Our Facilities...

Come and have a look at what we can offer…

We can accommodate children from six weeks of age, children with complex medical needs, Life limiting conditions. disabilities or Emerging needs. Core services for our children and families are available five days a week, 50 weeks of the year.

The Y Bont team are experienced, highly qualified and supported by medical professionals, and caring specialists. Our child-centered services are regularly inspected by regulatory specialists such as Estyn, CIW and Environmental Health.

Our children can play and learn in a happy, safe, and stimulating environment. Our goal is to enable disabled children to achieve their full potential – our core value is empowerment. Being a charity, we achieve all of this through fundraising, donations from supporters, grants, trusts and corporate sponsorship.

Below you can see many of our facilities we have at Y Bont and a little bit about what they are used for but why not come in and see for yourself – Call us on 01656 646 013 or email us on admin@ybont.com to book in a visit – we would love to meet you and your little one and introduce you to some new friends.

OUR SENSORY ROOM...

Our Sensory Room provides a learning environment which stimulates 4 of the 5 senses.

Our bespoke interactive room has differing textures, sounds, scents & lights to encourage exploration and improve sensory awareness.

This space is particularly good for children with visual conditions and is also a calming and enjoyable space most of our children (and staff) absolutely love!

OUR PARENT / CARER AREA...

This area provides a safe space for adults to use as they wish.

It is also where we hold child centered and multi-disciplinary meetings that are needed to support your child.

OUR SOFT PLAY...

This is not just great fun, it allows children to explore activities in a controlled environment that is safe for them and for others eg; Throwing. It is also a great space to support children if they become unregulated during play.

OUR MAIN PLAYROOM...

Our playroom is split into different areas using high quality child safe furniture. Our areas will be adapted depending on the themes we have planned however there will always be a block play area, a reading / quiet area, a role play / themed area, a curiosity area and arts and crafts / sensory and messy play activities are always on offer.

We encourage children to explore and transport items from area to area and use as they see fit.

We have a wide range of digital resources that can be used in many of the different areas as the children see fit.

We operate free flow play to the outdoors whenever possible.

OUR FOCUS AREA...

This room is designed to be a blank canvas with minimal distractions where we can set up a particular game or task that we would like to support a child or group of children to achieve to support their development.

OUR UNDER 2YRS AREA...

Our under 2yrs room allows the littler people in Y Bont to have that safe space to crawl around, explore with age appropriate toys and activities. It also doubles up as a safe space for feeding for our children who are NG, NJ or PEG fed and where children who can get overstimulated by the busy playroom environment can go to just take 5 in a quieter environment.

OUR MOVEMENT ROOM...

This room was especially designed to help our children self-regulate and enjoy the feeling of movement and freedom.

It was designed by our nursery staff, created and fitted by Rhino Sensory and kindly funded by global company, Freudenberg Gas and Oil Technologies Ltd.

The movement room serves a great experience for learning, play & development, to take part in risky play in a safe environment. To spin, jump, climb and swing knowing its safe for them to do so in a controlled environment.

THE PLAYGROUND

The children love outdoor play in our new and purpose-built area. The playground was funded by global company, Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies Ltd. Following a successful application, Y Bont received a grant of £54,000 and the support of employees from their Port Talbot branch who gave up many weekends to volunteer and complete the work. We would also like to thank Bridgend Rotary Club, Prescott Jones insurers Ltd and Rob at DBS Paints who provided the extra money and supplies to enable the front garden to be completed. The playground and garden were designed and built by specialist play company – Pentagon Play.

THE SENSORY GARDEN

We worked with Bridgend’s Youth Offending service who, in 2015, constructed an exciting Ark and Beach Hut in which the children are able to play and be creative. Through funding from Freudenberg Oil & Gas Technologies Ltd, Payton Jewell Caines, Tondy Men’s Shed and the Rotary Club we were able to create a stimulating sensory garden in 2018. The stimulus for this space revolved around touch, sounds via chimes and drums.