Contact us

Physical address:
Worcester Avenue (off Oxford Road), Parkwood 2193, Gauteng

Telephone number:
082 909 0054

Email address:
thecarecentre@gmail.com

C.A.R.E.

C.A.R.E. is a place for young children with special needs, a safe place where these children come for therapy, for education, for love and for support. C.A.R.E. is also a place that parents can come to rely on. Because C.A.R.E. is there for you. Because C.A.R.E. cares.

C.A.R.E stands for the Centre for Autism, Research and Education. It is an early intervention therapy centre and pre-school for all six-month-old to six-year-old children with special needs. Please contact us if you would like to know more about the children we can help.

Raising a child with special needs is no easy task and you, as a parent, need all the help you can get. A fundamental part of our approach is the support we offer the parents of the children who attend C.A.R.E. Having a full complement of heath-care professionals and teachers catering specifically for special needs children under one roof means that parents of young children with special needs now have a single point of contact for all the care they may require.

Founder Rozanna Riback - a qualified Occupational Therapy professional and a member of the Health Professions Council of South Africa - has envisioned this holistic early intervention centre with a comprehensive and integrated programme. It comprises a specialised pre-school curriculum with strong emphasis on pre-requisite learning skills, intensive speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, remedial therapy and a range of complementary therapies and activities.

C.A.R.E. further offersa highly specialised service of multi-disciplinary assessments and diagnostic evaluations.psychologists are trained professionals with a broad range of experience in psychometric test administration, interpretation and reporting. We offer a professional and friendly environment to assess children's intellectual, academic, developmental and behavioural/emotional functioning, as accurate evaluation and diagnosis of children's difficulties and abilities are the first steps in helping them. All assessments are provided by our experienced team of psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists and physiotherapists, all of whom have extensive experience in working with children and families.

We have recruited and assembled the very best professional team possible in order for us to offer superior special-needs care and remedial education. Every member of the team is there for your child and for you as a parent. Every member of the team cares.

What we offer

C.A.R.E.'s full multi-disciplinary team works on site. Our staff contingent includes occupational therapists, speech therapists, a physiotherapist, remedial and mainstream teachers and educational psychologists - as well as facilitators and caregivers. Our comprehensive offering means that C.A.R.E. becomes a single point of contact for you and your child's needs.

Because we keep our classes small, we are able to offer each child an individualized educational development programme, structured to suit his or her specific needs.

Having all of your child's teachers and therapists under one roof is a great benefit in that your child's care is fully integrated, ensuring effective and efficient collaboration between home, therapy and education.

The C.A.R.E. programme

• Occupational therapy
We provide each child with individual sessions of occupational therapy based on his or her needs. Group occupational therapy is offered to all children, with the number of sessions depending on the needs of the individual child.

• Speech and language therapy
We provide each child with individual sessions of speech and language therapy. Group speech and language therapy is offered to all children, with the number of sessions depending on the needs of the individual child.

• Pre-school
Small class sizes ensure optimal individual attention while still encouraging social skills development. English is used as the medium of instruction.

• Physiotherapy
Physiotherapy is available to all enrolled children who require it.

• Dietician
A resident dietician designs and oversees the children's nutritional requirements.

• Trauma counselling
A trauma counsellor is also based on our premises.

• ENT support
All of our children receive monthly check-ups to ensure early detection of problems and maximum physiological functioning.

• Parent support
Support for parents is core to our offering and includes monthly feedback and behaviour management counselling.

• C.A.R.E. Tots
We provide a baby and toddler early development programme, which offers developmental guidelines for at-risk babies and toddlers.

• Extra-mural activities
We offer a full range of extra mural activities on site at C.A.R.E. These include:/Tai chi/judoand dramaand crafts
'Little Champs'and blocks (designer Lego® technology)
Bakingand stretching, based on yoga principlesmovement groups

School terms and hours

School hoursschool runs from 08:00 until 17:00, Monday to Friday. Children can be dropped off from 07:00 onwards.
A.R.E. offers its students an unstructured programme, which can be tailored to suit the needs of each individual. This means that we are open longer every day than other schools and are more flexible when it comes to the needs of our students.

The academic year
C.A.R.E. follows a private school year calendar. In the school holidays, we are still open, offering holiday programmes, and are able to provide therapy and teaching sessions. C.A.R.E. is closed on public holidays.

Admissions

The selection process
Following an initial interview with parents, children undergo an assessment to determine whether they are suitable candidates for admission.

Admission criteria
Applicants need to:

• be between six months and six years old
• have full parental involvement (parents are as much a part of our programme as their children are!)

Trial period
Children are admitted for a three to four week trial period. During this time they will undergo comprehensive multi-disciplinary assessments to decide their suitability for C.A.R.E.- and C.A.R.E.'s suitability for them.

Premises

Situated in leafy Rosebank, C.A.R.E. is within easy reach of most of Greater Johannesburg. It is fully secured and under guard during school hours.

We have four classrooms, five therapy rooms, a full assessment clinic and a spacious and safe play area, complete with sandpit, jungle gym and trampoline.

Fees

• The first month serves as an observation and assessment month
• Based on recomendations following the observation and assessment month, a tailor-made package would be discussed to suit your child's individual needs
• A non refundable deposit of R1800.00 is payable upon confirmation of placement at CARE