点评:Really disappointed and upset by our experience here today
My daughter is autistic, non-verbal and has significant sensory needs. One of those needs is that she cannot tolerate wearing socks. I informed staff of this on entry and the girl on reception said she would need to ask if this was acceptable. When she came back she said my daughter wasn’t able to enter without socks. I purchased socks from the venue and, in front of the staff, I tried to put them on her. They could see for themselves that she simply couldn’t tolerate them due to her sensory needs, yet she was still refused entry.
I completely understand that businesses have rules around socks for hygiene and safety, but I was extremely disappointed by the complete lack of understanding or willingness to accommodate a disabled child, and particularly by the way the staff handled it. They were rude and dismissive rather than showing any empathy or trying to find a solution.
We have visited many other soft plays, trampoline parks, inflatable centres in uk and abroad and her inability to tolerate socks has never resulted in her being excluded. Other venues have been understanding and have found ways to accommodate her.
Being turned away caused her to have a huge meltdown. She is non-verbal and couldn’t understand why she was standing at the gate of a soft play she could see but wasn’t allowed to enter. She was screaming, hitting, lying on the floor and extremely distressed at the gate while staff simply stood and watched. Nobody showed any compassion, offered an alternative or made any attempt to help. Watching a disabled child become that distressed and seeing so little compassion from people working in a children’s venue was genuinely upsetting.
What makes this even more disappointing is the contrast with other local soft plays such as Jumping Joys and Cheeky Monkeys. We have always been made to feel welcome at these venues. They actively accommodate children with additional needs, with things such as ASN sessions and PECS signage, and we’ve never been made to feel that my daughter’s disability makes her a problem. In fact, we headed there after being refused here and had a lovely experience.
Overall, this simply did not feel like a particularly child-centred or family-friendly environment. Regardless of whether a child has additional needs, I would expect a business whose entire purpose is providing a space for children to show some basic compassion when a child is visibly distressed.
Families of children with additional needs already face enough barriers trying to find activities their children can access. I would recommend sticking to places such as Jumping Joys or Cheeky Monkeys, where children with additional needs are actually made to feel welcome. Especially after reading other reviews here from other parents of children with additional needs 😳
After the way we were treated and the complete lack of empathy shown towards a distressed child, however, I personally wouldn’t recommend this soft play to anyone.
翻译:今天在这里的经历真的让我非常失望和沮丧。
我的女儿患有自闭症,不会说话,还有很明显的感官需求。其中一项需求就是她完全无法忍受穿袜子。进门时我就把这一点告知了工作人员,接待处的女孩表示需要去询问一下这样是否可行。等她回来后却说,我的女儿不穿袜子就不能进入。我在现场买了袜子,还在工作人员的注视下试图帮女儿穿上。他们亲眼看到,由于感官需求的特殊性,她根本无法忍受那些袜子,但她还是被拒之门外。
我完全理解商家出于卫生和安全考虑而制定关于袜子的规定,但让我极其失望的是,他们完全不理解也不愿意为残疾儿童提供便利。尤其是工作人员的处理方式——他们态度粗鲁且漠不关心,既没有表现出任何同理心,也没有试图寻求解决办法。我们带她去过英国及海外的许多软体游乐场、蹦床公园和充气乐园,而由于她无法忍受穿袜子,也从未因此被拒之门外。其他场所都十分体谅她,还想出了办法来满足她的需求。
这次被拒收则让她情绪彻底崩溃。她不会说话,也不明白为何自己站在一个能看见却进不去的软体游乐场门口。她又哭又叫,还动手打人。那个孩子躺在地上,在入口处痛苦不堪,而工作人员只是站在一旁看着。没有人表现出一丝同情,也没有人提供其他解决办法或试图提供帮助。目睹一个残疾儿童痛苦到如此地步,却见不到在儿童场所工作的人员展现出丝毫同情心,真的令人心碎。
更令人失望的是,这种情况与当地的其他儿童游乐场,比如Jumping Joys和Cheeky Monkeys形成了鲜明对比。在这些场所,我们始终受到热情的欢迎。他们积极为有特殊需求的儿童提供便利,比如举办特殊需求支持课程、设置PECS标识等。我们从未觉得我女儿的残疾会给别人带来麻烦。事实上,在我们被其他地方拒之门外后,我们去了那里,并拥有了一次愉快的体验。
总体而言,这里给人的感觉并不像一个真正以儿童为中心或对家庭友好的环境。无论孩子是否有特殊需求。我期望一家以为孩子们提供活动空间为目的的机构,能在有孩子明显处于痛苦状态时展现出最基本的同情心。
那些有特殊需求孩子的家庭在为孩子寻找可参与的活动时已经面临了诸多障碍。我建议还是选择像Jumping Joys或Cheeky Monkeys这样的场所,在那里有特殊需求的孩子才能真正感受到欢迎。尤其是在读了这里其他有特殊需求孩子的家长留下的评价之后😳
不过,鉴于我们受到的对待方式,以及他们对一个情绪崩溃的孩子完全缺乏同理心,就我个人而言,我不会向任何人推荐这个软体游乐场。