A warm welcome from Early Support
If you have an interest in young children with disabilities, you'll find all kinds of useful information on this website. Early Support is a Government programme to improve services for families and children in England - but people everywhere can download and use the materials freely. Click on the headings or text shown in blue to go to any section that interests you.
Want to know more about Early Support?
Find out what the programme does, who it's for and how it works.
Watch a video of parents and practitioners talking about Early Support.
Want to see the Early Support publications?
Find out more about the Early Support materials and how they can support families. Download them for free.
Want to order Early Support publications?
The order form explains how to send for publications but please note that the programme materials can only be supplied to families in England. If you live elsewhere, download them from this website.
Want to read about other families?
Families with a disabled child explain how Early Support has helped in 'Your stories'.
Want to learn more and meet other families?
Parents Workshops are run by parents for parents to demystify 'this new world' of services. They help families to feel more confident about working with professionals to get the best outcomes for their child. They also provide opportunities for families to meet one another.
Want to find out what local services should be providing?
Early Support helps local services provide a seamless, family-focused service for young disabled children, in partnership with families. Find out what Early Support means for practitioners, local authorities, PCTs and health services.
Want to find out about key workers or lead professionals?
Find out what key workers do for families and how Early Support helps people to provide a better service.
See families talking about their experience of key workers in this video.
If you can't read these pages easily
You can listen to some of our web pages - use the 'Click to listen' button at the top right. Some of the information booklets are also available to listen to.
To make the text bigger, click on 'Customise' at the top and follow the instructions.
Some Early Support materials have been translated into languages such as Urdu and Polish.
Not finding what you want to know?
Use the search function on the top toolbar to search for key words (it searches both pages and documents).
Use the Links page to search for organisations that can help or, if you need help in a hurry, get in touch with Contact a Family - www.cafamily.org.uk.
