Wellington children supports
Discover the services available to support our rangatahi and tamariki in the Wellington region
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Discover the services available to support our rangatahi and tamariki in the Wellington region
If you live in Wellington, Petone, Lower Hutt, Porirua, Upper Hutt, Kāpiti, Waikanae or anywhere else in the Wellington region, there are support services available for you and your children.
Our Wellington region is part of the Central | Te Ikaroa region through Health New Zealand. It includes Wellington Regional Hospital and Hutt Hospital as well as Kenepuru Community Hospital, Kāpiti Health Centre, Te Wao Nui Child Health Service and Hospital. There are several Child Development Services to support children and families in your region.
You can access Child Development Services through a referral from your GP (doctor), Plunket nurse, or a paediatrician at the hospital. Take a look at the providers in your region below.
Conductive Education Wellington Trust
Conductive Education Wellington Trust is unique in that it’s an early childhood centre which was created to provide both Conductive Education and Early Childhood Education to children with motor disorders and developmental delay up 6 years of age.
This Charitable Trust delivers an educational programme based on the principles of both Conductive Education and Te Whaariki.
Their team treat neuro-motor disorders as a learning challenge rather than a medical problem. This mana-enhancing approach promotes independence and supporting children to reach their potential.
These disorders could be inherited or acquired and include: Varying forms of Infantile Cerebral Palsy (ICP), Infantile Spasms, West Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Perceptual disorders, Muscular hypotonia syndrome, Autism if the child has motor issues and/or developmentally delayed, and ADHD.
They also look at children experiencing the after effects of head injuries, acquired brain disorders following drowning, stroke, tumors; and the conditions following encephalitis and meningitis.
Contact the team
Email cewt@xtra.co.nz
Website cewellington.org.nz
Phone 04 577 3480
Address 35 Wheatley Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt