DSA involved in Early Support Project

Early Support is a partnership project involving the Department for Education and Skills, the Department of Health, SureStart and the voluntary sector. It is aimed at giving disabled children the best start in life, by supporting families through the provision of information and advice on their child’s development. The Down’s Syndrome Association has been involved in developing two resources “Down’s Syndrome – Information for Parents”, a general information booklet about Down’s syndrome and has, most recently, been part of a working group designing a “Developmental Journal for Babies and Children with Down’s Syndrome” – a booklet covering a child’s development from birth to age 5 (focusing specifically on the developmental profile of children with Down’s syndrome. This Journal is due to be launched in the Autumn of 2006.

Early Support is a partnership project involving the Department for Education and Skills, the Department of Health, SureStart and the voluntary sector. It is aimed at giving disabled children the best start in life, by supporting families through the provision of information and advice on their child’s development. There are a series of information resources targeted towards children with different disabilities and conditions: including visual impairment, hearing impairment and since 2005, Down’s syndrome.

The Down’s Syndrome Association has been involved in developing two resources "Down’s Syndrome – Information for Parents", a general information booklet about Down’s syndrome and has, most recently, been part of a working group designing a "Developmental Journal for Babies and Children with Down’s Syndrome" – a booklet covering a child’s development from birth to age 5 (focusing specifically on the developmental profile of children with Down’s syndrome. This Journal is due to be launched in the Autumn of 2006.

For more information about Early Support, visit www.earlysupport.org.uk. Copies of the booklets mentioned can be ordered by phoning or emailing