EYSTT Parent Support by LiveWellCheshireWest

Disclaimer

emmadanks — 2025-09-04 13:05:43 UTC

Dummy use

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:29:02 UTC

Time To Give It Up? Here’s how...

Make giving up the dummy as rewarding and as fun as possible

English as an additional language

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:31:27 UTC

Top tips for parents for learning an new language.

Face to face advice

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:32:09 UTC

Lots of games naturally encourage you and your child to be face to face.

Play

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:32:47 UTC

Ideas for play at home - Here are some things you can try at home. Remember, always follow what your child is interested in and play their way! Get down to your child’s level so you can see what they are doing and really get involved. Most of all, have fun!

Shy and reluctant speakers

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:33:35 UTC

Promoting Speech and Language Skills, hints, tips and activities.

Support language understanding

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:34:20 UTC

Children’s understanding of language takes time to develop. They can understand more than they can say. Children learn language by listening, copying and making links between what they see and what they hear. You are your child’s best language teacher.

Supporting language use

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:34:51 UTC

Using language is a complex skill. We must think about the idea we want to express, then think of the words (vocabulary), and then put them into a sentence (grammar). Children benefit from models to help them to develop language.

SALT General Advice

emmadanks — 2025-09-05 14:59:49 UTC

Hints and tips for home/pre-school children.

Ten tips to encourage your child to learn to talk

Parent Carer Forum

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 14:15:55 UTC

Represent parents of children and young people with SEND
Provide support through coffee mornings, drop-in sessions and information events
Gather parent views and share with Local Authority and Health Services

Starting Well Support birth to 5 years

emmadanks — 2025-09-25 14:16:55 UTC

Starting well offers, free resources to help your child learn, grow, and thrive. From fun play activities and childcare support to school readiness, mental health advice, and free books through Bookstart.

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 14:17:42 UTC

Koala North West is a charity organisation that looks after the emotional wellbeing of families, offering practical support and solutions to everyday parenting. We work with a team of dedicated volunteers who are experts in their field to bring you the dedicated support you deserve.

SPACE

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 14:22:12 UTC

SPACE is a charity that provides support for children with additional needs and their families,

Our centre provides an accessible soft play frame and café, an activity room with lots of arts and crafts, messy play and imaginative play opportunities alongside a fully equipped sensory room all of which are open and available during our stay and play sessions.

Family Fund

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 14:39:28 UTC

Family Fund supports families living across the UK who are who are raising a disabled or seriously ill child or young person up to the age of 17. Our support is focused on those on low incomes with a child/children who have a high level of additional support needs.

Autism Practical Support

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:11:40 UTC

Offer activities for children & young people (no diagnosis required for access to activities)
Offer Parenting Training Workshops
Provide practical support and groups for parents
Provide a counselling service for adults

BookTrust

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:13:34 UTC

Bookstart is designed to support families discover the magic of shared reading from their earliest days. Find out more about the programmes we offer.

Makaton

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:24:09 UTC

Makaton is a unique communication programme that uses symbols (pictures), signs (gestures) and speech to enable people to communicate. It supports the development of essential communication skills such as attention and listening, comprehension, memory, recall and organisation of language and expression.

Newlife

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:25:54 UTC

We offer a lifeline for families, providing life-changing and life-saving specialist equipment when and where it’s needed. Childhood cancers, birth defects, accidents, diseases and infections can all cause disability. They are affecting children and their families every day.

Best Start in Life

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:28:18 UTC

Trusted health advice and guidance for parents

Welcome to Best Start in Life, the new home of Start for Life.

You'll still find the same NHS advice on pregnancy, babies and supporting your toddler's development. Now you can also find out about childcare and education support too!

Children's Occupational Therapy Team

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:29:55 UTC

The Community Children’s Occupational Therapy team sees children and young people who have difficulty joining in with the activities they need and want to do every day. We call these activities ‘occupations’.

ERIC

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:33:09 UTC

ERIC, The Children’s Bowel & Bladder Charity is the UK’s leading charity supporting all children and teenagers with a bowel or bladder problem.

Merlin's Magic Wand

jackiefaulkner — 2025-09-25 15:34:52 UTC

Merlin’s Magic Wand is a dedicated children’s charity, bringing joy and connection to children around the world.

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children

jackiefaulkner — 2025-10-09 09:37:42 UTC

Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children may help with the extra costs of looking after a child who:

is under 16
has difficulties walking or needs much more looking after than a child of the same age who does not have a disability

They will need to meet all the eligibility requirements.

Early Years Specialist Teaching Service (EYSTS)

emmadanks — 2025-11-21 15:48:18 UTC

The Early Years Specialist Teaching Service (EYSTS) is a team of experienced specialist education professionals, who provide advice and support for Early Years providers to help them support and successfully include children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND).

0-5 Early Years Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Pathway

emmadanks — 2025-11-21 15:56:28 UTC

The Early Years SEND Pathway forms part of the broader SEND 0-25 Inclusion Framework, which is being developed. This will provide detailed guidance on how educational settings identify special educational needs and disabilities and how to meet these needs across the 0-25 age range.

Education Health and Care Needs Assessment (EHCNA)

emmadanks — 2025-11-21 16:01:41 UTC

If you are a parent of a child or a young person over the age of 16 but under the age of 25, you can request an Education, Health and Care Needs Assessment using our online Education, Health and Care Hub (EHC Hub).

Choosing a School

emmadanks — 2025-11-21 16:03:08 UTC

Here you will find:

Types of schools and education
Information to help when considering the right school
Search for schools across Cheshire West and Chester

Special Educational Needs and Disability Information, Advices and Support Service

emmadanks — 2025-11-21 16:06:10 UTC

Help with understanding your rights and the school Special Educational Needs System
Support with the Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
Supporting with meeting preparation and advocacy

Toilet Training Advice for Children with Autism

emmadanks — 2026-04-20 12:10:51 UTC

Early Help and Navigation Service

emmadanks — 2026-05-11 10:04:04 UTC

SPOTSS

emmadanks — 2026-06-08 15:37:50 UTC

Children cannot be referred into SPOTSS until they are in school (reception) but there are great resources and information available through this page. They also have a regular information line that you can book a slot to get advice from SPOTSS Occupational Therapists.

SPOTSS Information Line

emmadanks — 2026-06-08 15:39:14 UTC