Early years inclusive learning service - information for parents and carers
Portage
The aim of the Portage Service is to ‘help Parents help their child’.
Your child might be referred to the Portage Service by a Health Visitor, Speech and Language Therapist or Paediatrician. Parents can also refer their child for Portage by contacting 01782 231285 or completing a referral form.
Who can access Portage?
Children can be referred to the Portage Service if they:
- Live in Stoke-on-Trent
- Aged birth – 5
- Have delays in 2 or more areas of their development
- Are not attending a nursery setting or childminder
What help will my child be offered?
Families are offered a block of sessions in one of our Portage Groups – Little Stars, which is for children are not yet walking and Shooting Stars, for children aged 18 months to 5 years.
The aims of the group include:
- Accessing a small group within your community
- Learning about strategies that might help your child
- Being confident to use these strategies at home to support your child’s development
- Thinking about the next steps for your child
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