Oak Haven Respite And Care Facility

General information

Little Gems Intervention Services are committed to offering the best quality service to the Special needs community within South Africa. As a leading specialist care provider in the Gauteng area, we have established Oak Haven which is a specialized facility, including a Learning center, Residential/boarding and Respite Care for Children and Young Adults with learning and physical Disabilities

Oak Haven is open all year round and offer places to children and young adults, with complex needs, also known as special needs, these include severe and complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties, language and communication impairments, Epilepsy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behaviour Disturbance, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s Syndrome.

Founded by Kerry Hackeson who is originally from the UK, she has over 30 years of experience in the field of Early intervention and behavioural issues. Kerry is the mother of a special needs child and has established and managed a successful residential care facility in Dubai UAE whilst she was living there for 15 years.

Little Gems is passionate about offering the latest up to date staff training to be able to offer the highest quality of care. All Our staff attend training courses on First Aid, Fire prevention, Moving and handling and our in house 6 month training course.