ECL Loughton Learning Disabilities Day Centre

ECL Loughton is well located to offer a wide choice of community activities.

On our doorstep is a local parade of shops and cafes. Loughton town centre just over a mile away, offering an impressive array of shops, restaurants, as well as a library, park, and a leisure centre with a gym and swimming pool.

There are great transport links to take us further afield, including various bus routes and the underground for easy access into London.

Epping forest is just a 10 minute drive away with 2400 hectares of ancient woodlands to explore; including visitor centres, forest trails, picnic areas, cafes and easy access paths.

We regularly participate in GROW Community Garden, which is a local fruit and vegetable growing project, with the purpose of bringing people together in a supportive and safe outdoor space. The project provides us opportunities for physical activity, promotes healthy lifestyles, and to build connections in the local community.

We run a 12 week programme of activities designed to help you reach your goals. There is a wide choice of sessions to promote independence such as 'shop and cook' which focus on you achieving an outcome that is important and meaningful in your life.

We follow the active support model, which is about enabling you to do as much as you can for yourself with just the right level of support.

We also offer activities which have physical or therapeutic benefits such as therapy gym sessions, therapy dog sessions, and chair fitness.

At ECL Loughton you will have the opportunity to gain an ASDAN qualification if you enjoy a structured approach to learning and development.

We can also connect you with ECL's inclusive employment team who can support you if you would like to get paid employment.

At ECL Loughton we have the skills and experience to support to individuals with:

• Mild to moderate learning disabilities
• Autism
• Communication difficulties
• Sensory needs
• Behaviours that challenge
• Profound and multiple learning disabilities
• Mobility restrictions or wheelchair users
• Health conditions that require medication or medical intervention
• Modified diets or requiring enteral feeding

Our staff are highly trained and will have the specialist skills that they require to provide you the best possible care.

We are able to provide 1:1 or 2:1 levels of support where needed, and in line with your care plan.