Information for Parents

Special Education Needs and Disability Information (Local Offer)

The Local Offer is Online information about what’s available for children, young adults and families with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) up to the age of 25. It also provides a way to give feedback to help us improve the information and services.

Find out more on the East Sussex website.

Help in the Early Years - for children with special educational needs

Communication and Language

Early Communication Support Workers (ECSW) can help with early speech, language and communication development. The ECSWs are not Speech and Language Therapists but they do have a special focus on speech and language.

The ECSWs run Toddler Talk sessions across East Sussex to support families who have concerns about their child’s speech, language and communication. The ECSWs give parents support in developing their understanding of their child’s speech and language development by completing language checkers and giving families speech and language development leaflets and home learning ideas.

You can contact an Early Communication Support Worker through your Health Visiting team.

The information leaflets listed below should be printed and given to parents. Childcare settings should not send them by email.

Parent Advice
Pre-birth
3 months old
6 months old
12 months old
18 months old
2 years old
2.5 years old
3 years old
4 years old

Language Checkers (with translations in different languages)

Physical Development

Birth - 6 Months (EBook)
6 - 12 months (EBook)
12 - 18 months (EBook)
18 months - 2 years (EBook)
2 - 3 years (EBook)
3 - 4 years (EBook)

Social and Emotional Development and Well-being

Birth - 6 months
6 - 12 months
12 - 18 months
18 months - 2 years
2 - 3 years
3 - 4 years

Transition to School

School Admissions - starting school for the first time (4+)

Good practice guidance for transition to school

Search Engine for Children

'Kiddle' is a child-specific search engine supported by Google, which prevents the appearance of things that are not suitable for them.