Playground Rebuild - CE Superstock Challenge 2018

Our playground is dated and not designed in a way that promotes or encourages the children we support to 'go out and have fun'. Safety criteria have also changed. We want to build a place that enables and invites play for children who find movement challenging. We need a more sheltered deck area so that children with fragile health, who may not be able to regulate their body temperature, can be outside whilst being protected from strong sun (heat) and wind (cold).

Our facility was established through fundraising. The funding we receive via government to provide a service has remained static across a long period of 10 years, and does not enable repairs or maintenance. This is always an ongoing challenge that requires fundraising.

Our service was established by families for families. Initiated as a Charitable Trust, Conductive Education Waikato Trust has been providing a holistic approach (looking at the whole child) to learning for children with motor disorders for over 27 years. The service has broadened to provide a full Early Intervention support for families and children from birth to 6 years of age, and a follow up service for children up to 12 years (GMFCS 1 & 2), when there has been difficulty with physical development due to a neurological incident.

Many children who have suffered an injury to the brain, or whose development has been affected in utero, during birth or after birth, may also require support for feeding, communication, speech, vision, hearing, learning, behaviour, daily life skills and social communication. Our range of therapists and specialists work to support the family and aid the child to learn and develop to their full potential. We then support the child and the family on to the next step in life, transition to school.