The children with disabilities (CWD) team take responsibility for the assessment and support of children and young people up to the age of 18 who have a disability and are likely to have life-long support needs. This includes children with a physical or learning disability, complex health needs or with autism.
ESCAN is a multi-agency service run by the NHS and Ealing Council that gives both families and professionals a single point of contact for information, referrals, assessments and appropriate help for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities living in the borough of Ealing.
For more information on how to contact the individual services based within ESCAN, including the CWD team, visit Ealing's Local Offer: www.ealinglocaloffer.org.uk
Services within ESCAN
Staff from the following services are based at one site creating a specialist centre where professionals and families can access advice, information and services:
Social Care
- children with disabilities team
- Family Link and sitting service
Education – Special educational needs and inclusion
- educational psychology
- SENS – Specialist teaching for children and young people with sensory impairments
- education, health & care (EHC) needs assessment
- SEN travel assistance
Specialist child health services
- paediatric occupational therapy
- paediatric physiotherapy
- paediatric speech and language therapy
- child development team (includes specialist health visitors and community consultant paediatricians)
- CAMHS learning disabilities
- audiology
- community specialist children's nursing service
- looked after children
For information on how to get in touch with these services, please visit Ealing's Local Offer