The Ladybird Development Group

The Ladybird Group was established in 1985 by the late Dr Iain White and his wife, Ann.  They recognised the need for a local provision to care for pre-school children who required additional support in their development, from the Lossiemouth and surrounding area.  The centre is managed by a voluntary committee and is registered as a SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation).

 

There are currently 14 children attending and the centre can care for up to six children at each session, offering a high level of support, mainly on a one adult to one child ratio. We try hard not to have children waiting for a place following referral but sometimes this is unavoidable due to space and staff restrictions.

 

 

The manager and eight keyworkers are qualified in teaching or child-care, registered with the SSSC and disclosure/ PVG checked for working with children.   Each child has an individual programme with targets to work towards, plus input from the various visiting specialists.  These include physiotherapist, speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, early years language support teacher, teachers for hearing and visually impaired, educational psychologist, health visitors and social workers.