Early years
News and real-life stories
We’re here for children and young people with special education needs and disabilities, young carers and families. We’re on a mission to create a world where all kinds of kids have all kinds of opportunities.
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Policy
19 Oct 2021
Spending Review – Opinion piece from Kids Chief Executive, Katie Ghose
Making people’s lives better ‘Making people’s lives better’ – is the firm commitment from the Chancellor, as the government reviews how they are going to spend the budget for the...
Real-life stories
9 Sep 2021
Jimmy’s story
Jimmy, 23, shares his experience being part of the Kids Participation team.
Early years
8 Sep 2021
Arsh’s story
Arsh's mum, Hamasa, shares how Kids supported them through the pandemic and the impact this has had on the whole family.
Policy
24 Aug 2021
Locked Out – opinion piece from Kids Chief Executive Katie Ghose
Delivering services during the pandemic A stark feature of Covid lockdown measures was the extent to which for many of us living, working and socialising online became ‘the new normal’....
Policy
24 Aug 2021
Locked Out: Digital Disadvantage of Disabled Children, Young People and Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Kids and the Disabled Children's Partnership launched ‘Locked Out’: Digital Disadvantage of Disabled Children, Young People and Families during the Covid-19 Pandemic report.
News
21 Jul 2021
How we are keeping disabled children, young people and their families, safe during the summer
“Without Kids’ support we would have not coped at all during the lockdown, I cannot praise the staff enough for what they have done during this turbulent and unpredictable time.”...
News
17 Jun 2021
Families see Hackney Playground transformed as Kurt Geiger pitches in with Kids
Find out how more than 150 volunteers came to share their time with disabled children, young people and their families to upgrade the specialist Kids adventure playground.
News
17 Jun 2021
Learning Disability Week 2021
Kids CEO, Katie Ghose, shares why its important to celebrate and raise awareness for Learning Disability Week.
Early years
Early years
22 Apr 2021
Maya’s story
Maya's parents reached out to our Mediation service after a disagreement with their local authority. Read their story.
Real-life stories
19 Mar 2021
Ben’s story
Find out how Ben has been raising money during the pandemic to support our STRUT After School Club.