Talking to children away from screens is vital to development
Studies show that young children can learn more vocabulary from conversation at the dinner table.
Council puts savings aside for young people in its care
Devon County Council have started putting additional savings into the accounts for every child who is in its care for 12 months or more.
Foster Care Fortnight
The event is an opportunity to raise awareness of the power of fostering, and this year there’s a focus on celebrating the fostering community.
Mental Health Awareness Week
This year’s focus is on the impact of loneliness on our mental health and the practical steps that we can take to address it.
Parents Childcare Survey Summer 2022
You can help Devon early years team ensure there is enough high-quality, affordable childcare to enable parents and carers to work or train.
Small Grants Scheme 2022-23 opens for applications
The Devon County Council Small Grants Scheme for disabled children is now open for the first round of applications for 2022-23.
Youth Parliament team meet for first time
The team are working to create a Countywide Manifesto that will outline key messages from young people across Devon.
Sign up to our direct payments focus group
As part of our work to transform our short breaks offer, we’re creating a focus group of parents/carers to help us to improve our direct payments system.
New website launched to help support Ukrainian refugees
Devon’s local authorities are supporting residents who want to provide sanctuary to Ukrainian refugees who’ve been forced to flee.