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Bridgemary Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Bridgemary Library.

Basingstoke Discovery Centre

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Basingstoke Discovery Centre.

Safeguarding guidance

Search Hampshire and national safeguarding guidance and support

Child protection and safeguarding

Hampshire early help intervention pathway

Helping professionals to identify the correct level of support for families with needs

Real-life story inspires heartwarming search to find more foster carers in Hampshire

A Hampshire foster carer for the last eight years

Private fostering

Information and resources relating to private fostering, and private foster carers, in Hampshire.

Early Learning for 2-Year-Olds Funding

Guidance for Early Years Education and childcare providers on offering flexibility to parents with their free early years education entitlement

Lymington Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Lymington Library.

Personal Transport Budgets

Learn more about Hampshire County Council's Personal Transport Budgets (PTB) for eligible children can benefit you and how to apply

Waterlooville Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Waterlooville Library

Keren’s fostering story

Keren’s story

Evidence of eligibility needed for a Gateway Card or Gateway Card+

Further information on accepted evidence when applying

Training

Solent MIND Self Harm Support Hub provides Self Harm Awareness Training for education providers. ... Togetherness - free online courses offering advice and practical tips to boost confidence as a parent, help navigate family life and strengthen

Early Learning for 2-Year-Olds Funding – eligibility and how to apply

This scheme is for 2-year-olds where families meet the eligibility criteria to receive early years education from the funding period after their second birthday.

Elspeth – A Partnership Built on Trust

Elspeth, a paediatric occupational therapist and experienced carer, has been fostering with Hampshire County Council Fostering Service since 2023 as a home-from-home carer.

Ringwood Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Ringwood Library.

I didn’t choose fostering, it chose me

Jan’s story

Fordingbridge Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at Fordingbridge Library.

New Milton Library

Opening times, location, facilities, services and events at New Milton Library.

Why your child may not be eligible for specialist services

If your child doesn't meet the criteria for specialist services, you should have been given a copy of the eligibility criteria. If you think the criteria weren't applied fairly, ask the social worker who assessed your child to review the decision.

First Words Together - helping little voices grow

A 5-week course delivered in libraries that helps to to support your baby's communication skills

Accessing specialist services for children with disabilities

Children with disabilities and complex needs may need specialist services from Children’s Services, including social work support, overnight short breaks the family link scheme support within and outside the home.

Care experience

Family support | Hampshire County Council. Volunteers will work alongside parents and carers to provide support, using family support techniques acquired during training, visiting families in their home or other local settings ... You would develop a

Birth families are a significant part of their lives. We are strong advocates for maintaining relationships

Barbara and Tom’s fostering story – Part 1

Starting Well – Children and Young People 2016 to 2020

This chapter will present the key factors for children and young people in Hampshire

Public health