Trafford Early Development Service (TEDS)
Trafford Early Development Service (TEDS) is part of Trafford Complex Needs Service in Trafford Local Care Organisation (TLCO)
Trafford Early Development Service (TEDS) are a team of health professionals, Specialist Health Visitors and Nursery Nurses. We are a registered Portage Service. We support Children and their families through Portage developmental play sessions in their home.
We support families in coordinating their child's care and arrange Team Around the Child meetings as needed. We work with other professionals involved in a child's care including Early Years settings.
We are able to offer this support to preschool children who have a significant developmental delay in 2 or more areas of their development and who have a Trafford GP.
Referral can be made by your Health Visitor, other health professional or your Early Years setting. When a referral for a child is accepted into our service we will contact the family and arrange a phone assessment to discuss how TEDS may be able to help. There is a waiting list for our service.
We will then agree with the family what support can be offered which may be monitoring of developmental progress, Portage developmental play sessions at home or sometimes in Early Years settings.
We use the Portage model which is a small steps approach to developmental play (www.portage.org.uk). TEDS Team Around the Child meetings can help to bring families together with professionals closely involved with their child to ensure good communication and coordination of care. We offer support and advice about transition into Early Years settings and advise on the support options available following on from our service.
TEDS aims to support children and their families to achieve a quality of life and for children to access and participate fully in play opportunities, educational and social settings and to develop to their full potential.
Who to contact
- Contact Name
- Sian Williams
- Contact Position
- TEDS Team Leader
- Telephone
- 0161 912 5108 0161 912 5108 07966778911 07966778911
- Parent Organisation
Where to go
- Name
- Sale Waterside
- Address
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Ist Floor
Waterside Plaza
Sale
Manchester
- Postcode
- M33 7ZF
- View M33 7ZF on a map
- Notes
This is not a public building
Time / Date Details
- When is it on
- Our service is provided Monday to Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm. We are often out of the office but you can leave a message on our answer phone or email as above and we get back to you as soon as possible, although this may not be the same day.
Who is it for?
- Ages
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- 0- 3 years
- Supporting People With
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- Learning disability
- Autistic Spectrum
- Communication
- Physical impairment
- Eligibility Details
TEDS are able to offer support to preschool children who have a significant developmental delay in 2 or more areas of their development and who have a Trafford GP.
When we accept a referral we will contact the family to arrange a home visit. If we are unable to accept a referral we will inform the referrer explaining why they do not meet our criteria.
Accessibility
- Details
We provide support in the home and within Early Years settings as needed.
Costs
- Details
- No costs
Availability
- Referral Required?
- Yes
- Referral Details
Although a self referral is possible we recommend that you speak to a Health Visitor or Health professional first. In order to accept a referral we need evidence that the child meets our criteria of having a significant developmental delay in 2 or more areas of their development and has a Trafford GP.
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