PlayWise Learning CIC

Have you seen this months edition of #Nurseryworld? As we celebrate our 40th year, Nursery World looks at the vital role that #Portage workers play in supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities, along with their families. nurseryworld.co.uk/features/artic…

The Princess of Wales made a special visit to Kent Portage service, registered with #nationalportageassociation She heard from #portage families about their experiences of raising a child with additional needs and the support they receive in the home from Portage.

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📢We are delighted to share our fabulous new promo film, with huge thanks to Rainbow Power youth council for all their hard work planning & designing the promo and to Sandra @keepsakevideos1 for creating the film for us! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

“Never leave home without your bubbles”. This is the advice that any Portage worker up and down the country would give you! Bubbles are fun for everyone at any stage of development Share your pictures with us #play4portage #nationalportageassociation #portage #earlyyears

March 26 is observed as the '#purpleday2023 for #Epilepsy'. It is a global event organised to raise #EpilepsyAwareness around the causes, symptoms & treatment of epilepsy as a life-threatening disorder. Many of the families we support in #Playwise have a child with Epilepsy.

Power to #headteachers. Time for change 🙌🏻💪🏼

@Dawn_French @Dawn_French I agree entirely 🤣🤣

An important message:

Children with additional needs and disabilities are invited to a FREE Alice in Wonderland themed Play & Stay session @TweeddaleCC on Thursday 16th February @playwisecic @SuttonCouncil @suttonparentsf #Sutton

Lovely catching up with our awesome #Sutton #NurseryNurses team today. Thanks for the lovely lunch spread courtesy of @Morrisons. The @playwisecic Portage team have always worked closely with health & Early Years colleagues to better support the families we are working with 🙌🏻

Can you help us raise some money to deliver subsidised #Signalong courses for parents of children with #send. Stuart and Steven are doing the #threepeaks challenge & #raisingmoney for #PlayWise Please click on the link below👇🏻 peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/Th…. #community #signlanguage

Do you think NHS workers deserve a pay rise? #FairPayforNursing 💙 Yes Yes Yes 👇 👇 👇

The Playwise Hub is now closed for the festive period. We hope everyone has a truly awesome Christmas….Whatever you’re doing- take care and MERRY CHRISTMAS. We look forward to seeing you in 2023 🎉 Thank you for all your continued support. ♥️

#Hoot - The @playwisecic Weighted Owl is a specialist #sensory resource & can be used as a regulating aid and a calming tool. Check out these pictures to see how Hoot has helped our lovely Amelia manage (& love) the cinema for the first time ever ♥️#playwise #playwisemerchandise

The people listed in this ‘Dear Santa’ letter below- are quite simply the epitome of what is meant by the term ’#community’ Together we created a magical Christmas #Grotto for children with #SEND. The words #thankyou don’t really cover it. You’re #awesome ♥️ Merry #christmas

#OperationGrotto Day 10! And that’s a wrap!!! Our last day today and what a day ♥️ Amazing children Amazing families Amazing staff #christmas2022 #playwise #grotto #disability #community #families #send

#OperationGrotto Day 9! An incredible day with 30 families through the grotto today🎅🏻 Santa and his elf had a lovely day full of cuddles and playing in the #Playwise hub. A busy day with #Santa and some amazing little people♥️ Here are our 2 pictures of the day #christmas2022

Lovely to have been able to drop in and visit Santa at @playwisecic! Pam and her team have worked tirelessly to put on this fantastic grotto for children with disabilities and SEND and their families and I'm so grateful to have such a wonderful service in Sutton

#OperationGrotto Day 8! Not gonna lie- we have the #bestjobever ♥️ an incredible way to spend our day- watching children & their families meeting #Santa & his #Elf & enjoying the #PlaywiseGrotto session bring. Santa even got licked on the nose today🤣 Now that’s true love♥️

#OperationGrotto Day 7! Another brilliant day in the hub with the #Playwise #Grotto- but today #Santa and the Elves couldn’t wait to come out and play!! We had races, played squash the Santa and let’s get him stuck in the soft pit. It’s lovely to be part of something so magical!

It’s so exciting to see our Hoot’s flying off the shelf (excuse the pun!) The PlayWise Weighted Owl & families are raving about it. You can still get yours in time for Christmas. Local Delivery and free collection are also available in time for Christmas form.jotform.com/223111777161349