Children of Key Workers & Vulnerable Students - Childcare
UVHS is open for children of Key Workers and Vulnerable Students who require childcare.
Click here for the childcare request form
Vulnerable children and young people include those who:
• are assessed as being in need under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, including children and young people who have a child in need plan, a child protection plan or who are a looked-after child
• have an education, health and care (EHC) plan
• have been identified as otherwise vulnerable by educational providers or local authorities (including children’s social care services), and who could therefore benefit from continued full-time attendance, this might include:
• children and young people on the edge of receiving support from children’s social care services or in the process of being referred to children’s services
• adopted children or children on a special guardianship order
• those at risk of becoming NEET (‘not in employment, education or training’)
• those living in temporary accommodation
• those who are young carers
• those who may have difficulty engaging with remote education at home (for example, due to a lack of devices or quiet space to study)
• care leavers
• other children and young people at the provider and local authority’s discretion including pupils who need to attend to receive support or manage risks to their mental health