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Kent Children's Services

Page Updated 01.07.23

 

KCC Children's Centres

STLS 5KCC Children's Centres 
→ KAE Autism Awareness Course Autumn 2022

→ FareShare food parcels - now available at Tonbridge and Malling Children's Centres 

→ Cygnet Courses  Cygnet courses delivered by The Children's Centres in Kent 

→ The Princess Project is a charity operating across Maidstone, Medway, Tonbridge and Malling. They offer; Totcycle baby/toddler bank (delivery only), a Mum2Mum befriending service & gift bags for new mums

→ The Princess Project  Brochure P1     
Brochure P2  
Mum2Mum Referral Form â€‹
Totcycle Referra
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→ KCC Children's Centres have a wide virtual package to support families. These services include; Family Advice, Wellbeing Support, Baby Groups & Social Skills Cookery Clubs. Check out their latest offers!

Kent Educational Psychology Service

STLS 5Kent Educational Psychology Service
→ Click here for more information on
Free 30min phone/video consultations with an educational psychologist, are available in Kent, for parents.  

→ Kent Educational Psychology Service

NHS School Health

STLS 5NHS School Health
→ Education Support  If you are a school or an organisation that works with children, young people or families, Education Support can support you in a number of ways. Click on the link to find out more.
→ School Health Kent 
School Health Kent is a team of school nurses and practitioners who work with children, young people and families in Kent. You do not have to be in school to use this service. Click on the link to find out more.

ChatHealth:   Text: 07520 618850
Young people aged 11-19, can use their confidential and anonymous texting service to have direct access to a nurse (Mon to Fri, 9 am to 5 pm).

Young People: 
Call: 0800 0113 474 to speak confidentially to a Single Point of Access (SPA) Team member. 

Parents/Carers: 
Call: 0800 0113 474 to speak confidentially to a Single Point of Access (SPA) team member. 

Complete an online referral form

NHS Children's Therapies The Pod

STLS 5NHS Children's Therapies The Pod
→ NHS The Pod, the NHS Integrated Children’s Therapies Teams resources; referral portal, information and recommended strategies which support children and young people to develop their skills to their full potential so that they can participate in everyday activities. 
→ Occupational Therapy: This team offers support for children and young people who are experiencing difficulties with participating in everyday activities or occupations.  Click here for access to universal advice and links to refer a child for Occupational Therapy. 

→ Physiotherapy: Paediatric (children and young peoples) physiotherapy provides specialist assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions to enable children with physical difficulties to reach their full potential. 
Click here for universal advice and links to refer a child for Physiotherapy. 

→ Care Coordination Service: This is a service for babies and children (up to 7 years of age) who present with an identified condition or disability which is impacting on or has the potential to impact upon their long-term development and/or function.
Click here to access further information and to make a referral.
STLS 5NHS Children's Therapies The Pod: Training 
→ BEAM/Fizzy Training & Sensory Circuits
These are sensory-motor skills programmes to use with children in a nursery or school setting.

→ Sensory Processing in the Classroom and Use of Sensory Circuits
Workshops for KCC staff

Speech and Language Service

YANA You Are Not Alone Project

STLS 5YANA (You are not alone) Project was launched through IMAGO in 2022. This service is available to support CYP who perhaps do not meet the threshold for other Mental Health services and also offers support for families and settings/schools
→ YANA Poster 

→ YANA Service Details
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