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On this page you will find information regarding referral opportunities for early support for parents and families.
The Early Help Assessment is an intervention with a family to gather, explore and analyse with them information about all aspects of the child or young person (and their family's) life and then to identify areas where change will address support needs and positively impact on their lived experiences.
This is recorded on an Early Help Assessment form which includes the family's Early Help Plan.
The Early Help Assessment is not a referral form for professionals to complete to access other services supporting children, young people and families. The Early Help Assessment is completed by the professional supporting the family to identify the family's unmet needs and develop a plan of support with the family.
Your Family's Early Help Assessment is available to all practitioners and professionals working with children, young people, and their families across Lancashire.
Working alongside families from a holistic, strength-based approach when areas of support are first identified will stop escalation towards crisis and the need for more intensive and specialist intervention.
Through the Early Help Assessment, Plan, and reviews via Team Around the Family meetings the wider partnership of services can provide families with the right support at the right time.
At Higher Walton CE Primary School we can seek support for families with consent and through the referral, gather support from counselling, play therapy, anxiety support etc.
Please speak to Mrs Noblet if you would like to access Early Support. Staff may suggest this to support your child or family whilst they attend Higher Walton.
In order to support our children, families and parents, we have listed below some links to agencies who can provide support for children, parents and families. Click on the links below to visit the websites.
Social care support for children and families
Children and Family Wellbeing Service
Best Start in Life parent hub (formerly Childcare Choices)
Foodbanks and Community Shops (South Ribble)
Lancashire Health Visiting and School Nursing Parents/carers and young people in Lancashire can now access trusted health and wellbeing advice through new digital tools. The Lancashire Child and Family Health app is available to download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The app provides expert information on child development from before birth to age 19 (SEND 25), including breastfeeding, healthy eating, sleep, vaccinations and support for dads. The Young People tile is full of advice and support for 11-16 & 16-19 yrs relating to emotional health, exam stress, sleep, relationships and lots more. Download the app and search for Lancashire Child and Family.