Request support for an Individual child from the Early Years and Childcare Service (EYCS)
Where a child is identified as having special educational needs, support should take the form of a four-part “Assess, Plan, Do, Review” cycle; where actions are tried, reviewed and revised as necessary in line with the child’s needs. In education settings, this is known as the graduated approach. Further information is available: Suffolk Graduated Response
If you have implemented stage 1 of the graduated response and you have moved to stage 2 and identified the child is making less than expected progress, you can seek support from the Early Years and Childcare Service if required. To seek support, providers must complete the referral form: request support for an individual child.
Parental Consent Form – Please be aware you will need to have gained parental consent before making a request to our service. Note: you do not need to send us this form, but it must be available if requested by a member of the EYCS.
Before completing the referral, please read Request support for an individual child Guidance the questions you will be asked are within the guidance notes to enable you to prepare:
Request support for an individual child referral form
Check which cluster your setting falls within – use the Cluster Look Up Tool
Education, Health and Care (EHC) Needs Assessments
An Education, Health and Care (EHC) needs assessment can be requested by parents, carers, teachers or any other professional involved with a child or young person; they can also be requested by a young person over the age of 16.
You should use the EHC portal to complete your application – it allows you to log in and see the progress of your application at any time, provides secure messaging directly with your child’s named Family Services officer and helps us respond to requests and queries as quickly and efficiently as possible.
For more information and to start an application, please see the link Suffolk Local Offer | Assessments, Education, Health and Care Plans
For queries with EHCP applications or accessing the EHC portal please contact SEND Family Services EHCNA Request team by calling 01473 263688 or email [email protected].