Gateshead Local Offer

The Gateshead Local Offer brings together information for children and young people aged 0-25 years with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and their families.

This includes information about services and support, and advice and guidance on education, health, social care and transport.

Early Help Team

Early Help provide support for families through a wide range of services in Gateshead including Family Hubs, support groups and online programmes and family intervention. 

You can contact them yourself or ask school for support if you feel you need input from the team.

Daisy Chain

Daisy Chain is a charity which aims to support and empower Autistic individuals and their families. They provide clubs and activities, advice and support adults and families and advice and activities for autistic adults. 

Growing Healthy 0-19 Gateshead

The Growing Healthy Gateshead 0-19 Healthy Child Programme (HCP) service is an integrated service for families, expectant mothers, children and young people that offers interventions from the pre-natal stage up to the age of 19. The Trust leads on the delivery of this service, with a focus on working across services and organisational boundaries to improve public health outcomes.

The universal reach of the HCP provides an invaluable opportunity from early in a child’s life to identify families that are in need of additional support and children who are at risk of poor outcomes.