Durham Portage Service

We are an education support service for pre-school children who have complex developmental needs and their families. During weekly or fortnightly home visits, our Portage workers will work with you and your child to develop your skills and confidence to promote your child's development using a small steps approach. For some families, Portage groups are offered to provide opportunities for children to learn alongside other children and for parents/carers to benefit from the support they can provide for one another.

Please see our website for further details.

 

Who to contact

Contact name
Durham Portage Team
Telephone
03000 263 350
E-mail
portage@durham.gov.uk
Website
Durham Portage Service

Other details

Cost description
No costs involved with this service.
Referral required?
Yes
Referral and availability notes

Requests for involvement can be made by a child's parents or anyone with a good knowledge of the child, with parental agreement. All requests must include signed consent from a parent or person with parental responsibility. If you need help or further information you can contact us.

 

 

Local Offer

Local Offer description

Portage involvement can be requested for families living in County Durham who have a child under three years of age with identified complex developmental needs.

After a referral is received, we will contact you by telephone to discuss your child. We will give you some information about  Portage and discuss with you whether the service is suitable for you.

When we begin our work with you, we will find out what your child can do already and work with you to plan the next steps of learning for your child.

We will demonstrate play activities that you can practice at home with your child to help him or her learn new skills using a small steps approach. 

We will regularly review your child's progress with you.

Disclaimer

Durham County Council's Families Information Service does not promote nor endorse the services advertised on this website. Anyone seeking to use/access such services does so at their own risk and may make all appropriate enquiries about fitness for purpose and suitability to meet their needs.
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