OCIS PUBLICATIONS

Holiday Playscheme guide 2008

Free guide to summer holiday playschemes.  Call for a copy or download.


Local Information Guides

OCIS Local Information Guides provide comprehensive information on childcare, early education, play, activities, family support and other children's services. We publish a guide for each district council area.

The Guides are available free – please contact OCIS for your copy or download  below.  Please also check  the amendments to the guides since date of publish.

South Oxfordshire 

(July 2006)

West Oxfordshire 

(February 2007)

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Cherwell District  

(June 2007)

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Vale of White Horse District 

(January 2008)

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Oxford City Guide

(January 2006 - reprinted Jan 08)

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A Parents' Guide to Teenagers 

(March 2008)

Amendments to guide

Your Child and You   (December 2004)

A guide for parents and carers of disabled children and children with additional needs

The guide describes the support available in Oxfordshire. It was compiled in 2004 with the assistance of parents, and many other local organisations. The information in the directory section at the end of the guide has been updated and put onto the
Oxfordshire Services Directory

 

 

Information is Power (October 2006)

A report about the information needs of children and young people.

 

Parent Education Digest 2007 

The Digest is produced by Oxfordshire Children’s InformationService (OCIS), as part of the work of the Parenting Education and Support Strategy for Oxfordshire. The Digest is intended for use by all practitioners working with families. It provides information about how parenting education provision can be accessed, and a summary of parent education providers in the county.

Web Links

Oxfordshire Services Directory (OSD) is THE place to find out about local and national services, organisations, activities and support for children, young people and their families.

We have also listed a few organisations of interest below. Please contact us if you would like your organisation to link to the OCIS website.

 Please note that OCIS is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

 

Children

Childline
Free confidential 24-hour helpline
that children and young people can call about any problem.

Children's Legal Centre
Advice Line

Charity concerned with law and
policy affecting children and young people.

NSPCC

SeeSaw
Support for bereaved children up to 18 who have lost a parent orsibling. For parents, carers, professionals supporting bereaved children

Kidscape
For information on bullying.


Youth

Oxfordshire's Youth Service
Contains details of youth
centres in your area and useful
information for young people.

Connexions
For young people aged 13-19.

National Youth Agency

YouthNet UK
Straight talking information for
16-25 year olds.


Parents and families

Oxfordshire Parent Partnership
Supports parents to support
children within the education
system.
oxfordshire.gov.uk

Care to Learn
Support for young parents
aged over 16 but under 19
in education.

Contact a Family
For families with disabled
children.

Cry-sis
Support for families with
excessively crying, sleepless
and demanding babies and
young children.

PEEP
Supports parents and carers
as their children's first
educators.

Department for Children, Schools and Families Parents Centre 

Provides advice and
information to parents on all
educational matters.

 


Relate

The Family Fund
Provides grants and
information to families who care for severely disabled
or seriously ill children
and young people.

National Family and
Parenting Institute

Works to support parents in bringing up their children
and to promote the well-being
of families.

Parentline Plus
Support and advice for parents
and carers.

Fathers Direct
The national information centre
on fatherhood.

Home Dad

National Council for One
Parent Families


Working

Working Families
(formerly Parents at Work)

Job Centre Plus

OFSTED
Support for providers, Ofsted regulation, registration and inspection of provision. Inspections reports available.

Trio Childcare Ltd
Provides support and
development to childminders in
Oxfordshire.

Childcare Approval Scheme
(home-based childcare)

Approval scheme
A voluntary scheme for
approving childcare providers.


Oxfordshire Local Authorities

Oxfordshire County Council

West Oxfordshire
District Council

Cherwell District Council

Oxford City Council

South Oxfordshire District
Council

Vale of White Horse
District Council


Central Government Initiatives

Surestart

Childcare Link

Providers

 

Children's Integrated Workforce Strategy

 

Oxfordshire Pre-school Learning Alliance

 

Oxfordshire Early Years and
Childcare
 
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