Who we are, What we do, and Why we're here:
Special People was formed by a teacher who has a child with special needs in response to the difficulties she experienced in finding appropriate, high quality childcare, especially at short notice.
Special People works exclusively with children and young people with a wide variety of special needs. We have staff experienced in working with children who have nursing needs, who present with challenging behaviours, who require specific input such as physiotherapy or speech and language therapy or who are merely in need of stimulation.
Special People believe that children and adults with and without disabilities should enjoy an equal place in an inclusive environment. We believe that everyone should be enabled to interact, drawing strength from each other’s differences and similarities. We believe that the users of education, social and health services need to be given every opportunity to communicate to ensure their participation in decision-making.

Aims and Objectives
• To provide support and information to both the children and their parents/carers.
• To help each child reach their full potential.
• To match an appropriately qualified carer with the needs of the individual child.
• To provide a safe, fun and stimulating environment for children in our care.
• To offer advocacy for people in need.

Special People's staff work predominately in the home environment, providing respite care and support to children with special needs and their families, although we also support children in the classroom and at respite centres.
Staff are recruited through university networks, local press and specialist care publications such as 'Disability Now', 'Nursery World' and 'The Carer'. Nearly all staff will have some experience of working with children with special needs before joining Special People, either through previous employment, or placements during university courses.
We work with clients from varying religious, cultural and ethnic backgrounds. We aim to provide carers who are from similar backgrounds and who are able to speak in the family's mother tongue. We also endeavour to meet specific requests for male or female support workers where possible.
We provide support workers, therapists and teachers for local authorities' social services and education departments, NHS trusts and independent and state sector schools, colleges and nurseries. We also offer respite, baby-sitting and nannying services to private clients