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'Tired' Coventry mum starts SEND Sisterhood to help parents

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Kim is on the left of the picture. She is wearing a black pinstripe suit and dark shoulder-length hair. She is standing in front of a banner for Inclusive Journeys, the childcare provision she founded.

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Coventry mother founds SEND Sisterhood to support exhausted parents

Overview

Kim White, a mother from Coventry, has established a monthly group called the SEND Sisterhood to provide a welcoming space for parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities to relax and offload. Held at the Stoke Heath Community Centre, the 90-minute sessions offer childcare—including access to a sensory room and planetarium—while parents take a communal break.

Key points

  • Kim White started the SEND Sisterhood due to exhaustion from navigating forms, assessments, and fighting for care for her autistic son.
  • The monthly sessions take place at the Stoke Heath Community Centre in Coventry, which White manages and adapted for wheelchair accessibility.
  • Children are cared for during the sessions in facilities including a sensory room, planetarium, and an Ofsted-registered nursery setting.
  • The first gathering on 20 September was described as phenomenal, drawing parents from as far as Rugby and Nuneaton.
  • Government data indicates that Coventry has 1,428 children under five categorised as having special educational needs.
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