Oakleigh School & The Early Years Centre - Barnet, London

Holiday information for children with Special Needs

Oakleigh School understands that finding holiday provisions that meet the needs of our families can sometimes be a frustrating and fruitless process.

For some families, physical access issues may be a priority, with hoists to swimming pools, baths, beds, etc of great importance.

For others a safe and enclosed place for a child to play, with a clearly structured environment, is essential.

Some people children may need oxygen on site, whilst others may appreciate accommodation which caters for a child with a visual disability.

We have compiled this booklet containing information on many types of holiday accommodation, both catered and self-catering, for varying budgets, both in this country and abroad.

There is also a section containing information on organisations which provide staffed holidays for children with disabilities.

We have also included some suggestions of organisations which may be able to help with funding and holiday insurance plus a section about flying.

It not an exhaustive list, but we hope that, together, it all provides a useful starting point and that the different needs of all of our families are met by at least some of these suggestions.

We cannot recommend or endorse any specific accommodation as we have never visited them, but all contact details and links are provided for you to explore.*

We hope that you will find it useful.

Happy holidays!!

Click here to view/download our Holiday Booklet InfoPack (3.3Mb PDF Document*)
* Requires the Adobe Acrobat Reader

Although we cannot recommend or endorse any specific resource or website this website may also be of interest: www.onespace.org.uk/family-fun/cheap-fab-place-holiday

*Information accurate as of July 2010