Early Support (ES)

Wandsworth's Early Support (ES) service is available to disabled children aged 0-5 years living in Wandsworth with complex developmental and medical needs. 

To qualify for ES a child needs to have:

• Currently be under the age of 5 years
• Have the support of three or more specialist services
• Has a referral from one of the professionals working with the family to the Single Point Referral Service (SPRS) or MASH
• A family that is in a time of transition and unforeseen circumstances

Early Support will assist you

• with providing information and signposting where necessary
• advocating on the child’s and family’s behalf where appropriate
• help with coordinating services and practitioners around the child and family
• Facilitating multi agency meetings
• Providing emotional and practical support

Early Support can provide a designated key worker as a single point of contact for a family and their child. Alternatively, Early Support can offer assistance and information when a family needs it most. For more information, please see our leaflet under 'Downloads'.

Early Support will always work in partnership with the parents/carers, and the Early Support ethos is to keep the family and child at the heart of discussions and decision-making processes.