Early Years Outreach Intervention Service - What will this look like for me and my child?

Who is the Early Years Outreach Intervention Service for?

The Early Years Outreach Intervention Service will provide support for Early Years children aged 3 and above who require additional levels of support.

How will I know if my child needs support?

Your child’s pre-school or nursery setting will know your child well. If they feel your child needs some additional support or adjustments made to the provision they regularly receive, they will have spoken to you.

As a parent if you feel your child is finding things difficult or have concerns, you should ask to speak to your child’s Key Worker or the setting SENCO or Manager about your worries.

All Early Years settings work closely with their link Early Years Quality Advisor (EYQA). If your child does need support, a ‘Support Plan’ will be devised with parent consent. This will set out some short-term targets and outline steps to help your child access provision, play and make progress.

How can I get support for my child from the Early Years Outreach Intervention Service?

If parents/carers, the pre-school or nursery setting and EYQA feel that some further specialist intervention would support your child, this can be discussed together.

Your child can be referred by the EYQA with your agreement to the Early Years Professional Resource Group.

Admissions for children to receive support is agreed by this group. This is a multi-agency approach to allocate the most appropriate support for a child. The outcome of this referral may include an offer of support from the Early Years Outreach Service (EYOS).

What will the Early Years Outreach Intervention Service support look like?

A specialist practitioner from the EYOS will be allocated to offer support. They will contact your child’s setting and parents in agreement.

An initial visit will be held to get a greater understanding of your child’s unique needs and discuss the current ‘Support Plan’ in place.

A bespoke agreement will be discussed that is best suited to meet the needs of your child within their attendance at pre-school or nursery.

A minimum of 6 x 2hour sessions will be offered to support your child before any review is undertaken and next steps agreed.