{"id":74370,"date":"2026-05-21T10:16:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T09:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/?page_id=74370"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T12:42:36","slug":"social-care-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/social-care-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Social care support for children with SEND"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0efdb97168f\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"parent-banner clearfix no-padding\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0efdb9716d7\"><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 with-subheading\"><header><p class=\"banner-subheading\">Devon&#8217;s SEND Local Offer<\/p class=\"banner-subheading\"><h1>Social care support for children with SEND<\/h1><\/header><p>We recognise that families caring for a child or young person with disabilities or special educational needs sometimes need additional support.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix has_background_image text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0efdb9716f5\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0efdb972242\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"text-center\">Help for different levels of need<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/header><div class=\"content-cards text-dark\"><ul class=\"grid-x small-up-12 medium-up-2 large-up-3 grid-margin-x\"><li class=\"cell content-outer col-1\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/social-care-support\/getting-help-early-help\/\">Getting help<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Early help services are available to all families, offering support at an early stage to help support their long-term outcomes as a family. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-2\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/social-care-support\/getting-more-help\/\">Getting more help<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>&#8216;Targeted&#8217; early help is additional family support for when a child or family has emerging or complex needs that can&#8217;t be met by universal or community services alone.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><li class=\"cell content-outer col-3\"><div class=\"content-inner  text-dark\"><div class=\"content-details\"><header class=\"content-heading\"><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/social-care-support\/keeping-children-and-young-people-safe\/\">Safeguarding and risk support<\/a><\/h3><\/header><div class=\"content-intro\"><p>Services who help protect children and keep families together when there are significant or immediate concerns about their safety or protection.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"content-image-outer\"><\/div><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section-bottom-arrow section-arrow\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0efdb972288\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n<div class=\"page-section clearfix section-card text-dark\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0efdb9722af\"><div class=\"page-inner\"><div class=\"grid-container\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x\"><div class=\"medium-12 large-12 cell\"><div class=\"page-innerblocks\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-de0f0330 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:23px\">Preparing your young person for an independent life that\u2019s right for them<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-de0f0330 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:2rem;padding-left:2rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:17px\">We know that many of our children need extra support to be ready and steady for their life as a young adult. Preparing for adulthood (transitions) as early as possible is important to their success. Find out more about what to expect, when, and who can help you through your journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-b7df19bc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><section class=\"multi-column-cards clearfix cta-corner-stones\" id=\"block_acf-block-6a0efdb9722f9\" ><header class=\"content-header\"><div class=\"grid-x grid-margin-x align-center\"><div class=\"cell small-10 medium-9 large-8\"><h2 class=\"show-for-sr text-center\">Preparing your young person for an independent life that\u2019s right for 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