Professional Perspectives
Our community is shaped by lived experience and strengthened by professional knowledge – both from those who volunteer alongside our children and families, and from parents within our community who themselves work across health, social care and education.
Early Years
“The impact of these opportunities goes far beyond a few days of fun. They help build confidence, create friendships, encourage independence and give young people the chance to try new experiences in a supportive environment.”
Stacey G
Senior Early Years Practitioner
17 years’ experience
Family Support
“I love being part of a community that allows parents to arrive at our sessions with a complete sense of relief, knowing their child is safe, understood, and we'll try our very hardest to ensure they're truly included.”
Lisa A
Community Nursery Nurse
20 years’ experience in Early Learning and Childcare
Health & Social Care
“Throughout my career, it was often clear that individuals and families would have benefited from support much earlier, before their circumstances deteriorated and required more intensive intervention. In many cases, relatively small investments in early support could have helped people improve their wellbeing and avoid reaching crisis point.”
Amanda N
Health & Social Care Lecturer
Experience in frontline practice and social care management
Additional Support Needs
Personal Perspective
“We love going to Early Intervention activities. We love the characters and all the different activities alongside the parties.
As a parent, I love being able to attend quieter sessions at places that are normally very busy, where our children can otherwise become overwhelmed, get lost or get hurt in large crowds.
They can also just be unapologetically themselves — all the noises, all the stims, the vocalisations and behaviours, and no one cares. Early Intervention allows our neurodivergent children to be their true selves in a safe environment.”
Professional Perspective
“I love seeing children with Additional Support Needs being given opportunities to attend activities that parents might otherwise struggle to access through ‘normal’ sessions.
Having fewer people there, alongside families who are in similar situations, helps to foster strong friendships and support systems that every family needs to navigate this wild ride.”
Karen C
Teacher, ASN Wing