At this level the child or family is thriving. All needs are being met by universal services. These include Health Visitor, School Nurse, Dentist or School.
What happens next
Universal services continue to support the family at this level.
Families should be aware of the Family Information Service and registered with education, health and community groups.
Further support
Use of Trafford Directory
Assessment and referral
No assessment required.
Child development
| Strengths |
Needs |
- Majority of developmental milestones have been met
- Maintains appropriate relationships
- Emotional resilience
- Adequate to good self-presentation and hygiene skills
- No substance misuse
- Can articulate hopes and wishes for the future
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- Not meeting developmental milestones
- Delayed communication/language development
- Some difficulty in age related emotional regulation
- Displaying signs of disruptive or challenging behaviour either at home, in school or at another setting
- Attendance dips below 90% without medical reason
- Experiences weight gain or loss that impacts on the child’s health
- Early signs of unhealthy relationships and boundaries
- Difficulty in separation from primary care giver
- Associations with negative peer groups
- Underage experimentation with drugs and alcohol
- Displays some insecurities around self-confidence / self-esteem
- Unhealthy use of social media/internet
- Young carer
- Quantity and quality of food is variable and inconsistent
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Parenting capacity
| Strengths |
Needs |
- Child is supervised, sometimes by extended family
- Some positive stimulation and new experiences
- Parents will ensure that health concerns are acted upon
- No parental substance misuse
- Free from domestic abuse or mental health difficulties impacting on child
- Parenting capacity and resilience, where a child has a disability, is good and they access specialist provisions and have access to the community
- There is conflict between parent and child. However, the resolutions are well managed within the home
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- Poor supervision
- Occasional missed health appointment
- Lack of emotional warmth from one or more parent/carer
- Parents are not engaging with education provisions resulting in poor attendance and/or attainment.
- Low level parental conflict
- Parental ill health that is managed by the extended family
- Displaying symptoms of Post-natal depression
- Arguments between parent and child leading to intense emotional regulation, i.e. screaming/shouting and/or threatening behaviour
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Family and environment
| Strengths |
Needs |
- There is an extended support network of family and friends
- No financial concerns
- Parents have access to childcare – free hours of childcare
- There are some housing concerns but no disrepair
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- Young person has experienced bereavement
- Victim of bullying, can be online
- Have been affected by crime or anti-social behaviour (targeted)
- Lack of employment but looking for work
- Family members not on the correct benefits
- Have been affected by crime or anti-social behaviour (not targeted)
- Does not engaging in community activities
- Family is isolated, new to the area, have no friends or family locally
- Family is isolated due to English being a second language
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