Answers for Families Exploring Blooming Tree

We support children aged 3 to 11 years, covering both early years and primary school.

Every child is different, so we do not take a one-size-fits-all approach. Some children need help with early communication and routines, while others are working on independence, social skills, or learning.

Our focus is always on meeting your child where they are now and helping them move forward step by step.

Yes, we support children with EHCP-funded placements, as well as private placements where appropriate.

We work closely with families, local authorities, and professionals throughout the process — from initial enquiry through to assessment and placement decisions.

Our team can also help guide you if you are at an earlier stage and unsure how to proceed.

ABA is a well-established approach that helps children learn skills in a clear, structured, and supportive way.

At Blooming Tree, ABA is not about rigid teaching. It is about understanding your child, breaking learning into manageable steps, and helping them succeed through positive, consistent support.

Families often tell us they begin to see changes in communication, behaviour, confidence, and everyday independence.

The first step is simply to get in touch with us.

We take time to understand your child, your concerns, and what you are looking for. From there, we guide you through a clear and supportive process:

• Initial conversation
• Review of your child’s needs
• Assessment if needed
• Placement recommendation

We aim to make everything feel straightforward, transparent, and supportive so you can feel confident in your decision.

Many families come to us because their child is finding mainstream school overwhelming or is not getting the level of support they need.

Our setting is designed to be calm, structured, highly individualised, and consistent.

With smaller groups and focused support, children are better able to understand expectations, feel secure, and make steady progress.

Yes — all children at Blooming Tree receive 1:1 support as part of their programme.

This means your child has consistent, individualised teaching throughout the day, allowing us to fully understand how they learn, communicate, and respond to different situations.

Programmes are also overseen by fully employed BCBA consultants who work with a limited number of children, allowing for close monitoring, regular adjustments, and meaningful support.

Progress is tracked using data-driven, ongoing assessment methods.

We regularly monitor communication skills, behaviour and engagement, independence and daily living skills, and academic learning.

Programmes are continuously reviewed and adjusted to ensure each child is making meaningful, measurable progress over time.

Our school uses a specialised curriculum aligned with the UK National Curriculum, including EYFS and KS1/2 learning, while adapting teaching to each child’s needs.

We combine academic learning with communication, independence, behaviour support, and daily living skills so children can make progress both in and beyond the classroom.

Our primary focus is supporting children with autism who benefit from a structured, ABA-based educational environment.

We consider each child individually and look carefully at whether our setting is the right fit for their profile of strengths and needs.

A typical day includes structured teaching, individual learning sessions, communication work, academic learning, independence goals, and opportunities for social development.

Because every child has an individualised programme, the exact balance of activities will vary depending on their needs, targets, and stage of development.

We work closely with parents and carers so support is consistent between school and home.

This can include regular updates, collaborative goal setting, guidance for home, and practical strategies that support progress outside school.

Yes. Many children join us because behaviours are affecting learning, communication, daily routines, or access to education.

Using ABA and consistent support, we work to understand the function of behaviour, teach replacement skills, and build more positive, effective ways for children to communicate and engage.

The best starting point is a conversation with our team.

We look at your child’s current profile, what is working well, where challenges are arising, and whether our structured, one-to-one, ABA-led approach is likely to help them make progress.

Yes. Once we understand your enquiry and your child’s needs, we can talk you through the most appropriate next step, which may include a visit or further discussion with the team.