No diagnosis needed for children’s supports at an early age

Early years educators can be first to notice developmental delays in children which can result in early interventions leading to the best outcomes for them, writes Jess Casey

Chair of Seas Suas and managing director of Grovelands Childcare, Regina Bushell, has spent decades of her life working with children during key stages of their early development.

Early years educators can often be the first to broach the delicate subject of potential developmental delays with parents. 

They tend to meet children for the first time as they welcome them to pre-school, usually just before they turn three.