what we do

The children who use our service have a wide range of needs such as Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, Autistic Spectrum Disorder including a Learning Disability, Global Development Delay and Prader-Willi Syndrome.

Portage Home Visitors play, observe and use a variety of developmental checklists and journals to help identify a child's strengths and goals and then design an individual bespoke Educational Programme using small steps to support learning. Once outcomes have been agreed, the Portage Home Visitor works alongside parents offering practical help and ideas to support the child's learning, address problematic situations, review progress and celebrate success. Portage Home Visitors work closely with a range of other professionals and agencies for example Community Paediatricians, Speech and Language Therapists, Health Visitors, District Specialist Centres and other settings.