- Description
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The Lighthouse Child Development Centre offers services for children and young people aged 0 to 18 years who have neurodevelopmental and neurodisability disorders. It provides a comprehensive assessment service that identifies, investigates and assesses their development needs and offers appropriate support, intervention and advice.
The centre also offers specialist services for children's occupational therapy, physiotherapy and speech and language therapy. We provide assessments and treatment for children and young people who have, or are at risk of having:
- speech, language or communication difficulties
- musculoskeletal problems
- physical disabilities
- learning disabilities
- co-ordination difficulties
- emotional or behavioural difficulties
- acute or chronic illness
We see children when parents or professionals have concerns about a child's development and/or a child shows challenging behaviour.
Our goal is to support families to help their children reach their potential and be the best version of themselves!
Services provided:
- Neuro-Developmental Clinics
- Paediatric Developmental Clinics.
- Multi-disciplinary Assessment for children and Young People with Social Communication difficulties (includes assessment by Paediatrician, Speech and Language Therapist, Occupational Therapist and Clinical Psychologist and involvement of the child's nursery).
- Neuro-Disability Clinics
- Referrals to clinicians, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Support Services as appropriate.
- We have very close links with the wider multidisciplinary team including professionals from health, early help, education, social care and the voluntary sector. More complex children may have a large team around them requiring a “team around the child” approach.
- Medical investigations where appropriate and liaison with other paediatric services.
- Paediatric Audiology
- ADHD Clinical Nurses
- Specialist Health Visitor with Additional Needs/Behaviour and Play
- Special School Nurses and Epilepsy
- Toy Library
- Sensory Stimulation (including Sensory Garden)
- Children with Disabilities Social Care Team
- Telephone
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0344 257 3952
- Email address
- Website
- Address
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Snakes Lane Southend-on-Sea SS2 6XT
- Map
- Is a referral required?
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Yes
- Referral notes
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Referrals are accepted from the following healthcare providers:
- GP's
- School Nurses
- Health Visitors
- Speech TherapistsThe Child Development Centre accepts referrals for children under 5 years who have:
- Neuro-developmental (Behaviour and social communication concerns and/or possible autism)
- and Neuro-disability
- Motor difficulties
- Developmental concerns including global delay, motor, language, visual or severe hearing impairment
- Learning difficulties
- Neurological concerns, Downs Syndrome, cerebral palsy or other syndromes / genetic conditions
Referrals for children over 5 years is accepted from the following Healthcare Providers:
- GP's
- CAMHS
- School Nurses, Essex (Castle Point and Rochford)
- Age range
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0 to 18 years
- Other;
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Parent carer and young person network
The Lighthouse Parent, Carer and Young Person Network is open to all parents, carers and young people living in Southend and Essex who use services provided by the Lighthouse Childhood Development Centre.
Meetings give you the opportunity to:
- meet and speak to the Lighthouse team
- ask questions
- hear about service developments
- connect with other parents, carers and young people
Stay for as long or as little as you like, come with a question or simply to listen. The network meets on the first Tuesday of each month, alternating between 12.30pm to 2pm and 7pm to 8.30pm.
Visit the website for meeting dates and links to join the meetings.
My Care Bridge Portal
My Care Bridge, a new online portal for referrals for children and young people's autism and ADHD services in Mid and South Essex is coming soon.
The portal is undergoing further testing with families and healthcare professionals to make final improvements before it launches.
GPs, health visitors, and educational settings will be able to use My Care Bridge to make and track new referrals, and provide additional information about the child or young person. Referrals will also continue to be accepted through SystmOne.
