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Directory results2 Year Old Education & Childcare Funding
Early education from age two has long-lasting benefits for children, and helps to promote a child’s physical, emotional, cognitive and social development. However the evidence shows that on average, disadvantaged families are less likely to make use of formal childcare provision than more advantaged…
3 & 4 Year Old Universal 15 hours and 30 hours funding
30 Hours Childcare, Extended Entitlement - Since September 2017 - The government has committed to doubling the amount of free childcare from 15 to 30 hours a week for working parents of three and four year olds. Childcare Choices - Use this service to apply for…
Adjusting to disability
We often talk about disability as if it's a lifelong condition. In fact, more than 80% of people with a disability were born without it and find they have to adjust. If you become disabled through accident, illness or a deteriorating medical condition, life will change significantly. But…
Adult Care & Support Services - information page
Are you are finding it more difficult to take care of yourself or keep in touch with others because you are getting older or you have a disability or ongoing health condition? If so, Adult Social Care Services may be able to help. We offer a…
Apprenticeships & Traineeships
These are available to young people from 16 years plus, they are an alternative to staying in further or higher education, however they continue to learn new skills and gain qualifications. Page reveiwed January 2022
Attendance Allowance for people over 65
Attendance Allowance is a benefit for people aged 65 or over who have a physical disability (including sensory disability, e.g. blindness), a mental disability (including learning difficulties), or both and their disability is severe enough for them to need help caring for themselves or someone to…
Autism Assessment Film - Berkshire Health Foundation Trust (BHFT)
Please find below the link to a YouTube video produced by Mairi Evans and our Autism Assessment Team for young people referred to the team to help them and their families know what to expect during an autism assessment. Updated November 2021
Autism Support
Talkback supports people with autism and learning disabilities to build self esteem, onfidence and have more say and control over their own lives. http://www.talkback-uk.com/where-wework/reading For more information email us at talkback@talkback-uk.com or call 01494 434448 Page last reviewed: August 2021
Autism Training
Autism is a spectrum condition that affects around one in every 100 people. Children, young people and adults on the spectrum will come into contact with a range of different people and organisations in their everyday life and, depending on how their autism affects them,…
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT)
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BHFT) We’re a community and mental health trust, providing a wide range of services to people of all ages living in Berkshire. And to do this, we operate from our many sites as well as out in people’s homes and…