On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Service
Service Objectives
- Provide early intervention and development training services for children with special learning needs
- Facilitate parents/carers to maintain a positive attitude in parenting children with special learning needs and to strengthen their disciplinary skills
- Help develop teachers’ skills in assessing and handling children with special learning needs
Service Contents
- For children with special learning needs:
- On-site individual/group rehabilitation training; and
- Training at centres equipped with rehabilitation facilities.
- For teachers/child care workers:
- On-site professional consultation services and demonstration, talks/workshops/seminars, etc.
- For parents/carers:
- Talks/workshops/seminars.
Service Target
- Children under the age of six attending the participating KGs/ KG-cum-CCCs who have been assessed by paediatricians, clinical/ educational psychologists or other qualified professionals as recognised by Social Welfare Department to have mild disabilities.
- Children suspected of having special needs, (i.e. children awaiting assessment by Child Assessment Centres of Department of Health (CACs) or assessed by CACs to have borderline developmental problem) or assessed by the service team with reference to the “Child Observation Checklist (i.e. Tier 1 Children).
- Teachers, child care workers and parents/ carers of the children mentioned above.
Service Boundaries
For a list of the participating KGs/ KG-cum-CCCs, please visit the Social Welfare Department’s website at: www.swd.gov.hk)
Application of Services
- For children with mild disabilities in need of OPRS assessed by qualified professionals, referrals should be made by social workers of designated service units to Central Referral System for Rehabilitation Services –Subsystem for Disabled Pre-schoolers (CRSRehab-PS). The responsible service teams will approach the parents/carers of the applicants (not including those applying for transitional services or receiving other subvented pre-school rehabilitation services) for arrangement of OPRS once the applications are registered in CRSRehab-PS and referred to them.
- Referral to CRSRehab-PS is not required for Tier 1 Support Services. Parents/carers of Tier 1 children above can approach teachers, social workers in pre-primary institutions or service teams of participating KGs/ KG-cum-CCCs for enquiry and application . The responsible service teams will approach the parents/carers of the applicants for arrangement of Tier 1 Support Services once the eligibility of the applicants are verified.
Withdrawal of Services
To withdraw form the service, parents/caregivers must provide one month’s written notice to our program and complete the necessary withdrawal procedures. Service will be terminated under the following circumstances :
- On the first 1st September following the child’s sixth birthday.
- The child is enrolled in another pre-school rehabilitation service.
- Withdraw from Child Assessment Centre / Rehabilitation Services Central Referral System (CRSRehab-PS)
- The Child is admitted to a primary school.
- The child is no longer enrolled in a KG or KG-cum-CCC that participates in our teams
- Following an assessment, our multidisciplinary team determines that the child no longer requires the service.
Fee
Free of charge
Opening Hours
Monday to Saturday: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays
Contact Us
Headquarter
Address: Unit 1702-03, 17/F, Telford House, No 16 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon
Telephone: 2177 3100 Fax: 2177 3183
Email: oprs@yang.org.hk
West Kowloon District 1
Address: Unit 512, 5/F, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza II, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon
Telephone: 2743 2555 Fax: 2171 4033
Email: oprs1@yang.org.hk
West Kowloon District 2
Address: Unit 806, 8/F, Cheung Sha Wan Plaza II, 833 Cheung Sha Wan Road, Kowloon
Telephone: 2171 4022 Fax: 2171 4033
Email: oprs2@yang.org.hk
East Kowloon District
Address: Unit 1702-03, 17/F, Telford House, No 16 Wang Hoi Road, Kowloon
Telephone: 2177 3100 Fax: 2177 3183
Email: oprs3@yang.org.hk
Hong Kong Island District
Address: 3/F, Henan Electric Development Building, No. 389 King’s Road, Hong Kong
Telephone: 2362 7168 Fax: 2362 7198
Email: oprs4@yang.org.hk
New Territories East District and West District
Address: Office No. 1612, 16/F, Shatin Galleria, 18-24 Shan Mei Street, Fotan, New Territories
Telephone: 2617 6900 Fax: 2617 6338
Address: Unit 2009, 20/F, Tuen Mun Parklane Square, 2 Tuen Hi Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories
Telephone: 2617 6822 Fax: 2617 1178
Email: oprs5@yang.org.hk
