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Today The Princess of Wales visited the Orchards Centre in Kent to highlight the importance of supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities, as well as their families 📚 Catherine took part in a family portage session and was run by the Kent Portage Team. She then joined a sensory development class with a group of children with a range of needs and conditions, including social communications difficulties, autism, complex needs and Down Syndrome. The Princess met parents and their children, as well as some of the front-line practitioners delivering the service to understand more about portage and how it supports families on a day-to-day basis. Portage is a service for children with special educational needs and disabilities from birth up to preschool age and works with families to aid the development of their children. The service, which is available across England and Wales, provides home learning sessions in the community where specially trained Portage practitioners work with families and their children to learn together, play together and participate in their community. As highlighted in the Shaping Us campaign which The Princess launched in January, our relationships, experiences, and surroundings in our earliest years lay the foundations that shape the rest of our lives. Providing strong support for children, parents and carers during these years is essential and can have a life-changing impact - this is never truer than for those families caring for children with special educational needs. The National Portage Association, which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, works with over 100 Portage services, providing a quality framework and training for Portage Practitioners and parents This was the first in a series of engagements before Christmas focused on the #ShapingUs campaign #princewilliam#princeofwales#dukeofcambridge#princesscatherine#princessofwales#duchessofcambridge#katemiddleton#catherinemiddleton#queen#queenelizabeth#queenelizabethii#royals#royalfamily#britishroyals#britishroyalfamily#princesselizabeth#thequeen#longestreign#kingcharles#kingcharlesiii#windsor#royalfoundation#royalfoundationcentreforearlychildhood