Children's Holiday Activities (360G-EssexCF-A426379)
Funding Organization
£245
Recipient Organization
Towards summer holiday activities for a club supporting families with pre-school children having additional needs
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Grant Details
| Amount Applied For | 1000 |
| Amount Awarded | 245 |
| Award Date | 2016-11-22T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code | E01030052 |
| Beneficiary Location: Geographic Code Type | LSOA |
| Beneficiary Location: Name | Mid Suffolk 001A |
| Grant Programme: Code | 2016/17 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Essex & Suffolk Water Community Fund |
| Impact Category | Advance people's physical and mental health, wellbeing and safety |
| Last Modified | 2021-04-29T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 1 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2017-08-24T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2017-07-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Primary age group | Early Years (0 – 4) |
| Primary beneficiary | People with multiple disabilities |
| Primary ethnicity | White British |
| Primary issue | Disability and Access issues |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 287907 |
| Recipient Org: Description | We support families who have pre-school children with additional needs. We run 6 sessions a week which offer specialised play activities for children, aged 0-5 years, who have a wide range of disabilities and learning difficulties, whilst offering support to parents/carers. We have a very high staff-child ratio so that the children get a lot of individual attention and activities are adapted to suit each child's ability. Children who attend our group can enjoy play activities which are similar to any other pre-school: we provide activities that can be adapted to suit the child's individual needs as well as specialised equipment to aid development. We differ from a mainstream nursery or pre-school in that we run very small sessions (6-8 children) so that the children can feel safe and secure, therefore boosting their self-confidence and encouraging them to develop and learn new skills. We offer multi-faceted support to parents/carers; filling in forms, finding out about respite and sourcing equipment and signposting to other agencies are just a few of the things we help parents with: carers have a chance for a break, to meet others in a similar situation and friendships are often formed. Parents/carers are also able to enjoy some "me time": for example carers can take a couple of hours off e.g. to go shopping, go to the hairdresser, meet friends for a coffee etc while their child is safely cared for in our familiar setting. We are based in a small cottage with a warm homely atmosphere, so that everyone can feel relaxed in this non-threatening and nurturing environment. |