Eligibility Criteria for Disabled Children/Young People

The Children Act 1989 embraces children with a disability and complex health needs with the “Children in Need” definition.

Who are unlikely to achieve or attain a reasonable standard of health and development without provision of services
Whose health and development is likely to be significantly impaired without the provision of services
Who have a disability

The Disabled Children Care Management Team will commission services that:

Minimise the impact of the child / young person’s impairment
Give the child / young person the opportunity to lead a life which is as normal as possible

To be eligible for support from the Disabled Children’s Team, the child / young person is required to meet the following criteria:

	Meets Criteria for Specialist Provision	Meets Criteria for Specialist Provision	Meets Criteria for Inclusive Provision (ASKK)	Meets Criteria for Inclusive Provision (ASKK)
Disability	Profound Level 4	Severe Level 3	Moderate Level 2	Mild Level 1
Learning	Attends special school/pre school for children with Severe/Profound Learning Difficulties or specialised autistic unit with full support	Attends special school/pre school for children with severe learning difficulties	Attends mainstream school/pre school with limited support	Attends mainstream school/pre school
Mobility	Wheelchair user. Fully dependent on others for mobility	Unable to walk without aids. Unable to manoevure and/or transfer without support	Able to walk. May require aids some of the time	Some limitations of function/poor co-ordination
Health	Complex health needs prevent participation in social and educational activities	Health needs have a significant impact on development and learning	Health needs limit ability to perform everyday tasks. Learning not affected.	Known, controlled health condition which causes minor disruption to daily tasks
Personal Care	Dependent on others for support for all personal care	Requires assistance for all personal care	With supervision, can engage in personal care	Some difficulty meeting own personal care needs
Seizure Activity	Seizures in frequent succession unable to be controlled by medication	Regular seizures which impact on the child or young persons learning and development	Regular Seizures	Occasional seizures
Challenging behaviour associated with disability	Severe challenging behaviours which impact on all aspects of the child/young persons functioning or pose a significant safety risk to self or others	Challenging behaviours which impact significantly on community life and requires specialist provision to function socially/educationally	Behavioural or management difficulties which may require specialist advice or support	Behaviours that can be difficult to manage at times
Safety	Needs constant supervision. Doesn't perceive danger to self or others	Requires greater supervision than children of the same age	Needs some supervision at times. Limited perception of danger to self and others	Occasionally requires more supervision than children of the same age
Under 5's	Significant failure to meet developmental milestones		Functioning moderately behind the level expected for age

Children and young people NOT eligible for services from the Disabled Children’s Team include:

Children and young people with emotional and behavioural disorders, with mental health difficulties and with medical conditions which are not permanent.