The quality of services offered to young children with developmental challenges can significantly improve with early intervention. Therefore, an online portal has been created in Andaluca, Spain, to promote this. The Early Warning Information System for children with developmental problems aged 0 to 6 came around in 2011.
In this project, there are three primary types of information in the system structure, including general information about the family, data regarding the child's issue or health condition, and data regarding the child's socioeconomic status and schooling.
The system includes information regarding the sorts of interventions offered, their intensity, the professionals and resources engaged, as well as an assessment of the child's level of disability and disability. Each child's file also contains details on the preschool or school they attend, the kind of assistance and social benefits they get, whether they are in foster care and information about their legal guardian. Each file has a case manager assigned to it, and anyone with access to the system may be able to identify who that case manager is and where they work.
As the system develops, professionals who use it are periodically trained. All professionals can access the profiles that each professional creates in the system, where they can keep track of their work with the kids and receive updates when the system changes.
This project was created as it became apparent that an information system was required to help determine the quantity of early childhood care services in Andaluca and their real coverage, as well as risk factors, causes and types of disability in the region’s child population. The system should also assist in keeping track of the current early intervention resources, both public and private, that are funded by the regional government, as well as their service menu and level of intervention intensity. Last but not least, the information system would function as a means to guarantee continuity of treatment between health services and early intervention centres.
