The following projects provide direct support, advice, guidance, and information to children with special needs.

The EYDCP recognises that all children benefit from good quality play and care provision. O Gam i Gam aims to promote and encourage access to a wide range of affordable and integrated provision that meets the needs of all children aged 0 to 16 years and their families.

The Referral Scheme enables children with specific needs to access and participate fully within a good quality registered childcare facility. Funding is offered to the childcare facility to employ an extra play worker to ensure the child's needs are met in partnership with parents wishes.

The Assisted Places Scheme enables children from families on low income and/or in receipt of certain benefits to access quality registered childcare. Parents are able to access funds to assist with the cost of the childcare fee. Limited funding is also available to cover travel costs to and from the facility.

O Gam i Gam co-ordinators are employed to manage the scheme and to offer support to the family and the childcare provider and to act as the links with other professional workers, e.g., health visitor, physiotherapist, speech and language therapist, etc.

If you feel that you are in contact with a child or children that would benefit from this scheme, please contact an O Gam i Gam co-ordinator for further information and an application pack:

Nicola Hire, Tel: 07989 466032 (daytime only)
(Mudiad Ysgolion Meithrin, Out-Of-School, Holiday Playcare, Childminders, Day Nurseries)

Andrea Wright, Tel: 07708 405582 (daytime only)
(Wales Pre-School Playgroups, Others)

Assessment and treatment is provided to improve the speech and language provision for children from birth to three years of age. The service is located within the children’s centre of Neath Port Talbot Hospital and sessions are held at home, local clinics, schools and playgroups as appropriate, covering the whole county borough.

Contact: Delyth Lewis, Speech and Language Therapist - 01639 862718

This service provides a child development and family support service for families who have a pre-school child with diagnosed and/or emerging disabilities. Up to six play and learning activities sessions are offered per week to help maximise each child’s potential.

Contact: Melanie Coleman, Project Manager - 01639 862713/862714