Children's services
Health and social care services for all 0 to 19-year-olds (and up to 25 years for those with special needs).
We want Brighton & Hove to be the best place for children and young people to grow up in
In Brighton & Hove our children's services bring together education, health and social care for all 0 to 19-year-olds (and up to 25 years for those with special needs). They work in partnership with other health services as well as community and voluntary organisations in the city.
Many services are offered by neighbourhood based teams, while some are delivered by city-wide teams.
Read our annual report to find out more about our services
Find out more about our services
- Mental health services for children and young people
- Support for young carers
- Support for Children in Care
- Get access to your childhood records after you've left care
- Social work: Our Story and Children's Services briefings
- Families, Children and Learning Directorate Plan 2020 to 2023
- Young people's summary of Children and Young People's Plan (PDF 551KB)
- Family Hubs and Children's Centres
- Nurseries
- Information and advice for families
- Our local offer for children with special educational needs and/or a disability (SEND)
- Early help - supporting families and improving outcomes
- Read our Children's Health & Wellbeing Strategy (PDF 895KB)
Inspections
In May 2015 we were inspected by Ofsted on our services for children in need of help and protection, children looked after and care leavers. Read the Ofsted inspection letter 2015 (PDF 441kb)
In May 2016 we were inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission on our services for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Read the Ofsted inspection letter 2016 (PDF 242).
We then had a follow up letter from the Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families (PDF 649) acknowledging the positive outcome of the inspection.
Read our staff briefing (PDF 950) on the new ILACS inspection framework spring 2018 for more information.
Safeguarding
If you are a member of the public and worried about a child's welfare, please contact our contact our Front Door for Families team.
Partners
Some of the main organisations we work with are:
- Brighton & Hove Clinical Commissioning Group
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
- Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Sussex Police
Training for everyone working with children in the city
We provide training for everyone working with children, young people and their families. Our training is available to community and voluntary sector organisations, other public sector organisations and private businesses in the city.