Gloucester Portage
The Portage group have their own base at the Milestone school.
Gloucester Portage
The Early Years Centre, Milestones School, Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Telephone 01452 507100
Gloucester Portage
The Early Years Centre, Milestones School, Gloucester, GL2 9EU
Telephone 01452 507100
Portage is a home visiting educational service for pre-school children with special needs. It helps parents to support their child's learning.
The Portage method of working with families started in the town of Portage in Wisconsin, America, from where it gets its name.
The Portage method of working with families started in the town of Portage in Wisconsin, America, from where it gets its name.
The aim of Portage is to support the development of young children's play, communication and relationships and to encourage full participation in day to day life within the family and beyond the home. Portage services are committed to securing inclusion in the wider community for all children and families in their own right. Support offered through Portage is based on the principle that parents are the key figures in the care and development of their child and Portage aims to help parents to be confident in this role whatever their child's needs may be.
In order to do this the Portage Home Visitor works alongside parents offering practical help and ideas to:
make learning fun for all the family;
encourage a child's interests;
and address problematic situations.
In order to do this the Portage Home Visitor works alongside parents offering practical help and ideas to:
make learning fun for all the family;
encourage a child's interests;
and address problematic situations.
You can find out more about The National Portage Association by visiting their web site at www.portage.org.uk
