Cheeverstown House provides a range of services and supports to children and families. These include:
Early services: Providing individualised services and supports to parents and children up until the age of six. The purpose of early services is to closely work as a team with the child and family to help achieve the child’s potential.
Pre-school service: The aim of pre-school services is to assist families to choose educational and developmental goals for their child. Children attend Cheeverstown pre-school or are supported in local pre-schools. Children are assisted in transitioning from Cheeverstown pre-school to community pre-schools.
Cheeverstown School: Cheeverstown School provides education and care for pupils with severe and profound intellectual disabilities who are in the service of Cheeverstown House. The school adopts a philosophy of teamwork, partnership and best practice in their delivery of a comprehensive child centred service.
Respite: Families availing of Cheeverstown services are offered temporary relief through the respite service. Respite provides an opportunity for the child to mix with their peer group whilst providing parents with a temporary break from the demands involved in caring for a child with a disability.
Breakaway: Breakaway is a family-based respite scheme. Host families are recruited to provide respite breaks to children and their families. These breaks range from a couple of hours to several days as decided together by the family, the host family and Cheeverstown.
Children’s Residential Service: Cheeverstown House has a community house which provides long term residential care to children under the age of 18 years. It provides a family type atmosphere for children and promotes full participation of families and significant others in all aspects of the Childs life.
Recreation: The recreation team aims to provide children with an opportunity to participate actively in social and recreational activities. Some of the activities include integrated summer camp, swimming, collaborations with the FAI to integrate children with disabilities into local football teams. In addition seasonal activities are also organised e.g. Christmas parties,