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Cerebral Palsy - Hōkai Nukurangi The Early Years Kete | 17 TOOLKIT Examples of early intervention health and education services Early interventions can come from a variety of sources. Some examples are listed below. There are variations in what is offered across the country. Private providers offer further therapy options, which whānau pay for. Name Description and details Ministry of Education – Early Learning/ Learning Support Describes the process of how to access Learning Support. www.education.govt.nz/parents-and-caregivers/early- learning/learning-support BLENNZ: The Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ Early Learning Services A national network of educational services for ākonga (students) who are blind, deaf and blind or have low vision. There are Visual Resource Centres nationwide. There is an Early Childhood Centre and school at Homai, South Auckland, and several satellite school classes around Auckland. www.blennz.school.nz/school-centres-and- services/locations Kōhanga Reo (There are more than 400 throughout Aotearoa New Zealand) Kōhanga Reo are education services that build young children’s and whānau knowledge of te reo Māori (language) and tikanga (culture). www.kohanga.ac.nz Conductive Education (Auckland, Hamilton, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch and Invercargill) Early education provider for children with disabilities. www.nzfce.org.nz/our-services Ohomairangi Trust (Auckland) Ohomairangi Trust is a Māori Early Intervention Service, offering Maori whānau and others, community-based services for children with special needs. www.ohomairangi.co.nz/early-intervention-service McKenzie Centre (Hamilton) Early pre-school intervention for children with special needs. www.mckenziecentre.org.nz Wellington Early Intervention Trust Provides early intervention services to preschool children with developmental delays. www.weit.org.nz Champion Centre (Canterbury) Provides early intervention services to babies and young children with disabilities and their families. www.championcentre.org.nz Raukatauri Music Therapy Centre (Based in Auckland with centres in Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay and Northland) Offers quality, accessible music therapy service to all people, whatever their needs. www.rmtc.org.nz