Children, families and education: key service websites

Children, families and education: A to Z of related services

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  • Adoption

    Providing new and permanent families for children who cannot be brought up by their natural parents

C

  • Childcare

    Information about childcare services, and the help available to pay for childcare

  • Children in care

    Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our care

  • Children’s homes

    Providing short breaks including day care and overnight stays for children and young people with complex healthcare needs, learning disabilities, autistic spectrum conditions and additional needs

D

  • Domestic violence

    Support for adults and young people affected by domestic violence and abuse

E

  • Early years

    The Early Years and Childcare Service supports the expansion and improvement of services for children across Devon

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  • Family support

    Information about the types of family support available in Devon

  • Fostering

    Offering a substitute home for a child or children who need looking after

G

  • Governor support

    Governor responsibilities, Governing Associations, how to become a governor

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  • Health visitors

    Health Visitors help families during the early years of a child’s life, supporting the health and wellbeing of young children and their families

  • Help to find childcare

    A service for parents and carers who are having difficulty finding suitable childcare

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  • Inclusion services – education

    The Education Inclusion Service provides a statutory, but impartial service for parents and carers, school governors, headteachers, school staff and other agencies about inclusion, reintegration and exclusion

L

  • Learn Devon

    Learn Devon provides adult and community learning courses on behalf of Devon County Council

  • Libraries

    Renew a book online or use the library catalogue to find and reserve books, films, music and more

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  • Nursery plus

    A Devon educational outreach service supporting Early Years settings to meet the needs of children identified with additional or Special Educational Needs and Disabilities

P

  • Portage

    Portage is an early years education service for children with significant or complex developmental delay, including cognition (acquiring knowledge or understanding)

  • Post-16 education

    Find out about options for training and further education for children aged 16 and over

  • Private fostering

    When a child is looked after by someone who is not a close relative, guardian or person with parental responsibility

  • Public health nursing

    The Public Health Nursing Service provides Health Visiting and School Nursing services.

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  • ROVIC

    ROVICs (rehabilitation officers for visually impaired children) work with children with significant visual impairments

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  • School attendance

    Parent’s and The Council’s responsibilities for children's attendance at school

  • School meals

    Information about school meals, including how to apply for free school meals

  • School nurses

    School Nurses provide information and support to school-aged children and their families who live in Devon or attend a Devon school

  • School transport

    Information and support for parents and young people about getting to school or college

  • Space youth centres

    Space is a newly formed charitable organisation dedicated to providing the highest quality services for young people and their communities

  • Support for schools

    Supporting schools in day-to-day activities as well helping to improve outcomes for young people

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V

  • Virtual School

    Supporting children in care living in Devon or who are looked after by Devon but live elsewhere

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Y

  • Youth Justice Service

    Devon’s Youth Justice Service works with young people that get into trouble with the law