Children and young people

We are updating our Children and Young People's Plan, and are seeking feedback from children, young people, parents, carers and professionals who work with children.

Families across Central Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes who are looking to grow, and give a child a loving home, are invited to an adoption information event in August.

Children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are being taken on a journey beyond imagination in a world of sensory wonder at their local libraries.

We have launched a series of videos featuring a local couple who are foster carers, and are hosting 2 events so anyone interested in fostering can find out more.

Debbie and Geoff have been foster carers for 4 years, and are currently caring for a teenager. In the 3 videos, they talk about why they decided to become foster carers, and clear up some common misunderstandings about foster care.

Music services from Bedford, Central Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes have teamed up to launch the Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes (BLMK) Music Hub from September 2024.

To mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, staff immersed themselves in a virtual reality experience to help them understand the challenges that autistic people face on a daily basis.

We have been selected as an ‘early adopter’ of the government’s National Wraparound Childcare Programme, ahead of the national launch in September 2024.

Young people at risk of disengaging from mainstream education have learned new vocational skills as part of a project to refurbish the Downside Community Centre for the benefit of the community.

Over 80 scouts and squirrels (junior scouts) joined forces with parents and support volunteers on a sunny Sunday, for a community hedge-planting event.

We have opened a new play park in Meadow Way, Leighton Buzzard, providing a new exciting outdoor experience for children between 6 and 16 years old.