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Bi-Borough Autism Advisory Service
The Autism Advisory team has collated an audit for settings to use when they suspect a child may displaying behaviours consistent with Social, Communication differences. It is recommended that settings use this audit as a tool to assess how often children are displaying behaviours and…Bi-lingual quick tips for parents and practitioners
The National Literacy Trust have a great set of quick tips (19 languages). We have produced a series of bi-lingual quick tips for parents and practitioners to help children develop good talking and listening skills. There are lots of different languages. The following tips are…Change4Life Healthy Lifestyle clubs
The Change4Life Healthy Lifestyle clubs provide fun and interactive six-week programmes for expectant parents and children, young people and families in Kensington Chelsea and Westminster with groups organised by age. The clubs take a whole-family approach by providing children and their parents/carers with the skills…Child Development Service (referral information for practitioners)
The main purpose of Woodfield Child Development Service is to offer children and young people, who have neuro-developmental disorders, a comprehensive assessment service that identifies, investigates, assesses their development needs and offers appropriate support, intervention and advice. The core team includes paediatricians, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech and language…Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA)
A Childcare Sufficiency Assessment (CSA) is an assessment of existing childcare provision in the borough, mapping supply of, demand for and gaps in the childcare market. The Childcare Act 2006 places a legal duty on local authorities to secure sufficient childcare (so far as is…Childminders
Welcome to the Westminster Early Years Hub, a dedicated space for Early Years Professionals in the PVI sector in Westminster. In this section, we aim to provide you with important updates, information and guidance, which hopefully you will find useful. Please feel free to explore…Children and young people’s Community Speech and Language Therapy Service - training for professionals, parents and carers
Please find out about the current training offers. We hope to see you on our courses soon! For more details contact: Sharon Brown Speech and Language Therapy Assistant | Administration Children & Young People’s Community Speech & Language Therapy Evelina London Community Children’s Services Guy's…DfE Early Years Child Development training
A new online Early years child development training from the Department for Education is now available. The course is primarily aimed at: early years practitioners childminders nursery managers However, the training is available to anyone who may find it useful, including parents and carers.