The first inclusive and integrated early intervention programme has been launched in Israel, thanks to the generosity of UK philanthropists.
Beit Raz, an early childhood campus in Ra’anana, run by the organisation Beit Issie Shapiro, will see children up to the age of three with and without disabilities playing and learning together.
The pioneering model blends therapeutic and mainstream care under one roof, and it is hoped it will reshape inclusive nursery education nationwide, said the centre’s founders.
UK contributions have come from the Wolfson Family Charitable Trust, which has funded one of the inclusive classrooms, and the Wohl Legacy, which has enabled the opening of a therapy centre. The campus also includes the Aaron De Lowe Wing.