Families are signposted and supported to access local services (eg perinatal mental health services, parent infant mental health services, drug and alcohol services) to meet the needs identified.
Families with identified risk factors will be supported according to local health visiting pathway with specific attention given to review of communication milestones.
Where key communication milestones are not reached by specific ages, further assessment should be made of the risk factors present, developmental “flags for review” and general development of the child.
Evidence-based intensive home visiting programmes provided for low income/targeted families or intensive home visiting support from the health visiting service to support parents and improve the quality of the home learning environment.
Where key communication milestones are not reached by specific ages, further assessment should be made of the risk factors present, developmental “flags for review” and general development of the child.
Evidence-based intensive home visiting programmes provided for families where need is indicated or intensive home visiting support from the health visiting service to support parents and improve the quality of the home learning environment.
Speech and language therapist guided groups (eg groups taking place in children’s centres, community settings, health clinics etc.) to support those identified as requiring additional support.
Parents/carers are provided with strategies to support their child’s language development.
Families are signposted and supported to access local services (eg perinatal mental health services, parent infant mental health services, drug and alcohol services) to meet the needs identified.
Additional evidence-based support/enriched curriculum in settings to accelerate progress.
An additional speech and language assessment (eg Government early language identification measure – available 2020) is used with children who have been assessed and identified through the Ages and Stages Questionnaire. Locally available assessment tools can be used as appropriate according to local need.