Bradford Toy Library

• What they offer

  Started in 1975 as a toy library lending toys to children with additional needs (including sensory impairments, autism and other life-limiting conditions) and their families, originally supporting clinicians in Children's Outpatients at St Luke's Hospital. Over time the organisation (renamed Bradford Inclusive Disability Service in 2019) added further activities and services alongside the toy library, such as the Friday Friends group, days out for families and the Teenzone activity group. The page states all services are developed with families and children, making the charity user-led.

• Ages served

  No specific age range is stated; the page refers to supporting children, young people and families, and mentions one person joining the Teenzone activity group at around age 11 and volunteering from age 16.

• SEN support & staffing

  Staff include two long-standing full-time employees who are themselves parents of children with additional needs, including autism, and who bring personal and professional knowledge to the service. Other team members have backgrounds as a nursery nurse in special education schools, in special schools and pupil referral units, primary teaching, and lived experience of a child's ASD diagnosis journey. The committee/trustees are mainly parents, grandparents and professionals with experience of disability, including social care, safeguarding governance and care sector management.

• How to book

  Not stated on this website.

• Cost

  The page notes that buying specific toys was often beyond families' financial means and that the Toy Library became the solution, but no prices or fees are stated.

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