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A charity-run nursery finds it's no problem to adapt the day's activities in ways rewarding for all the children. Sue Learner reports George, aged two, has visual impairments and epilepsy. Before his mother Jenny got him a place at KidsFirst Nursery in Hull she was finding it hard to cope. 'A social worker managed to get George a place at KidsFirst when he was still just a baby,' she says. 'Because of his disability I thought he needed to go somewhere they could support him from an early stage and I knew a sensory room would be particularly beneficial.'

George, aged two, has visual impairments and epilepsy. Before his mother Jenny got him a place at KidsFirst Nursery in Hull she was finding it hard to cope. 'A social worker managed to get George a place at KidsFirst when he was still just a baby,' she says. 'Because of his disability I thought he needed to go somewhere they could support him from an early stage and I knew a sensory room would be particularly beneficial.'

Things have now improved for Jenny and George. 'It's like a day off,' she adds. 'On the days he's at the Kids nursery I get to be a mother, rather than his constant carer.'

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