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Music therapy at Norman Gate Nursery can help children who are affected by:
Autism, Asperger’s, ADHD, attachment issues, developmental delay, emotional conditions or learning disabilities.
Children LOVE music… it’s something that makes sense to them and is particularly helpful if they are finding communication difficult.
Music therapy is a unique experience for the child: exploring, sharing, listening and learning to play with others – these are all essential to healthy, productive early life.
Music therapy provides child-centred, individualised programmes to create positive change for children with mental health and developmental needs.
Music Therapy with very young children is evaluated using the Music Therapy Star, involving parents. This is an Outcomes Star. In an early year’s transition project with Hampshire Music Service, 90% of the children made significant progress in each of the five areas assessed: Relating, Use of Voice, Attention and Awareness, Play and Creativity, Emotional Well-Being.
Established in 2010, Winchester-based Key Changes Music Therapy registered charity no. 1124102 provides a professional music therapy service, both outreach at schools and centres and in-house. Fundamental Changes therapists are registered on the DBS update service and through the Health Care Professions Council.
Key Changes is a partner with Hampshire Music Service hub.
One in ten children has a mental health problem. Early intervention in childhood helps to prevent mental health needs.
‘No Health Without Mental Health’, Cross-Government Strategy 2011.
Norman Gate School is a primary school for children aged two and nine months – 11 with a moderate range of additional learning needs (MLD). We have approximately 98 children on roll in 9 classes, on average ten children per class, one teacher and usually two or three learning support assistants. This includes 18 part-time children in the nursery.