Wraparound childcare

All parents in England with primary school-aged children can access wraparound childcare. There are no eligibility criteria for accessing new wraparound childcare places.

  • Supporting children and families

    • Childcare and early years, SEND, safeguarding children, education and school governors.
  • Road safety education

    • Online platform for Schools and communities with road safety education guidance and downloadable resources.
  • Special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) dashboard

    • Visualisation of school population and educational achievement for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
  • Starting Reception

    • Find tips to share with parents about getting ready to start school.
  • Training and information for all early years settings

    • 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.
  • Supporting settings to manage COVID-19 cases : Local guidance and materials

    • In addition we have provided some documents to download. PHE NW resources Minimum Data Set for schools and settings PHE have shared the document below – Minimum data set for setting cases. This is the PHE record/checklist of the conversation with settings following a confirmed case of COVID19
  • Lancashire Quality Awards programmes

    • Quality improvement programmes for PVI settings, childminders and schools, including Step into Quality awards and Lancashire Quality Awards.
  • Government guidance for Ukrainians arriving in the UK

    • (external link) Central Government advice and information for Ukrainian guests including guidance on applying for a school place in England.
  • Educational psychology requests

    • Guidance for SENCOs in schools and early years settings regarding how to make a request for educational psychology involvement.
  • Allergy information for food businesses

    • Information from various sources to help consumers, schools and businesses alike, when dealing with people with allergies.
  • Post 16 learning options

    • Where to get help finding a course and choosing a place to study after school if you have special educational needs or a disability.
  • Leading your setting

    • Information, support and tools for leaders of childminder, out of school clubs, PVI nurseries and maintained early years provision.
  • Voice of the child

    • Tools to help ensure that children and young people’s views are heard and recognised. For services, schools or organisations who work with children and families in Lancashire.
  • Accessibility strategy

    • How Lancashire County Council will work to improve accessibility for children and young people with SEN and disability; including working with the schools we maintain and academies to improve accessibility for pupils (PDF 291KB).
  • Lancashire ROSE

    • Statistical reports and guidance notes for use in self evaluation in a confidential, secure website for use by both Lancashire and non Lancashire schools (including children's centres, academies and sixth form centres).
  • Search our catalogue

    • LANCAT is Lancashire Archives online catalogue, containing descriptions of over 1.5 million documents from within our collections. They date from the 12th century to the present day and include archives of local government and churches, family papers, school records, maps and plans, and the records
  • Final results

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  • Determined admission arrangements 2023-24

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  • Waiting lists

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  • Lancashire SEND Plan : A good SEND offer

    • and young people with SEND successfully attend mainstream school Quality teaching, curriculum and access meets the needs of children and young people with SEND whatever education or early years setting they attend SEN Support is available in all education settings for those with needs that do not require