Sylvanvale provides early intervention, education and prevention strategies, to improve the health and wellbeing of children with disabilities, and their families.  This develops strong, resilient families, giving their children the opportunity to attain their full potential.  We provide services for children with disabilities and developmental delays. Sylvanvale Early Learning Services specifically caters for children with moderate and high support needs.

Programs include:

• Sylvanvale Early Learning Service
• Sylvanvale School for Children with High support needs
• Sylvanvale Respite Service

SYLVANVALE EARLY LEARNING SERVICE
Provides a family centred approach to early intervention services. All children accessing our programs have an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP),which is developed in conjunction with other service providers and includes educational, therapy and family goals. We provide services for children with disabilities and developmental delays. Sylvanvale Early Learning Services specifically caters for children with moderate and high support needs.

The Early Learning Service runs both centre and community based programs.

Early Play Class (CENTRE BASED PROGRAMS)
For children 0-3 years
Caters for children with moderate to high support needs.
Runs Thursday — Friday.

Transition Class
For children 3-6 years
Caters for children with moderate to high support needs.
Runs Monday to Friday
Full time and part time placements available.
Classes are staffed by a trained special education teacher and a teacher’s assistant. Class sizes are limited to 6 students per class.

Playgroup (COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS)
Run by a Special Educator and supported by the Sylvanvale therapy team, the playgroup provides play based programs for children with a disability or developmental delay. All family and friends are welcome. Playgroup operates on a Wednesday 10am – 12pm at Miranda occasional care centre, Wandella Rd Miranda.

Sylvanvale School
Sylvanvale School consists of one class for children with high support needs. The school specialises in education programs for children with high support needs, all children enrolled in the school have both physical and intellectual disabilities.

Sylvanvale School is a specialised service for children with complex disabilities. The primary focus of the school is to provide students with both educational and therapy input to enable them to become as independent as possible. In recognition of students high support needs, the ratio of staff to students is low. The school provides educational services for children 4 to 12 years of age. We have a functional skills based curriculum and a community integration program supported by a multidisciplinary team comprised of an Occupational Therapist, Speech Pathologist, Exercise Therapist and a Psychologist.

Sylvanvale School has a policy of ensuring students make a smooth transition to the secondary education setting. These settings may include support classes or special schools. The decision to transition a student is based upon family priorities, the child’s age, the child’s individual education plan and their ability to cope in a less specialised setting.

Sylvanvale Respite Service
Sylvanvale offers out-of-home Respite Services for children and young people with a disability 5-18 years of age.  The service operates from Bates Drive School in Kirrawee and runs every Saturday and during School Holidays. The program is funded by the Department of Disability, Ageing and Home Care (DADHC) and caters for the local government areas of Kogarah, Rockdale, Hurstville and Sutherland.

The program offers meaningful activities and positive experiences such as outdoor adventure/play areas and equipment, onsite indoor heated hydrotherapy pool and social outings.