Integrated Family Services
Support for parents with children with additional needs
What are additional needs?
A child, young person or adult has additional needs when they have:
- A physical difficulty
- Sight and hearing difficulty
- A mental disability
- Learning difficulty or learning delay
- Speech, language and communication needs
- Emotional or behavioural needs
- A medical or health problem
- Difficulties with reading, writing, speaking or mathematics work
Childcare and early education
This service offers help in finding childcare which can support your child's specific needs.
This grant is to support the development and use of inclusive childcare places for disabled children from birth to 16 years.
Barking and Dagenham Portage works with very young children who have additional needs and their families. Working with a family soon after the baby's birth.
Pre-school Learning Alliance works to enable the inclusion of children with additional needs in their local pre-school, crèche or day nursery.
Parenting support
There are Sensory Rooms at the following Children's Centres for parents / carers, children and early years workers to enjoy.
Support for deaf parents
A central resource of information for deaf parents and professionals working with deaf parents.
Leisure activities
This grant is to support the development and use of inclusive childcare places for disabled children from birth to 16 years.
Support groups
Local information and support groups for young children with additional needs and their families 
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Our club will offer fun, inclusion and support to disabled children and their families in Barking and Dagenham.
Transport
This grant is to support the development and use of inclusive childcare places for disabled children from birth to 16 years.
In some cases students with a special educational need or a disability can apply for travel support to help towards the cost of travel to school.
