Devon County Council You are here: Home Education and Families Care and Health Community and Living Democracy and Transparency Economy and Enterprise Education and Families Environment and Landscape Healthy and Active Inside the Council Libraries and Heritage Planning and Development Roads and Transport Waste and Recycling Education and Families Listed below are the main sections and some additional relevant websites which we hope will help you get to the right place quicker. You can also visit the Education and Families homepage which has additional news and features. adoption Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Providing new and permanent families for children who cannot be brought up by their natural parents apprenticeships – levy transfer Transferring apprenticeship levy funds to other employers child protection Protecting children from abuse, neglect or harm childcare Information about childcare services childcare brokerage A service for parents and carers who are having difficulty finding suitable childcare children in care Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in our care children’s centres Children’s centres offer advice and support for parents and carers of children aged 0-8 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 Coronavirus advice Coronavirus (COVID-19) advice on staying healthy and well, changes to Devon County Council services, education and support for communities, employers and employees. Devon Children and Families Partnership (DCFP) Information about how to recognise child abuse, where to go for help and support, and keeping children safe and healthy Devon Education Forum Statutory consultative committee for the funding of maintained schools in Devon direct payments – children Information on direct payments for children domestic violence Support for adults and young people affected by domestic violence and abuse early years The Early Years and Childcare Service supports the expansion and improvement of services for children across Devon education – statistics School sizes, pupil numbers, school characteristics EHCPs Information on Education, Care and Health Plans (formerly Statements of Special Educational Needs) elective home education Helping you to educate your child at home family support Information about the types of family support available in Devon family support – childcare Find childcare and other services in Devon for children, young people and parents fostering Offering a substitute home for a child or children who need looking after governor support Governor responsibilities, Governing Associations, how to become a governor 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 inclusion services 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 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 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 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 primary schools find a primary school in the Devon County Council area 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. religious education Information and support regarding religious education and collective worship ROVIC ROVIC's (Rehabilitation Officers for Visually Impaired Children) work with children with significant visual impairments school admissions Find out how to get your child into school and when to apply school attendance Parent’s and The Council’s responsibilities for children's attendance at school school closures Information about school closures school locations Search for schools in Devon 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 school transport route closures Information about school route delays and closures secondary schools information on secondary schools in the Devon County Council area SEND (special educational needs and disabilities) Local Offer Our Local Offer details the support available in Devon for children with physical, sensory or learning disabilities sensory impairments in children information and advice about sensory Impairments and the support available Space Space is a newly formed charitable organisation dedicated to providing the highest quality services for young people and their communities support – schools Supporting schools in day-to-day activities as well helping to improve outcomes for young people term dates Find school term dates virtual school Supporting children in care living in Devon or who are looked after by Devon but live elsewhere young people Information about services for young people Youth Offending Service Devon’s Youth Offending Service works with young people that get into trouble with the law .signup0{clip-path: url(#SVGID_2_);fill: #FFFFFF;}.signup1{clip-path: url(#SVGID_2_);fill: #3C3C3B;}.signup2{fill: #3C3C3B;}.signup3{clip-path: url(#SVGID_4_);fill: #007A80;} Stay connected. 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