The Elizabeth Foundation, which also has a centre in Portsmouth, can no longer afford the £150,000 annual running costs of its Bradford setting.
The voluntary organisation is one of the few specialist provisions in the country to help babies and pre-school children with moderate and profound hearing loss to develop their listening skills with a multi-sensory aural approach.
The centre only asks for contributions from parents and receives no local authority funding. It has been graded outstanding by Ofsted and many children are able to go on to attend mainstream school with support.
The current financial situation has had a severe impact on the charity's ability to secure grants and donations. It is also likely that the centre, in the grounds of Bradford Royal Infirmary, will have to start paying the hospital trust commercial rent.
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