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Children and young people

Child protection

Concerned about a child or young person? Call 0300 300 8585 immediately.

  • Child protection

  • Children with disabilities

  • Youth Support Service

  • SEN and Disability - Local Offer

Adoption and fostering

  • Fostering

  • Adoption

  • Supported Lodgings

  • Walking Alongside You (WAY)

Childcare and Early Years

  • Childcare advice from the Family Information Service

  • Registered childminders - services they offer and finding a registered childminder

  • Day nurseries, preschool and playgroups

  • Non-registered childcare - au pairs, nannies, babysitters and crèches

  • Outside school care

  • Questions to ask when considering childcare and childcare complaints

  • Ofsted's role in childcare / childminding

  • How to become a registered childminder

Help with childcare costs

  • Free childcare for 2 year olds

  • Free childcare for all 3 and 4-year olds

  • Free childcare for working parents of 3 and 4-year-olds

  • Early Years Pupil Premium

  • Tax free childcare - Tax Credits

  • Universal Credit

  • Disability access fund (DAF)

  • Other types of help with childcare costs

Additional services

  • Corporate Parenting Service

  • Culture Plus: be creative!

  • Family Drug and Alcohol Court

  • Privacy notice

  • School admissions

  • Support for families

  • Walking Alongside You (WAY)

  • Youth clubs

  • Young Central Bedfordshire

  • Local Offer for care leavers

  • Parenting Puzzle course

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