How we help our member children

Devizes Opportunity Centre welcomes children aged between birth and five years with a wide variety of difficulties who need additional stimulation, help and support to enable them to reach their full potential and thrive.

These difficulties may be of a physical, sensory, intellectual, emotional or environmental nature and might include Developmental Delay, Cerebral Palsy, Downs Syndrome, Speech and Language problems, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, rare syndromes and complex life threatening conditions.

Devizes Opportunity Centre aims to provide your child with opportunities to benefit from regular ongoing Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy according to each child's individual need
  • Benefit from assessment and provision of appropriate specialist seating and mobility aids
  • Learn and develop in all areas through play in a safe, accessible, stimulating environment.
  • Develop at their own pace, with the support of our specially trained play staff and therapists
  • Benefit from interaction with other children.
  • Build relationships with and enjoy the company of other children.
  • Grow in self-confidence and self-awareness.
  • Gain independence by separating from their parents for increasing lengths of time.
  • Build trusting relationships with adults outside their own family network.
  • Become a valued member of the community.
  • Experience a wide variety of play/learning activities.
  • Enjoy a broad range of challenging experiences and have fun.
  • Reach his or her full potential.
  • Access a broad, balanced, appropriate curriculum for the foundation stage.
  • Work towards the early learning goals specified in the Early Years Foundation Stage.
  • Be part of a group which values everyone whatever their difficulties, sex, age, race, culture, or background.
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