Early Help
What is Early Help?
Early help refers to the offer of any information, advice or support to children, young people and their families as soon as possible in their lives, or when issues emerge, to help prevent problems from escalating.
Early help, also known as early intervention, can be provided at any stage in a child or young person's life.
Providing timely support is vital. Addressing a child or family's needs early on can reduce risk factors and increase protective factors in a child's life.
Protective factors can reduce risk to a child's wellbeing. They include:
developing strong social and emotional skills
having a strong social support network for the family – including support
good parental mental health
income support, benefits and advice
good community services and facilities
For more detailed information please refer to the document below.
At Thelwall Infant School and Nursery these are the ways we may be able to support you by:
Sign posting to services offered in Warrington such as Children's centres, Play and sensory centres, youth services, family support services etc..
Making referrals to outside agencies such as the School Health Advisor, Family Outreach Team, Parent Courses.
Completing an Early Help Assessment (EHA) - an EHA involves listening to you to find out what help you need and talking about what is working well in your life. Based on what you say and what help you would like, a plan is formulated so that professionals can work together to make sure you get the right sort of help.
Holding Team Around the Family meetings (TAF) – When families are being supported by school and other agencies, such as a family support worker, we can host family support meetings at school, inviting the relevant agencies so that we can all work together to give you and your family the support you need.
Providing support to complete forms and other paperwork.
More information on what is on offer can be found by clicking here
Family Hubs
Services for children and families of all ages
There are 7 Family Hubs in Warrington (formerly called Children’s Centres) which offer a variety of integrated health, wellbeing, universal and targeted support and early learning activities for children, young people and their families. Family Hubs are a one-stop shop for a variety of services for children and families of all ages, with a focus on services from conception to age five, helping every child get the best start in life and be ready to achieve a good level of development when they start school.
For more information about what's on offer click here.