We’ve been contacted recently by a few parents whose children are about to move from pre-school into their Reception year at primary school.

The second website survey results providing insights into what support information is most useful and highlights where there may be gaps

The decision for us to develop Children’s Centres into Family Hubs was taken last year, and since then, we and Action for Children have been making the transition from one to the other.

Councillors today (Wednesday 14 August) have given the green light to proposals setting out what Devon’s new Family Hub network of services will look like.

We’ve recently provided updates about a new system being used by our SEND Statutory Team to bring information about Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and related communication into one place.

The summer holidays are here! And we’ve opened up extra places for even more children and young people to attend our Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme, using our extended criteria.

Young people from our Network for Change voice and influence groups have contributed to an art exhibition that aims to challenge negative beliefs about neurodiversity and tackle stigmatising stereotypes in our local community. 

As we come to the end of the academic year, with schools breaking-up this week for the summer holidays, we asked Kellie Knott, our SEND Improvement Director, for her reflections having been in post for almost a year.

Finding the right childcare for your child is really important and it is our job to help make sure that there are enough early years and childcare places for families in Devon.