Early years resources
Scope's Early Years Team regularly produces resources for parents and professionals. All documents on this page are available to download free. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to download them. This is a free program.
Cerebral Palsy: Information, advice and support for parents during the early years
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For a full copy, please call Scope Response on 0808 800 3333.
Training
Scope's Early Years Team can offer a diverse mix of training.
Inclusion
Scope has produced specific information aimed at supporting the inclusion of disabled children in early years settings:
- Games all Children Can Play: Active learning for disabled children and their families (pdf, 569k)
- The inclusion of children with cerebral palsy, including hemiplegia, in early years settings (pdf, 600k)
- Scope's Early Years Inclusion Checklist (pdf, 280k)
- Early communication for children with complex needs – information for childminders (pdf, 167k)
Communication
Early Years – communication passport template (pdf - 100k) offers a simple, practical guide about the non-verbal child, so people can quickly understand their needs.
Play Talks (pdf, 200k) - a pack that contains fun ways to promote communication through play for children under five who have additional needs. A useful resource for parents and hands-on professionals alike.
Fighting Hard (pdf, 278k) a survey of parents’ experiences of accessing communication support for their child.
Children’s Charter - A charter of rights for all children developed with disabled children in mind.
Updates
Scope Early Years Team produces a monthly e-newsletter Register to receive email updates
Right From The Start
Scope’s report, Right From the Start, (pdf, 626k) was first published in June 1994. It highlighted the experiences of parents at the time their child was diagnosed as having additional needs.
Launched in 2003 the Right From the Start Template (pdf, 500k) contains key principles and a good practice framework for sharing the news. The RFTS working group designed an audit model to enable statutory services to evaluate the quality of service received by parents.
Early intervention
White Lodge Children’s Services Way of Working (pdf, 100k) a report and survey on best practice in early intervention for disabled children and their families.
Face 2 Face
Go to www.face2facenetwork.org.uk for Face 2 Face downloads.