The Barnet child development service is a multi-agency collaboration between local teams with expertise in child development (i.e. medical, nursing, therapy, education, social services).

Referrals are made to the Child development service by professionals or parents for any concern relating to a child's development. Each referral is discussed at a weekly multi-agency intake meeting; this meeting is attended by senior practitioners from Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Early Years SEND Advisory Team (EYSEND) and Neurodevelopmental Paediatrics. They make a decision based on the information included on the referral form.