Early Help Assessment and Plan
South Gloucestershire’s Early Help Strategies aim to support children, young people and their families at the first signs of need to help improve outcomes and ensure they are safe, happy, healthy and well educated.
This information is written for professionals using the Early Help Assessment and Plan (EHAP) process in South Gloucestershire. For information about EHAP for families, please see our Find information website.
In South Gloucestershire we have an agreed Common Business and Delivery Process (CBDP) to use to assess the needs of children, young people and their families, and intervene early to improve outcomes. We want to ensure children, young people and their families are provided with integrated, accessible and equitable services which are designed to keep them safe, healthy and inspired to do the very best they can.
After agencies have used their own internal assessments and interventions, the next stage is to use the Early Help Assessment and Plan in order to involve partner organisations or support services in the wider assessment of need, and planned interventions in an integrated action plan and review.
Used in connection with the The Right Help in the Right Way at the Right Time (Threshold), the needs of a child, young person or family can be clearly identified and the process of providing or accessing support services can begin.
More detailed information can be found in the Early Help Strategy 2019-2024
Parents, carers and family members living in South Gloucestershire have free access to expertly designed online learning and resources on nurturing emotional health and wellbeing so that our children can thrive as kind, sociable and emotionally aware people throughout their lives. For the full details and information on how to access the online learning, please visit:
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EHAP documents
EHAP Examples
- Example EHAP Review – Nov 2025
- Example Initial EHAP – Nov 2025
- Examples of worry statements and wellbeing goals
EHAP FAQs and process Guidance
EHAP Information for parents/carers
EHAP Funding
- EHAP Funding Application V6
- EHAP Funding Criteria V1
- EHAP Funding Examples
- EHAP funding information v6
Outcomes framework
EHAP E-module
The e-module contains everything you need to know about Early Help Assessment and Plans (EHAPs).
The course has ten sections, and it is recommended that professionals who are new to South Gloucestershire Council or those who have not been involved in the EHAP process before, complete them all in numerical order. Once completed, professionals can use the course as an ongoing support tool and resource, which they can refer to at any time in order to refresh their knowledge of the EHAP process.
An EHAP can be started by any professional who works with children and families in South Gloucestershire. After completing this course, professionals should feel confident starting an EHAP, being a lead professional and running an EHAP successfully.
You can access the EHAP e-module here