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Councillor Michael Green shows off the promotional Lets Get Brushing stand at County Hall, Preston

Let's Get Brushing campaign aims to start as early as possible

Families with young children are being urged to begin brushing their teeth with a fluoride toothpaste, twice a day, from as early as possible as part of a new campaign.

National Adoption Week 2023-2

New campaign encourages potential adopters to maintain adoptees' sense of identity

To mark National Adoption Week, Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool is supporting You Can Adopt as they highlight the positive impact adoption has had on individuals’ lives, and the strides made to put children and their sense of identity at the heart of the adoption journey.

Cliff House nursery

Many Lancashire families still missing out on help towards childcare costs

Lancashire County Council is encouraging parents to check their eligibility for a range of schemes that offer funded early education and help with childcare costs.

County Hall gates

Scheme to help improve children's health and wellbeing

A five year scheme to improve the health and wellbeing of youngsters in Lancashire is set to be approved later today, at the next Lancashire County Council meeting this afternoon (October 5).

Paul (left), Dan and Jackie are all foster carers for Lancashire County Council

Firefighter and paramedics share how their skills make them a perfect fit for fostering

Your skills could make you the perfect foster carer. That’s the message behind the powerful new fostering film, ‘Any of Us’ which will be launched on Tuesday, 26 September.

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‘One stop shop’ Family Hubs open across Lancashire to support children, young people and families.

The Lancashire Family Hubs Network, which aims to give children, young people and families information, advice and support, is launching in Lancashire this week.   

Sarah, Betsy and Phoebe are looking for forever homes. Image posed by models and names changed to protect their identities.

Could you offer a forever loving home to three incredible sisters under the age of five?

A new campaign has been launched by Adoption Lancashire and Blackpool to recruit more adopters willing to give brothers and sisters a loving home by adopting them.

One of the sibling groups they are hoping to find a permanent loving home for are sisters Sarah, Betsy and Phoebe, who are all aged under five. Adoption Lancashire & Blackpool are currently looking for a family who can adopt them together.

Could you adopt brothers and sisters?

Appeal for adopters to provide loving homes for brothers and sisters

A new campaign has been launched (Monday 18 September) to recruit adopters willing to give brothers and sisters a loving home by adopting them.

Staff and youngsters celebrate at Nature Trail Nursery

Nurseries reach Gold standard offering healthy eating choices to youngsters

A string of nurseries across Lancashire have been given awards for their work offering healthier eating choices to the children in their care.

Teacher pointing at board in a primary school class.

Refreshed strategy aims to improve outcomes for children and young people

A revised strategy that aims to improve outcomes for children who are unable to attend mainstream school or at risk of exclusion has been approved by councillors.

From left, Tony Barlow, LCC's  fostering team; Zafar Ali, Pendle Council; LCC Councillor Cosima Towneley; Assad Mahmood, Pendle Council; David Walker, Pendle Borough Council; and Alicia Butterworth, LCC's fostering team

Recycling vehicles spread the word about fostering across the North West

A series of fostering adverts are being shared on fleets of recycling vehicles across the North West.

Lancashire County Council

Statement on today's GCSE results

Statement from County Councillor Jayne Rear, Lancashire County Council's cabinet member for education and skills:

"Congratulations to all of Lancashire's GCSE students, who should be very proud of their achievements after many years of hard work and weeks of revision not to mention the long wait for results to be published.