We offer a home visiting educational and support service called portage for children from birth to five years old with SEND.

We provide:

• home visits for families either weekly, fortnightly or monthly, depending on the child’s needs
• help for families to coordinate their child’s care and learning
• a weekly drop in group called Rainbows for parent and carers with a child who has special educational needs and disabilities

Portage supports your child through play by:

• helping you and your child learn and play together
• providing targets that support your child to develop
• providing ideas for play and teaching activities
• supporting you in developing your knowledge about special educational needs
• helping your child get ready for moving onto the next stage of their education, such as starting nursery

Portage accepts referrals for children:

• Who live in Bristol
• Have two areas of need
• Are not accessing their free early years entitlement

How to refer to Portage

We accept referrals from:

• parents
• professionals

Fill in the Early Years Portage and Inclusion Team Referral Form (word doc) . To return the application to us you must follow our secure email guidance. Email completed applications to earlyyears.sensupport@bristol.gov.uk .

Contact

If you have any queries about the Early Years Portage and Inclusion Service you can email earlyyears.sensupport@bristol.gov.uk