Nursery World - Children with Medical Needs: Supporting ... Oscar

Attending to health is but one small part of supporting a child
with complex medical needs in nursery. Ruth Thomson explains.

Four-year-old Oscar Thomas is one of an increasing number of children entering nursery with complex medical needs. The rise stems largely from advances in modern medicine, resulting in increased survival rates of premature babies, more effective treatment of congenital and genetic conditions and better outcomes for children following severe illness or injury.

oscar2 In Oscar's case, he has a neurological condition that continues to baffle his doctors but affects both his physical and cognitive development and has other complications. For the past 18 months, he has attended Vanessa Nursery School and Cathnor Park Children's Centre in West London, where the team has looked after his medical needs and, as importantly, given priority to his social and emotional development.

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