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ABOUT US

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The Champion Centre's core business is to provide early intervention services to infants and young children with disabilities in the Christchurch area of New Zealand. The programme is centre-based meaning that children and families receive most of their service on-site at weekly or fortnightly visits during school terms. The Champion
​Centre is the largest and longest-running centre-based early intervention centre in the country.

Partially funded by government and in business since the late 1970's it has served approximately 2,000 children to date. Children are referred to the service via a paediatrician who makes a referral to the Early Intervention Coordination Service. This service represents all the early intervention providers in the area and allows offers to be made to families from more than one provider, dependent on capacity in those providers.
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The Champion Centre also engages in research in early intervention and offers training to professionals and parents on request.

​How to access our service:
All referrals are received through a paediatrician to the Early Intervention Coordination Service or EICS for short.  If a child is not currently under the care of a paediatrician, they should first see their GP who will refer them on to a paediatrician if appropriate.  All paediatricians within the CDHB and Child Specialist Service know the referral process and who to send a referral to.

EICS provides a single point of entry to the range of early intervention services in the Christchurch area and is comprised of CCS Disability Action, The Champion Centre, Conductive Education, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health.

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OUR PROGRAMMES
Speech and Language Therapy
Early Intervention Teaching
Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
Musical Play Therapy
Technology Supported Learning
Learning through Play
Education Support and School Transition
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PHONE +64 3 383 6867
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The Champion Centre is administered by the Christchurch Early Intervention Trust, and is registered with the Charities Commission (CC22708). Gifts of over $5 are eligible for tax rebates.
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  • Home
  • What We Do
    • Our Services
    • Our Programmes >
      • Monitoring Programme
      • Family Support
      • Speech and Language Therapy
      • Early Intervention Teaching
      • Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy
      • Musical Play Therapy
      • Feeding experiences programme
      • Relating and Communicating Programme
      • Technology Assisted Learning
      • Learning through Play
      • Transition to School
      • Early Intervention Educators
      • LEGO-Based Therapy
    • Advocacy
  • Who We Are
    • About Us
    • History
    • Our model of practice
    • Board of Trustees
    • Annual Reports
    • Our staff
  • WAYS TO HELP
    • How you can help
    • Donate Online
    • Champion Foundation Trust
  • Our News
    • Connect News
    • Champions' Alumni Association
    • WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
  • SHOP
  • Contact
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