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I am in full agreement with the comments by Stephen Burke, director of the Daycare Trust (News, 25 October), about the lack of appropriate childcare for children who have special needs. I run one of seven Opportunity Playgroups in Somerset. The playgroups are for children aged from six months to five years who all have a special need of some type. For a child to gain a place, they have to be referred by other professionals who consider this an appropriate place. I have to say we will soon be full.

I run one of seven Opportunity Playgroups in Somerset. The playgroups are for children aged from six months to five years who all have a special need of some type. For a child to gain a place, they have to be referred by other professionals who consider this an appropriate place. I have to say we will soon be full.

We have children with a wide spectrum of needs and difficulties, and we are able to deal with any condition with expertise, skill and confidence. As we are a charity working on a very tight budget, we sometimes have to do fundraising to meet our running costs.

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