We offer a range of service to children with disabilities or disadvantage, including:
ELHAP runs holiday playschemes and term time Saturday Clubs throughout the year for disabled and disadvantaged children 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 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 10 years.Siblings can attend if they meet the following criteria:
ELHAP is open to visiting special and mainstream schools for morning and afternoon adventure play sessions throughout term time.Groups can visit in the morning or afternoon from Tuesday through to Thursday of each week. Morning sessions start at 10.00am and end at 12.00pm. Afternoon sessions start at 1.00pm and end at 3.00pm. Groups also have the option of visiting ELHAP for a whole day.Groups have the option to become members of ELHAP for a reduced fee for group visits.
Families that do not receive any funding can attend ELHAP through our ‘Stay and Play Scheme. This enables a child to attend ELHAP with their parent. This scheme costs £5 per day and families can attend holiday playscheme days and Saturday Clubs. Parents are required to stay with their children and supervise them at all times at ELHAP. Please note that we do not allow carers to attend with children. Before using this scheme, families will first need to register with ELHAP and pre-book their days.
We support children who are at risk or who have been excluded from education. This can be for short term or medium term placements, often as a transition period when alternative placements are being sought. We have supported a number of children excluded from both mainstream and special education.
If you need help or want to know more, you can:
Contact ELHAP
Complete our Information Request form
Adventure play is all about having fun, taking managed risks (this means taking risks that are safe but exciting) and learning about the world through play. Read more