Portage is a home-visiting educational service for pre-school children with additional support needs and their families.

Find Your Nearest Portage

The National Portage Association operates at national and regional level throughout the UK supporting individual members and registered services.

Workshops and study days allow members of a region to share knowledge and stay abreast of developments within Portage. Each region has an elected representative who is a member of the National Executive Committee.

  1. Barking & Dagenham Portage
Maysbrook Childrens Centre,
50 Markyate Road,
Dagenham,
RM8 2LD
 
Contact:  Jane Magraw - Head of Portage and Early Support
Tel:       020 8724 8550
Fax:      020 8517 4785
  1. Barnet Pre-School Teaching Team
Early Years Centre
Oakleigh Road North
Whetstone
London  N20 0DH
 
email:     suebills.pstt.barnet@gfl.net
Tel: N/A 
  1. Basingstoke Portage Service
49 Cliddesden Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire 
RG21 3ET
 
Tel:   01256 359002  
  1. Bexley Portage Service
St Augustine's Children's Centre
St Augustine of Canterbury School
St. Augustine's Rd
Belverdere
Kent 
DA17 5HP
 
Tel :     020 8320 6617
  1. Brent Portage Service
Early Years Children with Disabilities Team
Wembley Centre for Health and Care
3rd Floor
Barham House
116 Chaplin Road
Wembley
London,
HA0 4UZ
 
Contact:   Judith Harrison
Email:      Judith.Harrison@brent.gov.uk
Tel:         0208 795 7412
  1. Bromley Portage
Phoenix Children's Resource Centre,
40 Masons Hill,
Bromley,
Kent.
BR2 9JG

Contact:    Portage Manager
 
 
 
 
Tel:          020 8466 8822
                020 8315 4752
  1. Crawley Portage Service
West Sussex County Council
Thomas Bennett Community College
Ashdown Drive
Tilegate
Crawley
West Sussex 
RH10 5AD
Tel:     01293 572480
  1. Croydon Portage Service
7th Floor
Leon House
233 High Street
Croydon
Surrey
CRO 9XT
 
Contact: Kelly Hawker (Home Support Teams Manager)
 
 
Tel:         020 8726 7401
  1. Ealing Portage Service
21-22 The Mall
Ealing
Middlesex 
W5 2PJ
 
Tel:       020 8825 7746
  1. East Hampshire Portage Service
Bushy Leaze Children's Centre
Eastbrooke Road
Alton
Hampshire 
GU34 2DR
Tel:      01420 80862
Fax:     01420 80862
  1. Enfield Pre-School Support Service
Russet House School,
Autumn Close,
London,
EN1 4JA

Tel      020 8350 5691
  1. Greenwich Portage Service
Jumoke Centre
47 Abbey Grove
Abbey Wood,
London,
SE2 9EU
 
Contact:  Nicky Kumar
Email:     nicky.kumar@greenwich.gov.uk
Tel         020 8921 3821
Fax        020 8311 3909
  1. Hackney Portage Service
Hackney Ark
Downs Park Road
London 
E8 2HY
Tel:       020 7014 7066
Fax:      020 7014 7011
  1. Havering Portage Service
Home Learning Support,
First Step,
Tangmere Crescent,
Hornchurch,
Essex
RM12 5PP
 
Contact: Cathy Hamblin
 
Tel:        01708 525 964
  1. Hillingdon Portage Home Visiting
The Lancaster Centre
26 Bennetts Yard
Uxbridge
UB8 1BN
Tel:  01895 256524
  1. Hounslow Under 5s Home Teaching
C/o Smallberry Green Primary School
Turnpike Way
Off London Rd
Isleworth
TW7 5BF
Tel:   020 8568 7466
  1. Kent Portage East-Ashford & Shepway
C/O Hythe Childrens Centre
59 Seabrook Road
Hythe
Kent 
CT21 5QJ
 
Tel:       01303 267771
  1. Kent Portage East-Canterbury and Swale
C/O Hythe Childrens Centre
59 Seabrook Road
Hythe
Kent 
CT21 5QJ
 
Tel:       01303 267771
  1. Kent Portage East-Dover, Deal & Thanet
C/O Hythe Childrens Centre
59 Seabrook Road
Hythe
Kent 
CT21 5QJ
 
Tel:       01303 267771
  1. Kent Portage West Southwest Kent
Dolphin Childrens Therapies
Pembury Hospital
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent 
TN2 4QJ
Tel:       01892 633252
  1. Kent Portage West, Maidstone & Malling Location
Dolphin Childrens Therapies
Pembury Hospital
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent 
TN2 4QJ
 
Tel:       01892 633252
 
 
  1. Kent Portage West, Northwest Kent
Dolphin Childrens Therapies
Pembury Hospital
Pembury
Tunbridge Wells
Kent 
TN2 4QJ
 
Tel:       01892 633252
 
 
  1. Kids London
49 Mecklenburgh Square
London
WC1 2NY
Tel:  020 7520 0405
  1. Kingston Upon Thames Portage
The Moor Lane Centre
Moor Lane
Chessington
Surrey
KT9 2AA

Contact: Ann Macpherson
Email:   Ann.macpherson@rbk.kingston.gov.uk,
Tel:       020 85476698
  1. Lewisham Portage Service
Kaleidoscope, Lewisham Centre for Chn & Young People
32 Rushey Green
Catford
London  SE6 4JF
Tel  020 138 1315
  1. Medway Portage Service
Medway Council, Early Years and Childcare
Level 4, Gun Wharf
Dock Road
Chatham
Kent  ME4 4TR
 
Tel:       01634 331194
Fax:      01634 332186
  1. Merton Portage Service
SEN Group
London Borough of Merton
1st Floor
Civic Centre
Morden
SM4 5DX

Tel:    020 8545 4817
Fax:   020 8545 4703
  1. Mid-Sussex and Horsham Portage
Mid Sussex Base
Junction Road
Burgess Hill
RH15 0PZ
Tel :     01444 243150
  1. North East Hampshire Portage Service
St. Peter's Junior School
Stilwell Close
Yateley
Hampshire 
GU46 6XH
 
Contact:  Verity Tucker-Brown
Tel:         01252 878967
Fax :       01252 878967
  1. Portage & Early Support Service (Brighton and Hove)
Hangleton Park Childrens Centre
Harmsworth Crescent
Hove
East Sussex 
BN3 8BW
 
Contact:  Rachael Wilson (Head of Service)
Email:     pp@childsoc.org.uk
Tel:       01273 749 085
Fax:      01273 736197
  1. RB Kensington and Chelsea
Isaac Newton Professional Development Centre
108a Lancaster Road
London
W11 1QS

Tel:  0207 598 4809

  1. RB Windsor & Maidenhead Portage Service
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
 
Tel:       01628 796688
Fax:      01628 796907
  1. Reading Portage Service
2nd West The Avenue Centre
Conwy Close
Tilehurst
Reading
Berkshire 
RG30 4BZ
 
Tel:     0118 9376895
  1. Redbridge Pre School HV Service
Children's Centre
Kenwood Gardens
Barkingside
Ilford
IG6 2YG

Tel:    020 8924 6160
Fax:   020 8924 6171
  1. Richmond -Upon-Thames Portage
The Croft Centre
16 Windham Road
Richmond-Upon-Thames
TW9 2HP

Tel:   020 8831 6111
Fax:  020 8831 6050
 
  1. Surrey Portage Early Educational Support Service
South East Area Education Office
Omnibus
Lesbourne Road
Reigate
RH2 7JA

Tel :      01737 737 979
Fax:      01737 737911
  1. Sutton Portage Service
Sutton Disabilty Partnership
Hackbridge Centre
Hackbridge Road
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 7AX
 
Contact:          Pam Fry, Senior Portage Worker/Manager
Email:             pam.fry@sutton.gov.uk
Direct line:     020 8410 3467
Switchboard: 020 8410 3472

  1. Thurrock Portage Service
Treetops School,
Buxton Road,
Grays,
Essex,
RM16 2WU
 

Tel:      01375 898652
  1. Tower Hamlets Portage Service
Portage Manager
Gladstone Place
1 Ewart Place
London
E3 5EQ
 
Contact: Elaine Hayes - Portage Managers
 
Tel:         020 7364 6491
Fax:        020 7364 6441
  1. Waltham Forest Portage Service
Specialist Children's Services,
Wood St Health Centre, 6 Linford Road
Walthamstow
London
E17 3LA

email:      jean.ashley@WF-PCT.nhs.uk
Tel:       0208 430 7995
  1. Wandsworth Portage Service
The Early Years Service
1 Siward Road
London
SW1 0LA
Tel:     020 8 946 0900
  1. Wokingham Portage Service
Highwood Annexe
Fairwater Drive
Reading
R96 4JY

Tel:  07890 63372
  1. Worthing Portage Service
School House
Littlehampton Road
Worthing
BN13 1RB
 
email:    worthing.ed.portage.service@worthing.gov.uk   
Tel:     01903 242 558

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