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  • Funded childcare for 3 and 4 year olds

    • From the term after your child's third birthday, they can have up to 15 hours a week at a local nursery or with a childminder funded by the government.
  • Jobs, employment and volunteering

    • Includes teacher vacancies, council jobs, volunteering and other routes into employment.
  • SEN support

    • Help that your child will get at their nursery, school or college if they have special educational needs (SEN).
  • Allergen information for food law enforcement officers

    • Information from various sources to help consumers, schools and businesses alike, when dealing with people with allergies.
  • The Great Lancashire Debate

    • To celebrate UK Parliament Week we're looking for the schools in Lancashire, Blackburn and Blackpool with the best public speakers.
  • Lancashire Short Breaks Statement 2024 - 2025

    • Lancashire County Council's Short Breaks offer to children and young people aged 0 to 18 years with additional needs and/or disabilities.
  • Childcare and early years settings

    • Early years provider portal, setting up new childcare, becoming a childminder, free early education funding, Pupil Premium for early years children, early years foundation stage consultants, safeguarding, and Family Information Service documents.
  • Resettlement in Lancashire: training opportunities for professionals

    • Bespoke training packages to support community groups, voluntary/charity organizations, schools and faith groups.
  • Play, learn and grow with a funded place for 3 and 4 year olds

    • Play, learn and grow with a local nursery or childminder with a funded place for 3 and 4-year-olds.
  • 30 hours childcare for working families

    • 30 hours funded childcare for eligible working families with children aged 9 months to 4 years.
  • Funded childcare for 2 year olds

    • If you receive some additional forms of government support or you are working and on low income you can apply direct with the county council for 15 hours of funded early education and childcare for your 2-year-old.
  • Training and information for all early years settings

    • Our new course programme for 2025-26 is now available. Training for nursery settings and schools, childminders and out of school settings. Also includes online courses and free training opportunities for all early years settings.
  • Children looked after guidance for early years settings

    • About children looked after (CLA), Personal Education Plans (PEP) and the updated Lancashire nursery PEP.
  • Benefits online training

    • Free online training courses and guides on various benefit subjects.
  • Independent travel training

    • Training for people with disabilities to travel independently to and from school, college and other social activities.
  • Parents and carers of children looked after (CLA) previously looked after children (PLAC) and children with a social worker (CWSW)

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  • Library design

    • Choose books for your school library and classroom from the Book Bus.
  • Children's and Education Service

    • School and childcare strategies and policies, children and young people's plan, charging policy for children looked after by the council and policy to help family and friend carers.
  • Education - young people in care

    • If you are in care, we will support you in your education to help you do your best and be happy. Find out about designated teachers, personal education plans and Britannica school online encyclopaedia.
  • Welfare Rights Service

    • Who the Welfare Rights Service can help, the type of cases we deal with, our free online training courses and how organisations can contact us.
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