Vale of Glamorgan Council
Cyngor Bro Morgannwg
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Sense of Play Project Flying-Start

For children with additional needs aged 0 - 4 years, and their families living in the Vale of Glamorgan.

The Sense of Play Project was set up and designed by professionals in the Vale of Glamorgan for pre-school children with disabilities or additional needs.

 

Sense of Play is a programme of tailored play sessions delivered in your home by a skilled practitioner.  Across six sessions, you will be provided with the opportunity to:

  • Spend an hour with your child where you can experience new ideas and play activities together
  • Expand and build a positive relaltionship with your child through play
  • Recognise the different stages of your child's development
  • Offer ideas, share knowledge and information regarding children's development and play

 

The sessions are carried out in the family home on a 1:1 basis and activities focus on play and development.

 

The sessions aim to support parents to recognise the different stages of their child's development and the role they play in enhancing this further.

 

Sessions are for 1 hour on a weekly basis for up to 6 sessions, the fun and interactive sessions focus on:

  • Sensory Play
  • Physical Play
  • Speech language and communication
  • Messy Play

The early years practitioners bring a variety of activities and resources which are stimulating, fun and enhance children's development.

Resources can also be accessed from our Lending Library.

 

Sense of Play aims to support children who:

  • Have physical and/or sensory impairments.  

  • Have social, communication needs i.e. difficulty using verbal and non-verbal language in social situations.  

  • Have general global delay i.e. significant delay reaching two or more development milestones.  

  •  Are on the neuro-development pathway.  

  •  Have restricted or repetitive behaviours or interests e.g. lining up toys, obsessive interests or repetitive actions. 

 

 

Contact 

Parents and professionals can contact the Families First Advice Line (FFAL) to make a referral:

  • 0800 0327 322