Services What services can the local authority provide?
The local authority can provide a range of services for children in need. These can include:-
- day care facilities for children under 5 and not yet at school
- after-school and holiday care or activities for school age children
- advice, guidance and counselling
- occupational, social, cultural or recreational activities
- home helps and laundry facilities
- assistance with travelling to and from home in order to use any services provided by the local authority
- assistance for the child and family to have a holiday
- family centres
- financial assistance usually in the form of a loan, see below
- respite care in Northern Ireland
- looking after the child, see below.
The local authority can also provide the following services to all children in its area, not just children in need:-
- day care facilities for children under five and not yet at school
- after-school and holiday care or activities for school age children.
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