The Council provides a number of specialist services to support the welfare and development of children. This extends from supporting parents to care for their children to giving children who are in care the best possible start in life and into adulthood.

• Contact Social Care and Health
• Charging Policy
• Who is eligible for Services?
• Cheshire's Children and Young People's Strategic Partnership
• Leaflets and factsheets for Children/Young People
  

:: Care and support for children and families :: Child protection ::
:: Education :: Health advice :: Mental health difficulties ::
:: Care for Disabled Children :: Requesting services :: Youth Offending ::

Care and support for children and families

• Adoption - Adoption information for those interested in adopting, adopted children and their families, and for birth relatives.
• Benefits - A list of a few of the benefits you maybe entitled to, and who to ask for more information.
• Children's Homes
• Coping with a Disability
• Fostering
• Family Centres - Family Centres provide a range of services to support children and families in a pleasant and stimulating setting.
• Looked After Children
• Transport
• Vale Royal Volunteers - supporting families and young people in the Vale Royal area.

Child protection

• Child Protection information - What if you think a child is being abused, how to recognise signs of abuse, and what to do if you are under investigation because of the child you look after.
• Children Act 2004 - The 2004 Act provided the legal underpinning for the Every Child Matters agenda
• Children Act 1989 - The 1989 Act envisaged integrated services focusing on improving outcomes for all children and young people.
• Private fostering
• Child Protection Conferences - A Child Protection Conference is a confidential meeting consisting of a group of people who know about the problems of a particular child and family. This most importantly involves parents and carers.
• Missing or Out of Contact Service User

Education

• Education in Cheshire
• Parent Partnership - Parent Partnership Service helps parents and carers whose children have special educational needs, from pre-school age until they leave school.
• Schools - Cheshire school names and addresses.
• Training - SureStart

Care for children with mental health difficulties

• Mental Health - What is a mental health problem and what services are provided to people with mental health problems, their families and carers.

Care for disabled children and their families

• Social Care Services for Disabled Children
• Hearing Impairment - Contacts for getting help if you have a hearing impairment.
• Occupational Therapy - What is an occupational therapist and, what they can do to help you.
• Physical Disabilities - What is a physical disability and what services are provided for people with physical disabilities.
• Visual Impairments - Services for the visually impaired and contact details of the service providers.
• Transition - Information on the transition from Children’s disability services to Adult disability services.
• Learning Disabilities - What is a learning disability and what services are provided for people with learning disabilities.
• Direct payments - Alternative way of getting services.
• D.I.S.C - Integrating Services for Disabled Children.

Requesting services

• Request a service/request help - If you think there is a problem you need help with. For example if you need additional support to look after your child.
• Assessments - An assessment is where we look at what you need and work with you to decide what needs to be done.
• Who gets help?
• Principles of prioritising services for children in need  
• Charging Policy for Looked After Children by The Council.
• Compliments, comments and complaints - What do you think about our service.

Youth Offending

• Young Offenders - Who are young offenders, what is the youth justice system and, what are the local authorities obligations.