Children, young people and families

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Find your local family hub or children's centre
View our Start for Life information
Access our SEND local offer
Find activities for children and young people
Find out about fostering
Find childcare
Notify the council of private fostering
Report child abuse
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Children, young people and families topics:
Childcare and early years
Special educational needs and disabilities
Fostering and adoption
Support for families
Protecting children and young people
Youth Justice Service
Childcare and early years
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Start for Life
Looking for childcare
Help paying for childcare
Early years centres
Children's centres
Working in childcare
Information for registered childcare providers
Special educational needs and disabilities
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I think my child has special educational needs
SEND local offer
Information for professionals
Dedicated schools grant safety valve programme
SEND and Alternative Provision Strategy
SEND Co-production Charter
Fostering and adoption
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Private fostering
Fostering
Adoption
Children and young people in care
Kinship care
Support for families
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Family hubs and children's centres
Stronger Families Hub
Early help and support for families
Parenting Apart Programme
Support with the cost of living
Information for the Armed Forces community
Protecting children and young people
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Concerned about a child's safety?
Information for professionals
Youth Justice Service
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About the Youth Justice Service
What happens when a young person is arrested?
Out of court disposals
Attending court
Court orders
Volunteer to be a community panel member