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Thank you, Sian!

Chair of Trustees and Founder of Swings & Smiles, Sian Cook, will be stepping down after more than 13 years and stepping into a new role as Founder and Patron.

Kicking off Christmas with our Carol Concert

We had a fantastic Carol Concert at St Mary’s Church in Thatcham and raised £1945.13.

Do you want to build a snowman?

Fun and easy games to play at home this Christmas with as many players as you like!

Homemade Christmas Playdough

Making homemade playdough is really easy - and there are so many varieties to try. Christmas is a great time to experiment with our homemade gingerbread playdough recipe.

Opening times

Swings & Smiles is open seven days a week, providing a place to play and support for children with special needs and their families. Find out what's on offer and see our latest timetable.

Real life superheroes

On Saturday 17th August, four Swings & Smiles superheroes and their sidekicks took on the challenge of completing a Triathlon at Dorney Lake in Windsor.

Kyron's raising money for special needs children

We use this centre every week, Swings & Smiles has helped my son massively and I can't thank them enough.

West Berkshire SEND Local Offer Newsletter

The latest SEND Local Offer Newsletter is now available. The newsletter is issued termly and is very interesting and informative. It's packed full of details about everything available on the Local Offer.

Eddie and Tyler are running for Swings and Smiles

Swings and Smiles is a fantastic special needs centre where Tyler loves to go and play and it provides amazing support for Eddie through the SIBs group.

Book a session

There are lots of way you can book to attend a session at Swings & Smiles - you can call, email or use our booking request form. It doesn't matter how last minute, and we will always try our hardest to find space for you and your family.

What we do

Swings & Smiles is a place to play for children with special needs and their families. It offers a unique environment where the whole family feels supported and where they can spend quality time together. Our services include play sessions, sibling support and outreach.

Support, friendship and play for children
with special needs and their families

Staff

Laura - Charity Director

Lucille - Centre Coordinator

Jo - Project Development Worker

Sara - Sibling Coordinator

Helen - Play Leader

Kellie - Play Leader

Becky - Play Leader

Hannah - Play Leader

Stephane - Play Leader

Sandra - Finance Officer

Derek - Consultant

Nutmeg - Guinea Pig

Oreo - Guinea Pig