Services for children in care

Residential homes
Leaving care service
Access to resources team
Child protection and supervised children co-ordinations
Quality, audit and project management
Community development team
Childcare link
Babysitting

Residential homes

The council has three children’s homes, where we look after children on either a short-term or long-term basis. Staff in the homes provide care and support and help young people plan for their futures with social workers and workers form our leaving care service. The homes aim to help young people do as well as they can in their education, enjoy good health, keep in touch with family and friends and prepare for independence.

More information can be obtained from the resource manager on 020 7364 1322.

Leaving care service

The leaving care service aims to assist young people in the council’s care prepare for their independence and to provide support to young people leaving our care as they establish themselves living independently. The service woks closely with young people, their carers and social workers and aims to help young people to pursue education or training, obtain employment and suitable housing.

More information can be obtained from the service manager on 020 7364 1143.

Access to resources team

This team is responsible for finding suitable foster or residential homes for children and young people looked after by Tower Hamlets. Its key aims are to ensure that placements meet the individual needs of children and young people, that foster carers and residential units provide high standards of care.

More information can be obtained from the team manager on 020 7364 5448.

Child protection and supervised children co-ordinations

We employ a number of co-ordinations who ensure that proper plans are in place for children looked after by us and children who may be at risk of harm in the community. These workers chair planning meetings, conferences and review meetings, making sure that all relevant people are involved, that decisions are made and agreed actions are followed though. These workers aim to ensure, wherever possible, the full participation of families and young people I decision making.

More information can be obtained from the service manager on 020 7364 2162.

Quality, audit and project management

We are committed to providing high quality service for children and families in the borough. Our work is increasingly monitored and judged by the government, elected councillors and people who use our services. Staff in this service help promote and ensure high standards and help managers plan ongoing service improvements.

More information can be obtained from the service manager on 020 73642 134.

Community development team

The main task of this team is to contribute towards the development of racially and culturally appropriate services and to provide training, advice and consultation to social workers in their work with children and families in the borough particularly from the Bangladeshi and Somali communities.

More information can be obtained from the team manager 020 7364 3403/3412/3329

Childcare link

Childcare Link is the national website that links to the Tower Hamlets Children’s Information Service. It provides information on a wide range of local services for children and families. This information includes:

Childcare:
Childminders
Creches
Nurseries
Playgroups
Before and after school clubs
Holiday play schemes

Funding:
Nursery education grant
Care to learn grant
Working and child tax credits

Other services:
Family support
Toy libraries
Soft play
Parent and toddler groups
Leisure activities for children
Special needs provision
Events for children and families
Parent and children's organisations
Play areas

Childcare training and jobs:
Career options in childcare
Training directory
Childminder training bookings
List of childcare and play job vacancies
Other course bookings

Developing childcare services:
Ofsted Standards and Application forms
Details of existing childcare in the borough

Contacts
Free marketing for existing childcare services: www.childcarelink.gov.uk

Babysitting

The council does not provide a babysitting service.

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