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Unit C2 Kildare Business Park, Melitta Road, Kildare Town, Kildare

Sensational Kids

Sensational Kids operates four national Child Development Centres throughout Ireland, which are located in every province,  to provide families with affordable, accessible and timely intervention services for their children, such as occupational therapy, speech & language therapy and educational psychology. 

Did you know that 1 in 4 children in Ireland has a special educational need? This means that there are 420,000 children in Ireland who have additional needs such as those with autism, down syndrome, adhd, dyslexia, dyspraxia and many other developmental delays. Identifying and treating these difficulties at a young age will allow a child to truly realise their potential.

Sensational Kids is an award-winning social enterprise, that has already changed the lives of over 10,000 children, saving their families over €3 million in therapy fees. Sensational Kids provides vital front-line therapeutic supports for children with additional needs, ensuring that these children in need have access to vital supports when and where they need them.

With 80,000+ children on waiting lists for speech therapy & occupational therapy, our services are a lifeline for families whose children would otherwise be waiting 3-4 years to access services, losing the opportunity for timely intervention and better outcomes for their children. 

 

overview

Sensational Kids provides affordable, accessible and timely intervention services, such as occupational therapy, and speech & language therapy for children and adolescents of all ages and all abilities, many of whom have additional needs such as Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down syndrome, dyspraxia and many other developmental delays and conditions.  

where your money goes

All funds raised for Sensational Kids provide subsidised therapy supports for children of all ages and all abilities at our 4 Child Development Centres which are located in Leinster, Ulster, Munster & Connacht. 

history

CEO, Karen Leigh is the founding member of Sensational Kids. Having experienced lengthy waiting lists and a lack of affordable and accessible occupational therapy services for her own children, Karen founded Sensational Kids in 2007, bridging the gap between public and private therapy services for children of all abilities.

Experiencing these difficulties first-hand, our CEO & Founder Karen Leigh became frustrated with the lengthy waiting lists her family faced in Ireland, not to mention the €120 an hour fees they had to pay for private occupational therapy. Determined to make a difference, she set out to create an affordable and accessible service that families like hers could benefit from.

Today, Sensational Kids operates 4 provincial Child Development Centres throughout Ireland, which provide a range of assessment and intervention services for children.  

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