EHCP

Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) are personalised plans for children and young people with special educational needs that cover from birth to age 25. They aim to ensure that all the support the young person needs from education, health and social care professionals is agreed in one place. At esSENtial Early Years we can support your family through the EHCP process; including support with paperwork, processing the request and liasing with other professionals.
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Referrals

Within Wirral there is a variety of services to support children with special needs. Our staff are have good knowledge of these services and if your child would benefit from additional specialist support you can discuss this with your child's key worker. Our team are all trained to complete referrals into other services and, in partnership with parents, can put in these requests.

Local Offer

The Local Offer provides a range of information for you to help you to access help and support for your family. It highlights what services and agencies are available in your local area. Knowing what services are out there for you to access helps you to take more control in what is the right support for your child.
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Settling In

Before your child start at nursery, we’ll invite you along for some settling in sessions. We provide these sessions free of charge and give you and your little one the opportunity to get to know their new key person and explore the environment. We completely understand how much of a big step starting your child at nursery is so we welcome questions and worries.

During these sessions, you can pop out of the room and relax in our parents room, giving your child time to get used to being in the environment without you. You make the decision as and when you are ready to leave the room and you can have as many settle sessions you need to before you leave your little one at nursery for a full session.

Key Person

We have a Key Person System at esSENtial Early Years. When your child joins nursery, they’ll develop a special bond with their ‘key person’. This friendly face will be your child’s main carer; providing comfort, support and consistency on a daily basis. Parents can approach their child’s Key Person if they have any worries, concerns or other information that they think is important and would like to discuss. All information will remain confidential.

A key person:

  • Will work alongside you to help your child settle into nursery
  • Will ensure that your child’s needs are recognised and met at each session
  • Will regularly observe and assess the development of your child and monitor their progress
  • Is responsible for updating your child’s records
  • Will feedback any information or concerns about your child to you

Transitions

Parents are encouraged to spend time with their child in the nursery to help with transitions whether this is when the child first joins or when the child moves to another room.
When it comes to your child transitioning to school we will help to make the transition as smooth and stress free as possible. This includes visiting potential settings with families, holding meetings with all professionals to ensure consistency, inviting teachers into nursery (with your permission) in order for them to observe your child and to discuss their development to obtain as much information as possible in order to provide for them in their setting.