Early Support website relaunch

The Early Support website has been relaunched with a whole host of new features for families and professionals as well as an improved look and feel.

The design of the site has been completely redeveloped to reflect a programme focused on young children and their families, while photographs, and a series of 14 short videos of people talking about their experience of using Early Support, bring the website to life.

Several new areas have been added, including Early Support in practice, which is substantial and replaces professional guidance published in 2004 - look here for information about lead professionals and key workers and implementing service change. 

For families explains what Early Support is about to parents and carers and helps those visiting the site for the first time to find their way around. 

New content on using the programme materials has also been added to the Materials section.

The website has been updated and upgraded to support the consolidation of the national programme and use of Early Support across the country. 

More is coming over the next few months - in particular, audio versions of the Background Information Booklets in languages other than English and more web pages that ‘talk’. 

Early Years programme staff have also put out a call for case study material to support new content - particularly for the 'Early Support in practice' and 'Your stories' sections. In addition, they welcome feedback on the new site.

Please send any comments by email to eileen.strevens@rnid.org.uk.

About Early Support
Early Support is the Government programme for achieving better coordinated, family focused services for young disabled children and their families.