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The aim of the Children and Young People's Directorate is to provide multi-agency services through teams based within local communities. These services will provide the first point of contact and support for children, young people and their families in their community, and will be linked to school groupings (e.g. secondary and those primary schools that feed into it) and Children’s Centres.

Somerset Children’s Trust is a local area partnership, which will become a statutory body when the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill is enacted. It is led by Somerset County Council, which brings together the key agencies responsible for commissioning and delivering services to children, young people and their families in Somerset.

The Pre-school Learning Alliance is a leading educational charity specialising in the early years.

Every Child Matters is a shared programme of change to improve outcomes for all children and young people. It takes forward the Government's vision of radical reform for children, people and familes.

The National Day Nurseries Association is a national charity which aims to enhance the development and education of children in their early years, through the provision of support services to members. 

NDNA is dedicated to the provision, support and promotion of high-quality care and education for the benefit of children, families and communities.

www.ofsted.gov.uk

Ofsted is the inspectorate for children and learners in England. Ofsted contribute to the provision of better education and care through effective inspection and regulation.

Ofsted is a non-ministerial government department accountable to Parliament. They provide impartial information about the quality of education and care.

Welcome to the 'Somerset Change for Children: Partnership Working' website. This has been set up so that you can find out more about how Children's Services in Somerset are provided in partnership.