The Early Help ESA is a supportive process for all children and young people aged from unborn to 18.

It involves:

• Gathering information from your child, you and anyone working with them
• Completing the ESA to identify your child's needs and what is working well for them
• Working together with professionals to agree an action plan which will aim to put support in place to meet your child's needs
• Meeting regularly to review the process and record any progress made by holding team around the child (TAC) meetings
• Referring to other professionals and services to support and work with your child where it is felt necessary

The Early Help ESA is a voluntary process that you and your child can choose to be involved with.

For more information speak to the Headteacher or school SENCO or see Wiltshire's  Early Help Support

A team of professionals and services will be used to help you support your child. This support will be determined by the actions plan created at the TAC meeting. If you feel a ESA would support your child, please talk to a professional who is already working with them. 

• It can help access the appropriate services for your child
• It can bring all of the people supporting your child together for regular meetings
• It can enable you and your child to have a say about their needs and how best to support them
• It can help prevent you and your child having to repeat your story to different workers
• Successful ESA's can help reduce the need for accessing statutory children's services.