Every Child Matters

Full information on Government Website: www.everychildmatters.gov.uk

What is the aim of Every Child Matters?

Every Child Matters: Change for Children aims to improve outcomes for all children and young people, including disabled children. As many disabled children's needs are complex and cross traditional service boundaries, they are one of the groups who stand to gain the most from this change programme.

How will Every Child Matters improve outcomes for disabled children, young people and their families?

Every Child Matters is supported by a number of policies and strategies that should work together to improve outcomes for disabled children, young people and their families. They are as follows:

• Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People (more Info...)
  
  
• The National Service Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services (more Info...)
  
  
• Choice for Parents, the Best Start for Children: a Ten Year Strategy for Childcare (more Info...)
  
  
• Removing Barriers to Achievement: the Government's Strategy for Special Educational Needs (SEN) (more Info...)
  
  
• Disabled children work programme (more Info...)
  
  
• Services for disabled children in early years (more Info...)

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