Reports
Our latest Annual Review is now available. In 2024/25, we supported 22,000 children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, young carers and families.
We’re Kids
On the side of over two million children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, and their families.
We believe every child and young person should have the opportunity to play, learn, grow, and thrive.
What we do
Kids is a national charity supporting disabled children and young people, and their families, from birth to age 25. For more than 50 years, we’ve been creating life-changing opportunities, breaking down barriers and championing the voices of children and young people.
We create life-changing opportunities by providing a wide range of support, from early years into adulthood, including:
- Family advice and support
- Early years support
- Learning and development
- Adventure playgrounds and inclusive play
- SEND mediation
- Emotional wellbeing and mental health support
When the world blocks children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities, Kids speaks up.
Join Kids to say, “we can”.
Our mission
To create a world where all kinds of children and young people have all kinds of opportunities.
Our values
Celebrate Individuality
Over two million children and young people in the UK live with disabilities and special educational needs. All are brilliantly unique. We tailor our approach to the needs of every individual.
Think Creatively
Creativity is the ability to think up new ideas, combining expertise with imagination. We create life-changing opportunities for families by providing and inventing a wide range of services.
Work Together
Working together is about our willpower to make a positive difference. It is about putting kindness into action. Our determination to do our best for every family.
Speak Up
Speaking up isn’t about being negative. Far from it. It’s all about amplifying the voices of children and young people to achieve positive social change.
Georgia says
“Kids has continued to support me in different areas of my life; encouraging me, motivating me and believing I can do more and be more. Now I live independently, help teach other young disabled people to ride horses and am more confident in having the future I want and deserve.”
Georgia Chambers, a young service user (pictured centre)
Our Strategy
We plan to reach 120,000 disabled children, young people and their families every year by 2027.
Our partners
We work in partnership with other organisations to create a world where all kinds of children and young people have all kinds of opportunities.