The purpose of the Local Offer is to provide a single point for information to help families access details about services available to them, and offer guidance in multiple areas.

Your child may be eligible for a funded early education place.

Preparing for adulthood (PfA) supports young people with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) and their families, plan for the transition into becoming an adult.

Bolton's approach to supporting SEN, including the EHCP process

Information about direct payments, benefits and other financial support.

GPs, dental services, pharmacy and Public Health nursing.

Travel assistance can be applied for pupils with an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), or pupils without an EHCP who have a medical need that makes them unable to travel to school unaided.

Short breaks provide a specialist service which aims to support disabled children and their families, over and above those opportunities available to all families.

All local authorities must have a Disabled Children's Register (DCR). It is a register of families with children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) aged 0 to 25 years.