ABA Preschool Academy will create personalised individual educational programs for each individual need of the child. This is achieved through a broad curriculum incorporating: language, communication, play, social interaction, fine motor and gross motor skills. Our priority is to promote independence and a sense of achievement in each child. All our children will have access to a range of supports and services to help achieve their goals within a natural environment.
All our children will have access to the sensory room. The benefits of sensory play are well known for all children. It provides a sense or relaxation and comfort and for children with special needs it can encourage hand and eye coordination, and the development of social and language skills. An overactive child or distressed child can be comforted and calmed, an inactive child become engaged.
Our children have access to the library where they can sit in comfort and enjoy storytime at the end of a long day.
There is a living and cooking area and this area can give the children a sense of confidence and feeling of comfort. It also enables us to practise a lot of self-help skills through Natural Environment Training. The children can access group cooking activities and learn key socialisation skills.
Outdoors, there is a wide variety of activities to keep the children active and exploring their environment. There is a tyre and balance garden where the children can develop important balancing skills and coordination. There is a sensory garden for exploring the different textures and smells in the natural environment. When spring comes, we can get out and about and start planting in our allotment.
An Occupational Therapist will be available to help identify the needs of the children and offer support and training to staff in order to implement programs. They will also be able to identify the hypo and hyper sensitive children who can be given support through our sensory rooms.