In Eden Day Care various types of services are make available for children with learning and physical disabilities. We have provided the following services by related professions, qualified and experience skill staffs. Those services are as follow:
Special Education service is focus on individual child’s holistic development which include maximizing the potential of each child. After assessment by teacher ‘Individual Education Plan (IEP)’ was prepared for each child. The progress was re-assessed bi-annually and make a report to family member.
There are totally 10 Special Education teachers at Eden Day Care.
Conductive Education is a new approach we have learn from China. CE focus to maximize the potential of Cerebral Palsy children. The uniqueness is this approach holistic development of a child which include parents as equal as a child.
Currently, two physiotherapists, two special education teachers and qualified Social Workers are providing the services to twenty children with cerebral palsy. The service providers are technically supported and continuous learning opportunities by professions from our partner, Silver Lining Foundation (SLF).
Rehabilitation therapy focus both gross motor development and fine motor development. To achieve quality functional movement of a child is a goal for all therapy services. Currently four qualified physiotherapist are providing necessary therapy services for the students as needed.
Eden has recruited a qualified ‘Social Worker’. Her focus is to help parent and family member of the student as needed. Social Worker help the parent and a child to access further tertiary and necessary services by referring and connecting those service providers. She also helps a child to access mainstream education in respective community.
Eden starts to recruit Counselor in 2020. Main service is to support the needy family members as needed. Visit to their home, to the hospital, etc. and show them Eden stands with them.
Hydrotherapy is the use of water for treatment purposes. Hydrotherapy is widely used for the therapeutic exercises like strengthening muscle power, to relief pain, to improve balance, relaxation, etc.
Currently in Eden Centre a qualified volunteer Music Therapist is providing services regularly for children with disabilities. Music Therapy is using music uniqueness for a child’s emotion, rhythmic body movement, to promote receptive and expressive communication skill, etc.
A Snoezelen is a special place that offers a relaxing atmosphere with pleasant surroundings, soothing sounds, tactile experiences, massage, vibrations and gentle movement.
In Eden Centre disabled sport session is design for students, children with disabilities, to improve quality functional movements. Physiotherapist and special education teachers are working together to design the session.
Eden Day Care is providing nutritious diet food for all students.
Eden organizes ‘Care Giver Training’ for parents and family members those who come to Day Care at least twice a year. From our toy library we also borrow some teaching aids and mobility devices to the family. Home visit by service provider was organized as needed.
To promote access to education service by children with disabilities from the beginning the first inclusive nursery school was opened at ‘Centre for Disability in Development (CDD)’, Myaungdaka, Hmawbi Township in July 2023. Currently both children with disabilities and non-children with disabilities are welcoming and provide early child care services by experienced staffs.
In Eden pre-vocational class was opened for our ex-students who had over 18 years old since last ten years ago. We are planning to have separate vocational or career development program in coming year, the year 2024, for adult intellectual youth with disabilities.