The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) is helping Knowsley Council review its short break offer for disabled children and their families.
As part of the review CDC is inviting parents and carers to take part in a focus group to gain a better understanding of what short breaks should look like to best meet the needs of families in Knowsley.
It’s a chance to share your experiences of the current short breaks offer and discuss what’s working well and what could be better.
The focus group will be take place on Friday 27 February 2026, 10.30am to 12.30pm at Aurora, Oatlands Road, Kirkby. Register to attend here.
If you’re unable to attend the CDC focus group you can share your views by completing an online survey about your experience of short breaks in Knowsley. It should only take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. The survey closes on Monday 2 March.
You can access the survey here.
Short breaks are services that provide breaks for disabled children and young people and/or their parent carers. They can include overnight stays, care or support at home or elsewhere, educational or leisure activities, and services to help parent carers in the evenings, at weekends and during the school holidays
The Council for Disabled Children (CDC) is the umbrella body for the disabled children’s sector and has experience in working across the country to support local areas to improve their short breaks offer.