Services for children and young people

We offer a range of service to children with disabilities or disadvantage, including:

Adventure Play for All

ELHAP runs holiday playschemes and term time Saturday Clubs throughout the year for disabled and disadvantaged children aged between 6 and 18 years, from across East London and Essex areas.

We run Saturday Clubs every fortnight throughout term time and run holiday playschemes in every school holiday.

All our playschemes provide much needed adventure play opportunities. ELHAP believes every child needs to have fun, to make mess, to have time and space to be themselves.

Siblings Project

Siblings of disabled children can attend holiday playschemes and Saturday Clubs throughout the year at no cost. ELHAP currently charitably funds this project because we are committed to supporting the whole family - too often siblings are overlooked by providers. We have been supporting siblings now for over 15 years.

Siblings can attend if they meet the following criteria:

They are aged 6 years and over.
They have a disabled sibling using ELHAP.
They are non-disabled (we support many disabled siblings but this project is specifically for non-disabled siblings).

Stay and Play

Children with disabilities can attend ELHAP through our 'Stay and Play' scheme. This enable a child to book into ELHAP with their parent. This scheme costs £5 for morning or afternoon sessions or £10 for a whole day and families can attend Stay and Play specific holiday playschemes days and Saturday Clubs (from April 2023 we will be running specific Stay and Play days through the year). Parents are required to stay with their children and supervise them at all times. Please note that we do not allow carers to attend with children.

For further information about our Stay and Play Scheme, including how to register, please click here.

ELHAP Bridge Project

ELHAP Bridge can offer short term placements to “bridge the gap” for some of the children and young people left without school, college or day service provision. It may be particularly suitable for children & young people who are not in education or training, whose school place may be at risk. For more information, please click here.

Further Information

If you'd like more information, please contact us or complete our Information Request Form

School visits

Would you like to bring a class group to ELHAP for an adventure play session? We offer morning and afternoon sessions during term time. Read more

Adventure Play For All - Playscheme

Our Playscheme operates throughout all the school holidays and alternate Saturdays, for children aged between 6 and 18. Read more

Stay and Play

Children and young people with disabilities can attend ELHAP through our 'Stay and Play' scheme. Read more

ELHAP Bridge

ELHAP Bridge can offer short term placements to “bridge the gap” for some of the children and young people left without school, college or day service provision due to Coronavirus. It may be particularly suitable for children & young people who are not in education or training, whose school place may be at risk. Read more

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About ELHAP

ELHAP provides adventure play opportunities to children and young people with disabilities and complex care needs, from all over North East London and Essex.
School visits

Would you like to bring a class group to ELHAP for an adventure play session? We offer morning and afternoon sessions during term time.
Adventure Play For All - Playscheme

Our Playscheme operates throughout all the school holidays and alternate Saturdays, for children aged between 6 and 18.

Casual Playworkers Vacancies

We are on the search for passionate and enthusiastic playworkers to join the wonderful staff team at ELHAP! As a playworker, you can expect to play all day and ensure that our children and young with very diverse care and support needs have the best possible day!
Vacancies and roles

We have a fantastic and dedicated team of over 100 people employed in different jobs. ELHAP is a professional organisation that attracts people from different backgrounds but with a common passion and determination to help improve the quality of life for each and every person using ELHAP services.
ELHAP services

We don't believe that "one size fits all" - people and families have diverse and changing needs. This is why we offer a wide array of unique projects.
How to apply

How to apply to become a volunteer at ELHAP
Roles and opportunities

We have lots of volunteer opportunities at ELHAP...There is a role for everyone so please apply to volunteer at ELHAP!
Support ELHAP

We need your support now! It is only with the generosity of people like you that we are able to support hundreds of children, young people and adults with disabilities and additional needs from across East London and Essex, each year. We now have more families than ever before in need of our support. We are participating in the Big Give Christmas Challenge. If you'd like your donation DOUBLED, then visit our campaign page between 28th November and 5th December 2023
Why volunteer

Volunteer at ELHAP and make a real difference. There are so many reasons to volunteer at ELHAP, including to gain valuable work experience, develop your confidence and self-esteem, improve your CV and your employability as well as to enhance your UCAS application.
Stay and Play

Children and young people with disabilities can attend ELHAP through our 'Stay and Play' scheme.
The difference we make

ELHAP's services enable children and young people to experience the magic, freedom, creativity, fun and challenges of inclusive adventure play. These experiences impact on our service users in so many positive ways.
ELHAP Bridge

ELHAP Bridge can offer short term placements to “bridge the gap” for some of the children and young people left without school, college or day service provision due to Coronavirus. It may be particularly suitable for children & young people who are not in education or training, whose school place may be at risk.