Successfully including children with cerebral palsy in an early years setting doesn't depend on having lots of specialist equipment or staff - it just requires broader thinking, as Catherine Gaunt discovers
When Tom Bradford started attending Liverpool Early Years Centre (LEYC) at 18 months old, he could not walk and had never crawled.
His traumatic birth involved resuscitation and a broken clavicle. At ten months he was diagnosed with left-side hemiplegia - cerebral palsy affecting one side of his body. Now three years old, Tom walks unaided, thanks to a combination of weekly sessions of physiotherapy and occupational therapy and the dedication of LEYC staff.
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