What is the integrated check?
The integrated check is a health and development review of your child. It is carried out by your health visiting team and your child’s early years setting (childminder, nursery, preschool, or playgroup). It will take place when your child is between 2-2½ year olds (24 and 30 months old) and a member of the health visiting team will:
- Send you an invite to book an appointment either by text or post. If you would like to check your contact details, please call 0151 514 0219.
- If we don’t hear from you, we will send an appointment letter for when the integrated check will take place – if you can’t make this appointment, please get in touch with the team to rearrange the appointment for a date/ time that suits you.
- Provide an overview of the check to put in your Red Book.
- Ask parents/carers to share this with your child’s early years setting.
If your health visitor identifies any concerns, with your permission, they will share this information with your child’s early years setting.
In addition to this, your early years setting will review your child’s progress when your child is between 2 to 3 years of age:
- They will provide an overview of the progress that your child is making in their development areas, which are: Personal, Social, and Emotional Development; Physical Development; and Communication and Language.
- Provide this report for you to put in your Red Book.
- If they identify any concerns, with your permission, they will share this information with your health visitor.
Early years staff will let you know when this will take place.
For local authority early years information visit: Early years and childcare | wirral.gov.uk
Why do we do two checks?
The two checks ensure that all your child’s developmental needs are reviewed, with both health visiting and early years education professionals contributing to the process.
Teams will work together to support your child to make progress if any issues are identified. If you have any questions about the integrated check, please contact your health visitor or your child’s key person in your early years setting.
