Unit 3: Diversity, Equality and Inclusion in early year’s settings
4:5 identify who to approach when specialist expertise may be needed
They’re many different types of services that you can approach, such as doctors, social workers, health visitors, specialists such as speech therapists and physiotherapists, teachers and support staff.
Senco:
All nurseries schools and other early years setting should have a designated person who takes on the role of special educational needs coordinator (senco), who has responsibility for coordinating all special educational needs provisions.
Health visitor:
A health visitor is a qualified nurse or midwife, they assess the health needs of children mainly under the age of 5 and their families, they help to promote good health and help to prevent illnesses by offering help and advice, they usually visit parents and children in their own home.
Health visitors help families in many different ways e.g:
They help with a child’s growth & development
Behaviour difficulties, sleeping, eating, potty training, temper tantrums and teething.
They work with families to promote healthy lifestyles for their child’s individual needs.
They work with sure start centres, nurseries ,schools and other early years settings
Pediatrician:
A pediatrician is medical doctor who manages the physical, behavioral, and mental health of children from birth until age 21. A pediatrician is trained to diagnose and treat a broad range of childhood illnesses from minor health problems to serious diseases, your pediatrician will see your child many times from birth to age 2 and annually from age 2 to age 5 for "well-child visits." After age 5, your pediatrician will likely continue to see your child every year for annual checkups. Your pediatrician is also the first person to call whenever your child is sick. In caring for your child, a pediatrician will.
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Give your child recommended immunisations, make