Pre-school Education Service

The Pre-school Education Service is a team of specialist teachers, nursery nurses and learning support assistants who provide learning and behaviour support at home, early years settings and school nursery for young children who are experiencing difficulties with their development.

We have knowledge and experience of:

things that affect early learning development and behaviour
the special support, primarily involving parents/carers, early years settings, schools and ourselves, that is likely to improve learning and behaviour.

We all have significant training, experience and skills in this specialist field.

What do we do?

We work with parents/carers, children, early years practitioners, teachers and the ocal education authority to promote children's early learning and behaviour by:

Assessment of learning and behaviour difficulties
Provision of advice, guidance and support to parents/carers on special methods, approaches and resources
Provision of specialist teaching and learning support directly to individual children or groups of children at home, in settings and schools
Access to specialist play and learning resources
Training for parents, practitioners and schools
Teaching within a pre school specialist unit
Monitoring children's progress in partnership with other agencies who may be involved with the child.

How do we do it?

When we become involved, our support usually includes:

Talk with parents/carers
Home-based teaching support for parents and children, eg Portage
Peripatetic support - in-class support, advisory work
Talk with other agencies who may be providing support to the child; eg speech and language therapy
Early communication teaching support groups
Talk with early years staff involved
Talk with other people involved with your child; eg school nursery teacher.

This will help enable us to work together with you and your child and other staff to improve your child's learning and behaviour.

What other specialist help is available?

The Education Service operates eleven other SEN and Inclusion Support Services. These services all work with schools and parents/carers to promote the educational, personal, social and emotional development of children and young people.

The other services are:

Autism Support Service (for children/young people with a diagnosis of Autistic Spectrum Disorder)
Access and Technology Service (for children/young people with special educational needs who require technological support)
Education Access Service (for looked after children)
Educational Psychology Service
Education Welfare Service
Hospital Education Service
Learning and Behaviour Support Service (Primary)
Learning and Behaviour Support Service (Secondary)
Parent Partnership Service (for parents and carers of children with special educational needs).
Sensory Support Service (for Hearing and Vision)
Speech and Language Support Service

Contact details

Pre-School Education Service,
Limbrick Wood Centre,
Thomas Naul Croft,
Tile Hill,
Coventry CV4 9QX.

Tel: 024 7669 4736
Fax: 024 7647 1754

Coventry City Council