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Individual Support Plan for Early Years: A comprehensive resource featuring sections for child details, parental input, communication, goals, tracking, and evaluation.

This Individual Support Plan (ISP) is designed to offer tailored, holistic support for children with additional or specific needs across educational or care settings. It functions as both a planning and tracking document that ensures consistent, collaborative, and measurable interventions.

Key Sections:

1. Child Details
   Includes essential information such as name, date of birth, age, setting/class, identified needs, and any relevant background or contextual information.

2. Parent Partnership
   Encourages a collaborative relationship with parents/carers, capturing their insights, concerns, aspirations, and feedback. This section fosters shared decision-making and consistent support between home and setting.

3. Communication Log
   Tracks all relevant communications between staff, parents, and external professionals. It ensures transparency, continuity, and a chronological record of discussions and updates.

4. Specialist Support
   Documents involvement from external agencies or professionals such as speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, educational psychologists, or SEND coordinators. It outlines support strategies, recommendations, and follow-up actions.

5. SMART Goals
   Sets clear, Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound goals tailored to the child’s developmental needs. This section supports targeted planning and progress tracking.

6. Weekly Focus Overviews
   Breaks down termly or half-termly targets into weekly focus areas to ensure manageable, incremental progress. These overviews link to SMART goals and inform planning.

7. Tracking Log
   Provides a structured way to record ongoing progress toward SMART goals and weekly focuses. It can include ratings, milestones achieved, and observational notes.

8. Weekly Observation Notes
   Offers space for educators or support staff to capture qualitative insights into the child’s learning, behavior, engagement, and social interaction. These notes help contextualize progress and challenges.

9. Continuous Provision
   Details the strategies, resources, and adaptations embedded in the environment to support the child daily. It shows how inclusive provision is maintained in practice.

10. Evaluation and Future Action
    A reflective section where staff assess the effectiveness of current strategies and interventions. It identifies what has worked, what needs adjustment, and plans next steps or referrals.

This resource supports a cycle of assess–plan–do–review and is ideal for settings seeking a structured yet flexible way to personalize learning and support for children.