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Your support transforms lives, providing essential resources and opportunities for children with special educational needs and their families.
Transforming Lives Since 1969
Why the Peter Pan Centre?
We deliver the highest quality care, education and support for the whole family, right from the moment children are born until they start school. No other charity does what we do in our region, and because we are heavily reliant on charitable fundraising we couldn’t do what we do without supporters like you. Whatever our families need, the Peter Pan Centre is there for them, and you make it all possible.
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Meet Meliah
& Katrina
Meliah was two when she came to the Peter Pan Centre. She has an ultra-rare genetic condition called Basilicata-Akhtar syndrome, which causes a range of issues including Global Development Delay, eurocognitive deficits, breathing and intestinal problems as well as autism spectrum disorder.
Meliah couldn’t talk, she was tube fed, couldn’t communicate in any way and her mobility was poor so spent most of her time in a wheelchair. Staff at the Peter Pan Centre could see how funny and clever Meliah was, she was strong willed and determined to be independent. Over the next 3 years I saw her going from a baby trapped in a toddler’s body to actually being able to express herself and get what she wants across to you, especially to those who understood her. Staff worked sensitively and intensively with Meliah so that she could communicate more clearly in her own way, supported her to meet her eating needs and achieved fantastic progress around her physical development. Without the Peter Pan Centre she would not have experienced early education or spend time with her peers. I remember when she started here she couldn’t sit up. When she left she could pull to stand and cruise around the furniture which was something her occupational therapist told us would never happen.
At the same time we were able to have a break from our caring responsibilities, with the peace of mind knowing that people we really trusted were taking care of our child. I’ve got a lot to be thankful for when it comes to the Peter Pan Centre. It is very special to me as it has made such a difference to Meliah. There is no nursery, in Stoke, in Newcastle, in Staffordshire or surrounding areas that does what this place does. For that few hours a week I could leave Meliah here knowing that she was completely safe which I couldn’t do with a standard mainstream nursery. They didn’t know how to deal with her – they couldn’t cope with her seizures, they couldn’t have peg fed her. She had the one-on-one support and care that she needed here.”
£15 funds that vital first hour’s assessment when our specialist staff can find out all about a family and the needs of their child so they can begin their journey with Peter Pan.
£20 will purchase a specialist toy for one of our children with a visual impairment.
£20 will purchase a specialist toy for one of our children with a visual impairment.
£30 delivers a Stay and Play session out in the community for parents and carers to meet one another and access advice & support while their children can make friends, play safely and learn new skills with our family support team.
£50 pays for a parent or carer to attend a training course around key issues they face such as sleep, first aid and Makaton, helping them to feel more confident in caring for their child at home.
£50 pays for a parent or carer to attend a training course around key issues they face such as sleep, first aid and Makaton, helping them to feel more confident in caring for their child at home.
£50 also pays for a 2.5 hour, 1-to-1 individually tailored play therapy session at our specialist nursery with our highly qualified and experienced practitioners. These sessions help young children thrive around physical development, communication, confidence and key life skills such as eating, drinking and socialising so they can become more independent. At the same time parents and carers get some much needed respite from their caring role.
£6,000 keeps the Peter Pan Centre open for a whole week delivering all of our core services!
