The sensory room, at Stanmore House, a residential school for childrenaged five to 18 with special needs, is a Bright Spaces project organisedby the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, the charitable arm ofBright Horizons Family Solutions.
It features specialist sensory equipment with carefully designedvariations in lighting, textures and furniture and gives the children'sfamilies a place to be together.
The sensory room, which opened in November, is the third Bright Space toopen in the UK and Ireland. The first two were outdoor play areas inLondon and Dublin (News, 28 September 2006). Three more projects areplanned for the UK in 2008. There are 148 Bright Space projects in theUnited States.
Susan Hay, director of the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children UK,said, 'The aim is to help children who are disadvantaged, with aparticular focus on those who are homeless. We are broadening ouroutlook in Europe and working with organisations such as Refugee Action.The Bright Space philosophy is to add value to what the expert agency isalready doing.'
The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children raises funds throughcorporate sponsorship, fundraising events, payroll giving and parentdonations.
Further information: www.brighthorizons/foundations.