East Sussex Children’s Integrated Therapy and Equipment Service (ESCITES)

Very helpful session, good advice, brilliant interaction with my little one.

It has helped my child hugely with speech and putting more words together.

Very friendly, explained well to me about how they have observed my child, which helped me understand more. My child interacted well and quickly felt comfortable.

In the last year the improvement has been amazing. I don't think we would have got this far without the guidance.

The referral and appointment were both efficient and well managed. The follow up information has been very helpful, both for practice at home and in a Nursery setting.

Staff are immensely friendly and competent.

The lady was very nice and explained everything to us in a way we understood and included my son to.

My son responded very well and the ideas given should help a lot.

Keen and eager to help.

Thorough and reassuring assessment of my son's speech.

Friendly and accessible advice. Gave clear answers and explanations.

Prompt appointment, friendly staff, plenty of information/support.

This service has helped me reach my goals and improve my confidence. (Child/Young person)

Professional, friendly and personalised therapy with clear guidance, targets and feedback.

A very helpful team who are always ready to offer advice.

Clear instructions. Responding well with childs needs. Plenty of activities to be able to continue this programme.

Really friendly, experienced professionals dealing with my son.

I feel it really helps my son explore new ways of expressing himself.

I can see how much my son has improved every week. He also loves going as his teacher makes it good fun for him.

I feel my child has really come on with these sessions, they have helped improve his sounds and confidence.

We got the appointment quickly and received useful information.

Excellent and thorough service achieving results.

Very supportive, friendly and genuinely wants to help the child.

Very friendly, positive, very good and helpful to kids.

Very friendly staff with me and my son. Caring and very understanding of my son's needs.

Staff that have visited/been evolved in (child's name) support have been wonderful. Supportive, informative and caring with (child's name). I couldn't have wished for better.

Wonderful care, time spent explaining and going through physio programme. Put child and parent at ease.

Great advice and understanding.

The staff (Katie) has been amazing. Helping my daughter immensely with her zone regulation and self esteem. Great, useful, helpful techniques and equipment.

Staff have always been very supportive and reassuring. Available to answer any questions or discuss concerns.

Without this service my child/children would not make the progress with speech that they have.

They have been extremely good with my child and always available if I have questions.

Great, timely appointments. Friendly, helpful staff at all stages of the process.

Very supportive, excellent techniques given that work and make a difference. My son wants to come along as he sees the importance of the reviews and wants to improve his speech.

They are brilliant at helping my little girl and so patient with her when she is having a stubborn moment. She gets really excited about having her visits.

Very good interaction with our son.

Friendly and helpful service - very clear instructions for the future.

Piece of mind with my son's issues. Time and care taken with him. Made him feel at ease, thorough.

It's a great happy place and very welcoming to us all.

Very thorough and informative and good advice given along with encouragement.

It is very reassuring to have someone tell you it's okay and to know there are ways forward.

Friendly, helpfu,l kind always available - nothing too much trouble.

Very good with my son and really helpful with his development. He always feels relaxed and enjoys his sessions.

Very informative and thorough. Clear instructions and a clear plan to be put in place. Very good experience.

Very quick to respond with appointment, and excellent approach with my son, friendly and professional.

We are consistently treated with care exceeding what we would expect and feel fully supported every time we see Suzy and Suzanne.

Anne-Marie was really understanding and took the time to make my daughter feel comfortable in completing the assessment. Brilliant child skills.

Very patient and understanding of my son, helped and praised him when he did well. Very friendly.

Neil helped me understand why special time is so important in the development of my child. He was patient and listened to any questions or concerns I have had. Great service.

Hayley, her team and the early years have made a huge difference to my children's (twins) communication, they love their sessions and are improving week on week.

This service has been very supportive to my son and continues to do so.

The therapist I saw today was extremely helpful and the exercises are benefitting my child.

Very in depth and caring approach.

(Child's name) has come really far with his sounds. I couldn't believe how well he listened and spoke back. I'm very happy.

Helpful and friendly staff. There is a noticeable change in my son's speech. Also they made the group fun and interesting so my son enjoyed coming.

My son has come a long way with his speech since coming here.

The extra support with speech has been beneficial for my child.

Fantastic help with my child with speech and language. Really improved with the memory. Very pleased with all the help we got as a family.

My son has progressed amazingly with his speech.

Staff have been excellent in the help and support they have given our family. They have listened to our concerns and given us excellent advice and resources to assist our child at home.

Always very friendly and understanding with my daughter and very patient.

The progress my child has made in the last couple of weeks has been amazing.

Seemed understanding of our concerns. Helpful, informative and kind.

On our first visit, my son and I felt very welcomed.

The OT was very lovely, helpful, and put everybody at ease for the appointment.

Great service - location practical, and therapist was thorough and reassuring. I feel my son is going to be looked after well.

My daughter's progress is clearly visible under the physio team. They have also signposted us to other useful inputs and the appointments are always enjoyable and positive.

I feel very positive that my concerns are being addressed and my son will receive the help he needs.

Amazing Support.

The service has been relaxed and fun. My daughter really enjoyed them and is very keen to do her exercises.

Very competent, clear and friendly.

Very caring gentle approach. Active listening to concerns and direct honest assessment.

Friendly people - make me feel comfortable and understand what's going on.

My child has been made to feel very comofrtable, she has really enjoyed the time. I feel she has made a huge progress and now I have the skills to carry it on. (Lewes and Wealden)

We have seen an immediate improvement in our child's speech. (Hastings, Bexhill and Rother)