{"id":365,"date":"2020-11-03T15:12:29","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T15:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/educationandfamilies\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:00:32","slug":"targeted-support","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/early-years\/targeted-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Early years &#8211; targeted support"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block is-style-dcc-one-col\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#early-years-education-support\">Early years education support<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#types-of-support\">Health, social care and family support<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#family-hubs\">Best Start Family Hubs<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#children-and-family-health-devon\">Children and Family Health Devon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#speech-and-language-drop-ins\">Speech and language drop-ins<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#ocupational-therapy\">Occupational Therapy (OT)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#nursery-plus\">Re\/Habilitation Officer for Visually Impaired Children (ROVIC) service<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"early-years-education-support\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Early years education support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The early years foundation stage (EYFS) identifies seven areas of learning and development early years providers must teach<br>children in their settings. Early years providers should be making sure that they meet <strong>every<\/strong> child\u2019s needs in these areas<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If universal support is not enough to help your child make good progress, then more targeted support may be needed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This may include early years settings using some of the strategies, methods and activities detailed in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/send-local-offer\/early-years\/targeted-support\/support-in-settings-for-key-areas-of-send-need\/\">Support in settings for key areas of SEND need<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"types-of-support\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health, social care and family support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"family-hubs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Best Start Family Hubs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-abed67cc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Best Start Family Hubs help families across Devon build strong, healthy, and happy lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They support children from birth up to age 19 (or 25 for those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or care experience) by connecting families to local services that support emotional, physical, social, and financial wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/child-family-support\/family-support\/family-hubs\/\">Find out more about Best Start Family Hubs in Devon, how they can help, and how to contact them<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"193\" src=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/03\/best-start-logo-800x514-1-300x193.png\" alt=\"Colourful \u201cBest Start in Life\u201d logo with rounded gradient purple text and three stacked square icons in orange, pink, and blue on the left.\" class=\"wp-image-73733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/03\/best-start-logo-800x514-1-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/03\/best-start-logo-800x514-1-768x493.png 768w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/03\/best-start-logo-800x514-1-640x411.png 640w, https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/children-families-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/170\/2026\/03\/best-start-logo-800x514-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"children-and-family-health-devon\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Children and Family Health Devon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is part of the NHS and provides care and treatment across physical and mental health for children, young people and their families in Devon.\u00a0Their focus is on prevention and early help. Many of their support services can be accessed directly &#8211; no referral is required, so if you have any concerns about any area of your child&#8217;s development, they may be able to help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/resources\/\" rel=\"noopener\">See the self help tools and resources library on the CFHD website to help you get the right help and support<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"speech-and-language-drop-ins\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Speech and language drop-ins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you have concerns about your child&#8217;s speech and language development, support is available from Speech and Language Therapists at Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) &#8211;  no referral is required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/our-pathways\/speech-language-and-communication\/speech-and-language-therapy-service-drop-in-sessions\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more on the CFHD website, including how you can book to attend a Speech and Language Therapy Service drop in session<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"ocupational-therapy\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Occupational Therapy (OT)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Occupational Therapists help children and young people to engage, participate and develop their independence in everyday activities (often called occupations) such as play, handwriting, getting dressed or going to the toilet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/childrenandfamilyhealthdevon.nhs.uk\/our-pathways\/physical-and-sensory\/occupational-therapy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more about the OT support available from Children and Family Health Devon on their website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CFHD also have an <strong>Occupational Therapy telephone advice line<\/strong>, where you can speak directly to a Children\u2019s Occupational Therapist. The advice line is available Tuesdays 1.30 &#8211; 4.00 pm and Fridays 9.30 am &#8211; 12.00 pm on&nbsp;<a href=\"tel:03332341123\">03332 341123<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"nursery-plus\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Re\/Habilitation Officer for Visually Impaired Children (ROVIC) service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ROVICs team are a county-wide service supporting children and young people (from birth to 18 years) who have vision, dual sensory (vision and hearing impairment) or Deafblind impairment living within the Devon Local Authority boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team support children with skills for life. 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