Dawn Children’s Centre was established in July 2008 as a Neuro Developmental and Day Care Centre for children with disabilities and developmental delays.
Dawn was established out of a need to support working parents who have children with disabilities by providing quality care for their child within the Centre and therefore allowing the parents to continue working and earning an income to provide for their families, as well as providing them with the information and resources they require to understand and handle their child’s condition effectively. In January 2012, Dawn expanded and grew to include Kindergarten classes and in 2016 also started Primary Classes.
Dawn Children’s Centre is now a registered Inclusive Day Care, Kindergarten and Primary School with current classes including specialized beginners classes, Playgroup, Kindergarten and Primary classes up to Primary 7.
We pride ourselves on being one of the pioneers and champions for Inclusive Education in the country, and are already seeing successes in children of all abilities as a result.
To nurture all children with and without disabilities in safe, supportive and inclusive environments, through education, therapeutic interventions, innovations and acceptance.
‘FUN, LEARN AND FLOURISH TOGETHER.’
All children at Dawn Children’s Centre receive all the services they need to facilitate their Growth and Development. These include;
We offer individualized initial assessments, so as to provide us with a more in depth view of each child including their abilities and challenges, which in turn allows us to develop an individualized education and care plan that caters to their specific needs. We offer Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Sensory Integration, Behavioural Modification Training, Play and Music Therapies, as both School and Outpatient Services.
Dawn Offers Inclusive Education and Care from as early as 8 months old with classes currently running from Playgroup to Primary Six. We use an adapted Curriculum, which includes the Local Learning Framework, as well as International concepts of learning so as to meet the diverse educational needs of all our pupils. We also explore a variety of Vocational Skills with our pupils of varying ages including beadwork, gardening, Crochet and others.
We offer a variety of Extra-Curricular learning opportunities including swimming, dance classes, music lessons and computer lessons.
We provide parents with opportunities to meet with teachers, therapists and admin on a regular basis, including parents days once a term and other drop in meetings on appointment, in order to provide them with counselling, information and progress reports. We provide trainings, workshops and seminars for parents to equip them with the knowledge and information they need in terms that are easier to understand, that will enable them give the best care to their children with disabilities. We also provide information to equip parents of children without disabilities in their understanding of inclusion and disability.
Our goal is to
Dawn is open Monday to Friday from 6:30 am to 6 pm and is closed on weekends and Public holidays.
We operate on a termly basis and have three terms in a year that run from Jan to April, May to August and Sept to Dec
