Early Years
Early Years SEND Offer
Early Years LIFT Dates
MAIDSTONE_EY LIFT_DATES_2024_2025
Early Years LIFT
For all documentation linked to the Early Years LIFT Process please follow the link below to KELSI.
Referrals will not be accepted if there is no parental consent.
EY Surgeries 2024 – 2025
EY STLS Surgery Dates 2024 – 2025
If you would like a discussion with one of the EY teams to discuss a case and you are unsure whether to bring to LIFT or you have a query you would like to discuss then book onto one of the EY Surgeries. Surgery slots are for 20mins and are held via TEAMs. To book a slot please use our booking form – EY Surgery – Booking Form
Early Years Training
For further details on all Early Years Training please visit the training opportunities section on the STLS/Outreach tab. All available training will be on our Double District Training Schedule.
SENIF (SEN Inclusion Funding)
For all documents linked to the SENIF Process please follow the link below to KELSI.
Please email your SENIF requests & documents securely to SENIF@kent.gov.uk please ensure you send an additional copy to Hannah Ring
If you are unable to securely email the documents please send them using recorded delivery to: County SEN Inclusion Funding Officer, Kroner House, Eurogate Business Park, Ashford TN24 8XU.
USEFUL LINKS
Children’s Therapists – The Pod – Main Website – Select which Therapy service you require
Examples of Information Available – Speech & Language
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) – including Communication Boards
Early Years Language and Communication
Examples of Information Available – Occupational Therapy
Sensory Processing and Strategies
USEFUL INFORMATION
Attention and engagement activities based on the four stages of Attention Autism (Gina Davies)
Attention Autism Approaches – Bucket Time Activities
Kent SEND- EHCP Decisions Notice of Change May 2023
Establishing Joint Attention – Intensive Interactions
Establishing Joint Attention – People Games
Establishing Joint Attention – With Resources
Following an Adult’s Agenda using Now & Next Approach
Making Sense of Sensory Behaviour
Prompt sheet for Transition Meetings
Sensory Play at Home, Preschool and Nursery
RELUCTANT SPEAKERS (Information from other NHS authorities)
Encouraging Confident Communication
SHOE BOX ACTIVITIES
Shoebox Activities for Nurseries & Preschools – with ideas
Shoebox Activities in the Classroom – with ideas
Shoe-box Activities – Idea – Animal Matching Game
Shoe-box Activities – Idea – Vehicle Matching Game
Shoe-box Activities – Idea – Sorting Shapes – Big Medium & Small
Shoe-box Activities – Idea – Sorting – 2 or 4 Legs
Shoe-box Activities – Idea – Colour Sorting
VISUAL SUPPORTS – Please view the following in numerical order
FLOWCHART – Guidance for breaking down ‘Visual Timetable for ALL Children’ into manageable steps
Visual Supports – Printable Example – Visual Timetable for ALL Children
Visual Supports – Printable Example – Sink timeline
Visual Supports – 1 Using Real Objects of Reference – updated
Visual Supports – 2 Using Real Objects to Make Choices – updated
Visual Supports – 3 Using Real Objects to support ‘Now & Next’ – updated
Visual Supports – 4 Using Photos of Real Objects – updated
Visual Supports – 5 Using Photos to Make Choices – updated
Visual Supports – 6 Use Photos to Make Requests – updated
Visual Supports – 7 Using Photos to Support ‘Now & Next’ – updated
Visual Supports – 8 Personal Visual Timetables – updated
Visual Supports – 9 Simplifyng a Personal Visual Timetable using ‘Now & Next’
Visual Supports – Communication Prompt Card
Visual Supports – Making Choices at Song Time
Visual Supports – Transition to a New Room – including example Booklet
Visual Supports – Emotions Keyring or Lanyard
On-Line Guidance Videos
(If needed: please right click and select open link in new tab or if opening on a mobile device – press and hold the required video,
then select open in a new tab)
Gaining Information and Setting in – When children are about to start Pre-school / Nursery
Guidance for use of Visual Supports – EY Workshop
Guide to Planning at a Personalised Level – EY Workshop
Updated Personalised Plan Support
Guidance for Completing an Appendix 2
Is it EAL and/or SEN – EY Workshop
Planning for Development Stages rather than Chronological Ages
Nurture UK Principles – to Support Attention & Engagement
Childminders SEND Flowchart
Disability Access Fund (DAF)
For further information on the Disability Access Fund please follow the link below to KELSI.
Equality & Inclusion
To access information around the Equality & Inclusion Team please follow the link below:
https://www.kelsi.org.uk/early-years/equality-and-inclusion
Specialist Nursery Intervention
Please follow the link below for further information for Early Years Settings & Parents.
Specialist Nursery Intervention – Information for families and settings
Speech & Language
To access information around the Speech & Language Therapy Service please follow the link below:
https://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/childrens-therapies-the-pod/speech-and-language-therapy/
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