Dear Parents I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge that many of our families are experiencing long waits for autism and ADHD assessments, particularly through services like The Lighthouse Child Development Centre. We understand how challenging and frustrating this can be for you and your child. You may be aware of a recent announcement from the local NHS Integrated Care System about new autism and ADHD specialist service providers for children and young people. This update explains that...

End of Term Updates As we approach the end of the term, please see a few important updates below. PE and Independence Skills Over the Christmas period , please support your child to practise taking off and putting on their own shoes and socks . Next term, our PE focus will be dance and gymnastics , and for some lessons the children will not be wearing shoes. Developing this independence will really support smooth transitions during PE sessions. Spare Clothes If your child has not had any...

Good afternoon, Following our recent Parents’ Evening, which we always greatly enjoy and value as an opportunity to share your child’s progress, we wanted to provide some key strategies to support learning at home. These ideas reflect the approaches we use in school and can be easily incorporated into everyday routines. Supporting Fine-Motor Development Occupational Therapists emphasise that fine-motor skills develop from the inside out. Before children can control their fingers for writing,...