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Portage Service

Portage

The Portage Service delivers home-based learning programmes for pre-school children with additional needs (0-4.5 years).  The emphasis is on close partnership working between parent and professionals in support of the child.

Key Functions

• To enable the child make the best progress they can towards the early learning goals and the Every Child Matters outcomes.
• To support parents/main carers with their child's early development and education.
• To liaise with partner agencies over the continuing assessment of and planning for the child's emerging needs.
• To liaise with early years providers over transition into placement at an early years setting or nursery.
• Planning activities.
• Strengthen partnership working with Children Centres.
• Strengthen partnership working with CIPs.
• Introduction of Portage Outreach Support with behaviour focus.
• Set up Portage run groups.
• Providing training/talks eg on the Portage Model, Challenge and Opportunity of Home Visiting, Sure Start, SEN Training.
• Strengthen links with Families (parent representative, newsletters, socials, self-referrals etc).
• Develop the use of volunteers and access funding.
• Develop mainstreaming strategy for Sure Start programmes.

How can you contact us

Portage Manager : Sharon Ensor
Tel:  023 92326677
Fax: 023 92326886
Email: portage@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

External links

Please click on the external link on the right hand side to visit the Portage National Web-site

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