Windchimes
Reynolds CloseHerne Bay
Kent
CT6 6DS
01843 596659
Windchimes is a newly built disabled children's resource centre in Herne Bay, expected to open mid January 2008. It comprises a six-bed residential respite unit which will be managed jointly by Health and Social Services and which adjoins a well equipped resource centre.
The centre will be managed by the Children’s Society and includes a reception area with cafe facilities, multi-sensory room, therapeutic spa pool, large soft play room, disabled children's kitchen with fully adjustable height worktops, flexible use multi-function, ICT room offering children and parents access to computers, e-mail and internet and a large multi-sensory garden.
The Children's society have been commissioned by the EKDCP to:
· Develop a “hub and spoke” model of service provision, with Windchimes forming the hub and local service delivery provided through the spokes at children’s centres and local venues
· Manage, develop and co-ordinate the day, evening and weekend use of the resource centre.
· Set up a parents advisory board and develop this over time into a commissioning body for disabled children's services
· Work across East Kent to develop services to meet identified gaps and needs.Ensure disabled children and young people are enabled to influence the specification, design, commissioning, delivery and evaluation of services.