Leeds City Council have produced a number of One Minute Guides (OMG) to their services. Some of the most relevant are listed here, or visit https://www.leeds.gov.uk/one-minute-guides for a full list.

• Portage leaflet https://www.portage.org.uk/barnardos-leeds-portage-service
• Children and Family Act / Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP)
• SCOPE Cluster Working
• SCOPE Sleep right https://www.scope.org.uk/family-services/
• Leeds Local Offer
• Early Help
• Early Start Service
• EYFFI (Early Years Funding For Inclusion)
• FEEE (Free Early Education Entitlement)
• Safe Sleeping
• School Admissions
• SEND IASS (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information and Support Service)
• SENIT (Special Educational Needs and Inclusion Team)
• Short Breaks
• Supporting Pupils at School with Medical Conditions
• Third Sector

Local Support Groups

The Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) have produced a number of parent information leaflets which can be found on their website here https://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/about-downs-syndrome/pregnancy-and-baby/  and here https://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/about-downs-syndrome/lifes-journey/parent-and-family-carers-well-being/

The Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG) UK have a useful information and resource section on their website for further information on health surveillance and health issues – https://www.dsmig.org.uk/

Some families may be entitled to claim certain benefits. Further information is available at https://www.gov.uk/browse/benefits. Your health visitor will be able to support you to look at what is right for you.

Family information

National Resources

Down’s Syndrome Association https://www.downs-syndrome.org.uk/

Down’s Heart Group https://dhg.org.uk/

Down Syndrome Educational Trust https://www.down-syndrome.org/en-gb

Babywalkers leaflet produced by Bliss – the premature baby society https://www.bliss.org.uk/ Search for ‘babywalkers’

Contact a Family https://contact.org.uk/