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Kent Baby 0 to 5 – Health Visiting Service
Supporting you and your baby before and after birth right up until your child starts school.
The Pod NHS Kent has key information about children’s therapies as well as films, resources and links that can help your child achieve their therapy goals.
Talking Walk-ins, play-based drop-in sessions for anyone concerned about their pre-school child’s speech, language or communication skills.
With Kent Family Hub, you can find advice, support and services to help throughout your family journey, from newborns to 19-year-olds, or up to 25-year olds with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
Early Help
We offer services that can be accessed at a time and place that suits you. We want to help you as early as possible to:
- do well
- stay safe
- resolve problems.
Household Support Fund is funded by the Department for Work and Pensions on behalf of the UK government, the Household Support Fund scheme supports vulnerable Kent households in need of help with significantly rising living costs.
Home-Start’s expert staff and trained volunteers work alongside families just like yours to give non-judgmental, compassionate and confidential support.
Urgent Telephone 4pm – 8.30am : 01233 331111 If you are homeless or fleeing domestic abuse outside of office hours and need urgent assistance, please visit our dedicated web pages for support.
Allergy UK’s Free Dietitian Service provides specialist allergy advice to help inform and guide parents of children from 0-5 years old who are presenting with symptoms of food allergy and have not been referred to a dietitian,
The LifeVac device….. When first aid fails, or cannot be performed the LifeVac device offers a lifeline for upper airway blockages.
Learn how hygiene and safe food preparation practices protect children in an early years setting.
First Steps Nutrition Trust have a range of resources to support eating well in the early years, including a resource to support infants and children on a vegan diet and resources which provide ideas for packed lunches and consider good food choices and portion sizes for 1-4 year olds.
You can help your little one maintain a lifetime of healthy smiles by teaching them good dental habits, such as regular brushing and not eating or drinking too much sugar.
Eric – Potty training: How to start and the best age to potty train.
Talk PANTS is here to help children understand that their body belongs to them, and they should tell a safe adult they trust if anything makes them feel upset or worried.
Many of us see our online lives and offline lives as different. But for children growing up with technology and the internet, there isn’t a difference – online life and offline life is just life. Technology can move at an extraordinarily fast pace. So it can be difficult to know how to start talking to your child about what they’re doing online, who they might be speaking to or discussing the potential risks and issues.
This guide is for parents* of children from birth to five years old. It will help you find out more about your child’s learning and development in the EYFS.
The purpose of this booklet is to help you as a parent/carer* find out more about how your child is learning and developing during their first five years.
Speech and Language UK progress checker is based on what we know about how babies and children develop skills. Choose the age of the child and then answer the questions. At the end, we will direct you to some helpful advice and resources.
Fun activities and things to do with your child to help with their communication skills.
New skills take time to learn. Practicing at home will help your child move into school more easily and with confidence.