Children, families, schools

View all schools in Plymouth. Find out all about them and how to get in touch.

Day nurseries provide full and part time care for children from birth to five years. Some nurseries also offer an out of school service for older children.

Children's Centres offer a range of free services, support and advice during pregnancy and for children under five, and their families.

Childminders work in their home and look after children either all day or before and after school. Some childminders can take children to and from school.

Pre-school and playgroups provide care - sometimes with a lunch club - for children between the ages of two and five.

Crèches provide occasional short-term care for children under eight for four hours or less each day while parents are occupied in an activity (such as education, leisure, shopping) on the same premises nearby.

Out-of-school clubs look after children before school (breakfast clubs), after school and during the school holidays. Not all locations will provide all three options so it's worth checking with the provider.

The Government can help with childcare costs for parents. Whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get support.

Find out how to apply for a Plymouth school place and ensure your child goes to your preferred school.

As a parent, it's your responsibility to make sure your child gets to and from school, however in some cases your child could be eligible for free school transport.

If your child attends school or sixth form, and you receive certain benefits you may be entitled to claim free school meals.

The Local Offer explains the support and services that are available for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged 0 to 25 years.

Find out how to apply for a Plymouth school place and ensure your child goes to your preferred school.

As a parent, you're responsible for registering your child at a school or making other arrangements to provide a suitable education.

Your child must receive a full-time education from the age of five but you can choose to educate your child at home.

Until the age of 18, services for children and young people with long-term health conditions are provided by child health and social care services.

If you have any comments about children's social care or suggestions about how the council can make things better we want to hear from you.

We're working on this section; it's not quite finished yet.

The homepage for Plymouth Young Carers with links to useful information and documents.

Adoption is a way of providing the security, permanency and the love of a new family when it is not possible for a child to be raised by his/her birth parents or within the birth family.

We desperately need new carers with safe and stable homes for children and young people in Plymouth who can't live with their birth families.

Information and support for young people.

A tutor spends a few hours on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis helping one, or more, students on a specific subject.

Working in city wide partnership, Plymouth City Council has set up 'Skills Launchpad Plymouth' as a new virtual FREE one-stop-shop skills service which aims to help local people stay informed to equip themselves with the skills and confidence that they will need to play a part in the city's future, targeting support for young people through the new Youth Hub.

Local support groups for parents.

Information and support for professionals who run childcare businesses.