Children and Families Information and Services
We provide a number of specialist services to support the
welfare and development of children - from supporting parents
to care for their children, to giving children who are in care the
best possible start in life and into adulthood.
Independent Reviewing Officers Report
It is important that the work of the Independent Reviewing
Officers (IRO’s) within the Safeguarding Unit is available for the
public to see. This report contains the annual report of the team
from 2010/11. The Independent Reviewing Officers role is
to oversee the planning of the care of cared for children (looked
after children) and ensure that the Local Authority is held to
account in carrying out its corporate parenting
responsibilities.
Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
The Common Assessment Framework (
CAF
) is a key component
of the Every Child Matters Agenda.
CAF
can be used by staff
across all agencies to assess a child’s needs at the earliest
opportunity and enable them to work together more effectively to
deliver support. For more information view the Common Assessment Framework section.
One Minute Guides
Cheshire East Council, along with its partners in the Children's
Trust and Local Safeguarding Children's Board, offers a range of
services for children, young people and their families and
carers. For more information check out the Children and Families One Minute Guides. The
following one minute guides give a brief summary of some of the
relevant service areas that we are working on together. These
have been put together to help everyone have a better understanding
of what we are doing, why we are doing it and who is involved.
Childcare / Family Information Service (FIS)
FIS is a free, impartial one-stop-shop service for
parents/carers and young people aged 0–19, providing accurate and
detailed information on services in Cheshire East, regionally
and nationally. From childcare to tax credits to guidance on
bullying, the Family Information
Service can assist for all manner of queries, big or small.
Childrens Centres
Children's Centres can be described as 'one stop
shops' for young children and their families offering childcare,
health and family support services from one central base. Cheshire
East has been divided into 13 Children's Centre Footprints, we have
13 Children's Centres with 3 outreach sites
Fostering and Adoption in Cheshire East (FACE)
Some people think you have to be extra special to
foster or adopt. You don't. You just have to be special in the eyes
of the child or young person you care for and look after. Cheshire
East provides helpful information about all types of fostering and
adoption and how to take the next step.
FACE the future together with Cheshire East. Find out more about Fostering and Adoption in
Cheshire East.
Parent Partnership
The Parent Partnership Service helps parents and
carers whose children have special educational needs, from
pre-school age until they leave school.
We support parents across the region. If you or your child's
teacher think there may be a special educational need, we may be
able to help.
Many children have difficulties learning at some stage of their
school life and parents need information to help them make
decisions about their child's education. We can explain how the
education system works and how pre-schools, schools and local
authorities aim to meet special educational needs.
The Virtual School for Cared For Children
Cared for Children (sometimes called Looked after Children) are
the children that are subject to care orders and those who are
voluntarily accommodated (they may be fostered or in residential
homes or still living with their family). We as a local authority
are their corporate parent, responsible for their care and support.
The Virtual
School takes the lead in ensuring that all of our Cared for
Pupils have the best educational opportunities possible and that
there is consistency of approach across Cheshire East.
