Early Help Services 0-5 Service What is on offer Contact details Early Help Centre – Love Lane, Children’s Children’s centres offer all families with children under five a range Cowes, , PO31 7ET – 01983 Centres of services, information and support in their local community. 291719

The support varies according to local needs but most centres offer Early Help Centre – Beatrice the following: Avenue, East Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO32 6PA – 01983 294701  Advice during pregnancy and when your baby is born  Home visiting East Newport Early Help Centre – Green  Family drop-ins Street, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2AN  Parenting support – 01983 529208  Information about your child’s health needs including support with breastfeeding, weaning and sleep Early Help Centre – George  Stay and play sessions Street, Ryde, Isle of Wight, PO33 2JF – 01983 617617  Training course to improve your life skills or help you back to

work The Bays Early Help Centre – operating  Help finding specialist groups and services over two sites:

Sandown Early Help Centre – The Fairway, Lake, Isle of Wight, PO36 9EQ – 01983 408718

Shanklin Early Help Centre – Alvert Road, , Isle of Wight, PO37 7LY – 01983 867310

Ventnor Early Help Centre – Albert Street, , Isle of Wight, PO38 1EZ – 01983 857372

West Newport Early Help Centre – Wellington Road, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5QT – 01983 537390

West Wight Early Help Centre – Moa Place, Freshwater, Isle of Wight, PO40 9XH – 01983 756935

Education This Service is responsible for fulfilling statutory responsibilities of Thompson House Welfare Service the Local Authority in respect of school enrolment, attendance, Sandy Lane exclusions and juvenile employment Newport Isle of Wight PO30 3NA 01983 823151

Special Provision for pupils with statements of SEN is provided by the SEN Support Services Educational specialist SEN support teams currently base at Thompson House. Thompson House Needs Sandy Lane  Speech and Language Therapy Service Newport  Autism Inclusion Team Isle of Wight  Advisory Teacher for Specific Learning Difficulties PO30 3NA  Sensory Support Team  Early Support Team 01983 814680  Educational Psychology Service

Early Childhood Homestart is now sub contracted by Barnardos as part of the 0-19 Exchange House, St Cross Lane, Support provision and will continue to deliver the following services: Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 5BZ  Outreach services, including home visiting for isolated and vulnerable parents/carers and children at risk of social 01983 533357 exclusion.  Information, advice and signposting to parents/carers on a range of subjects relating to universal services available in the local area.  Support to clients to access services and activities such as children’s centres, community health services, speech and language support, parent and toddler groups, libraries and music sessions. Health Visiting The Isle of Wight Health Visiting Team is a community based, skill North East Wight – 01983 613846 Services mixed team, who work alongside families and partnership agencies to improve health outcomes and ensure that children on the IOW South Wight – 01983 409202 get the best possible start in life. West and Central – 01983 522298 Subsidised Early Free early education places in good quality settings are available See: Education for across the island. The funding provides 15 hours of childcare. If you Two Year Olds think you might be eligible please visit the isle of Wight Council http://www.iwight.com/Residents/Schools- website. and-Learning/Early-Years-Service/Early- Years-Funding Early Years The early Support Team provides support, advice and Portage SEN Support Services Special Needs interventions to children with special needs in pre-school settings Thompson House (Portage) and those referred via the multi-agency team. Sandy Lane Newport Isle of Wight PO30 3NA

01983 814680

Early Years The early communication service provides advice and support for St Mary’s Hospital Speech, parents and staff on promoting speech, language and 01983 521948 Language and communication development of all young children. Communication Communication skills are essential in a child’s development and early identification Skills of difficulties in acquiring speech and language is highly important. The service works through children’s centres and pre-schools to provide an informal service for parents and to improve access to therapy services if required. The service is also committed to training and development of staff in recognising early signs of difficulties and promoting communication friendly environments.

Other early help A wide range of early help services are available across the island Family Information Zone (FIZ) services and nationally (e.g. national helplines). Information on all these 11 Orchard Street including services can be accessed through the Family Information Zone. Newport voluntary Isle of Wight organisations PO30 1JZ 01983 821999 www.wightchyps.org.uk