Social care support for children with SEND<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Families caring for a child or young person with disabilities or special educational needs sometimes need additional support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find out about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/social-care-support\/\">social care support available in Devon<\/a> for disabled children and young people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early Years&nbsp;Inclusion&nbsp;Practitioner Team<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/early-years\/specialist-support\/early-years-complex-needs-eycn-service\/\">Devon&#8217;s Early Years Inclusion Practitioner Team<\/a> is a year-round education-based service for children under five with the most severe and complex developmental needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Re\/Habilitation Officer for Visually Impaired Children (ROVIC)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/understanding-send\/sensory-and-or-physical-needs\/supporting-children-with-vision-and-sensory-impairment\/\">ROVIC service<\/a> is a county-wide team supporting children and young people from birth to 18 years who have a significant vision, dual sensory (vision and hearing impairment) or deafblind impairment that impacts on the reaching and developing of childhood milestones or skills.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cell medium-4\">\r\n                    <aside class=\"sidebar\">\r\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"xoxo\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<\/aside>\r\n                <\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We understand that caring for a child or young person with SEND can be challenging, and that families can often need extra support, whether it\u2019s advice on SEND, help finding suitable childcare or finding activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"parent":6,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-landing.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-60","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-09-30 07:40:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74619,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions\/74619"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}