Watchdog Early Learning and Development Centre is a charitable organization providing early intervention and education for Hong Kong’s developmentally delayed children between the ages of birth and six. Founded in 1983, Watchdog’s curriculum is centered on the assessment and monitoring of six key development areas in young children: fine motor, gross motor, cognitive, adaptive, social-communication and social. Watchdog runs separate programmes for both English and Cantonese speaking children and their families. Watchdog’s services are provided by 26 staff members, highly qualified therapists and early interventionists who are professionally trained in fields associated with special education, early childhood education and psychology.
Watchdog Services Programme
Our programme objectives address the needs of our children and their families. Our goal is to teach children with special needs, to advise and train their parents in supporting and meeting developmental goals and to provide opportunities for these challenged children to develop in all areas at their earliest possible age. The Centre strives to prepare its student population, wherever possible, for early entry into the regular school system. Watchdog also serves as an information provider to the community about the importance of early intervention and education for children with special needs.
Our Children
The diagnoses of our children include autism spectrum disorder, global development delays, speech and language delays, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy and hyperactivity disorders.
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監護者早期教育中心是一所專為香港六歲以下發展遲緩的兒童提供早期訓練的志願機構。監護者成立於一九八三年，她的課程專注在評估和訓練幼童的小肌肉／體能／認知／自理／溝通／社交六大方面的發展。中心為中英文兒童和家長提供服務。中心的服務是由高質素的專業人員提供。他們曾接受過特殊教育、早期教育及心理學等有關的訓練。
早期教育計劃的目標
· 提供幼兒教育及家長輔導課程；讓幼兒在早期的成長過程中，得到適當的關懷及照料。
· 啟導幼兒，讓他們在體能、語言、智能及社交方面有均衡的發展。
· 在適當時候，為幼兒提供學前準備，使他們更能適應學校生活。
· 提供資料讓更多人知道早期特殊教育的重要性。
中心的兒童
一般而言，有以下症狀的幼兒都適合參加這個計畫：自閉症／言語遲緩／唐氏綜合症／過度活躍症／學習困難／發展遲緩／大腦麻痺等。 中心亦會幫助因其他因素所導致智力上或行為上有障礙的兒童。