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Bringing sunshine to a child’s life consider fostering for your council
1 September 2025
Consider fostering, bring some sunshine to a child in need. Read our foster carers stories, including Angela and be inspired.
Council pledges ‘No child to leave Primary School unable to cycle’
29 August 2025
Every Year Three and Four pupil in Derby will benefit from free Learn to Ride sessions from Derby City Council’s Cycle Derby team as part of a new pledge to increase active travel in the city.
Great news for Derby’s Holiday Activities and Food programme
29 August 2025
Derby’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme has received a major boost, with confirmation of a further three years of government funding as part of a £600 million national investment.
Breaking fostering myths and showcasing the support behind every carer
14 August 2025
Many potential foster carers hesitate to learn more, fearing a lack of support, needing qualifications, or limited training, read our myth-busting article.
A champion week for children’s sport
13 August 2025
Derby’s second Festival of Sport proved a huge hit, with hundreds of children attending a week-long programme of sports and games.
New offer to create more affordable childcare in Derby
6 August 2025
From September 2025, working parents of children aged 9 months to 5 years will be entitled to 30 hours of funded childcare per week with the Take Off into Childcare offer.
School uniform support returns for Derby families in 2025
4 August 2025
Derby City Council is once again working in partnership with Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance and Derbion to provide school uniform to those most in need.
World Breastfeeding Week: Breastfeeding Welcome Here scheme signs up 70th Derby venue
1 August 2025
Seventy city public places have now signed up to a scheme to support breastfeeding families in Derby.
The need for specialist foster carers
31 July 2025
Specialist foster care supports vulnerable young people. Learn how you can help by becoming a carer with Foster for East Midlands Councils.
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More wraparound childcare available in Derby to support working families
31 July 2025
Derby City Council is expanding before and after-school childcare places across the city, supported by government investment to help working families access more flexible childcare options.