Parent Support

The “Magic Learning and Development Support Project” provides On-site Pre-school Rehabilitation Services (OPRS), funded by the Social Welfare Department, to our nursery schools. With the service mission of “early identification and whole-school support,” the project aims to offer timely training to children with special educational needs during their “golden developmental period,” helping them unlock their diverse potential and grow.

The project adopts a tripartite collaboration model involving families, schools, and professional teams. The interdisciplinary service team supports teachers, child care workers, parents, and caregivers. In addition to consultation and professional training, the team also provides screening tools to help educators understand children's developmental progress, systematically identify children in need, and offer appropriate support.

Service Eligibility:

• Children under the age of 6 who are attending kindergartens/kindergarten-cum-child care centres participating in the OPRS and are on the Social Welfare Department’s waiting list for subsidized pre-school rehabilitation services.
• Children waiting for assessment services from the Department of Health or the Hospital Authority (services are provided only when vacancies are available and must not exceed 10% of the total service quota).
• Support and consultation services for teachers, child care workers, parents, and caregivers.

Service Scope:

• On-site individual/group rehabilitation training for children, supplemented by centre-based training where rehabilitation facilities are available.
• On-site professional consultation, demonstrations, lectures/workshops/seminars for teachers and child care workers.
• Lectures/workshops/seminars for parents/caregivers.

Project Highlights:

• Evidence-based approach: The project uses the “Hong Kong 2-6 Years Old Child Development Checklist,” developed by our organization and locally validated by the Department of Psychology at The University of Hong Kong, ensuring training and assessment are tailored to the needs of Hong Kong children.
• Emphasis on family support: Dedicated case social workers are assigned to caregivers of children with special educational needs to provide parenting advice, explain training content, and offer additional family support activities.
• Enhancing teaching effectiveness: Professional therapists observe classroom teaching during consultations and provide practical teaching suggestions to improve quality.
• Fun and engaging learning: Training content is customized to suit each child’s individual needs and abilities, allowing them to learn and grow in an interactive, positive, and enjoyable environment.
• Rich implementation experience: Since the pilot program in 2015, our organization has been implementing on-site pre-school rehabilitation services, which have now become regular services. We are experienced in helping nursery schools establish in-school services and have comprehensive support systems and experienced trainers.

PaMa Kids is a service scheme driven by the child-centred approach, aiming to connect parents (PaMa) and children (Kids). Adhering to the five service principles, namely, “embracing happiness”, “child-centred”, “collaborative exploration”, “parent-child interactions” and “emotional connections”, we promote positive parent-child interactions and organise a series of explorative, artistic and fun parent-child activities and groups. Parents can renew their understanding of themselves and their children through participating in parent education activities and stepping out of the community with their children. Through the quality parent-child time, parents and children can consolidate their relationship and get along with each other well.