Firefly London is based at 2 Hartley Road, Leytonstone, E11 3BL.
On-street parking is available nearby, with disabled parking permitted in resident bays.
Parking also available at Tesco Gainsborough Road – We recommend this for families (you can park for 3 hours and extend this via the parking app), this is only a 7 minute walk from us.
Disabled parking is permitted in Waltham Forest in resident bays. Please note there are permit restrictions between 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.
Nearest long-stay parking: Wanstead Quaker Meeting House (7 minutes walk).
Closest Underground stations:
Leytonstone (13 minutes walk)
Wanstead (15 minutes walk)
Please note: both stations include steps to the platforms.
Our space is easy to reach and designed to feel welcoming and safe for every family that visits us.
Firefly London is a not-for-profit learning and therapy community for children and families. We blend neurodevelopmental therapy, creative learning, and a sense of belonging so each child can thrive in their own way.
Who are your days and sessions for?
Children who:
- Feel safest showing what they can do with you — but not always with others - Need support balancing movement, interaction, and learning - Thrive in smaller, calmer environments - Are home-educated or not coping in school - Need integrated therapy woven into their day
We welcome families who are inside or outside any system.
What makes Firefly Different?
Integrated therapy + learning; NVC, VERVE, MAES, curiosity-led practice; sociocratic governance; emphasis on safety, belonging, autonomy; simplifying the environment so children can explore new learning. Not for Profit CLG.
How does the booking system work?
Families become Firefly Members and then use our online booking system to book sessions, check availability, and manage cancellations.
What are your prices?
Prices are shown inside the booking system. We will honour all existing agreed session fees until February 2026. If you need support, please speak to us. We welcome skill shares and open discussions around payment options.
What is your cancellation policy?
Full terms and conditions are on the website. Generally: cancellations with notice → no fee; late notice or repeated cancellations → session may still be charged.
Do You Provide Therapy?
Yes. We offer personalized sessions and Therapy is woven into the day by specialist neurodevelopmental therapists, speech and language therapists, Music and yoga therapists and we are all NVC-informed facilitators.
What does a personalised assessment or session look like?
At Firefly, our therapists work in a gentle, whole-child way. We don’t just look at one movement or one behaviour — we look at how your child learns, plays, communicates, moves and makes sense of the world.
Every child leans on certain strengths, and every child has challenges that make life harder. In sessions, we notice those challenges and gently scaffold your child so they can meet them without fear. This creates space for real learning, confidence and new possibilities.
Our aim is always to protect childhood. We follow your child’s pace, their interests and their readiness. When children feel safe, seen and supported, they are much more able to explore, experiment and grow.
Together, we pay attention to: - the strengths your child naturally relies on - the habits or patterns that may once have helped but now limit them - the things they avoid or feel unsure about - the places where fear reduces their options
From there, we gently scaffold learning so your child’s movement, posture, communication and interactions become more balanced, flexible and exploratory. This opens up richer opportunities for growth, confidence and connection.
We see neurodiversity as something to be celebrated. Every child has magic within them — sometimes they just need support to balance the want with the how, and to meet the things they fear with safety and compassion.
Our aim is simple: to widen your child’s foundations, so they have more choices, more ease, and more freedom as they grow.
I have concerns about my child's development - can you help?
Yes, absolutely — and you don’t need a diagnosis to get in touch. We can offer an initial session where we look at your child’s strengths, challenges and what they’re currently prioritising. In your first session, we can help you understand what’s happening for your child and give you some strategies you can take away and use straight away.
What ages do you work with?
Primarily 4–13 years, but we also support littles and older young people and adults where appropriate.
Can Firefly be named on an EHCP?
Yes — under 2025 guidance, for under 18 hours per week as an alternative provider. We provide session notes, reports, and EHCP evidence. We also provide 1-1 therapy working towards OT, SLT and PT goals which can be funded through direct payments.
Do you offer sponsorship or financial support?
Yes — through our Roots & Sponsorship model, keeping access a right, not a privilege.
What do your days look like?
Our Daily Timeline includes intentional unpacking, movement + learning, stillness, invitations for exploration, and creative processing.
Do parents stay?
Some sessions are drop-off; some are parent-attended. The booking page shows what’s needed.
How do I get started?
1. Fill in the Firefly Intake Form 2. We arrange a short call 3. You become a Firefly Member 4. You can use the booking system to choose sessions.
What is the difference between a sound bath and sound therapy/sound healing?
A sound bath is a group, experience where participants lie down or sit (or in the case of children may quietly play) and are immersed in sounds which calm the nervous system and bring about a state of internal regulation. During a sound bath does you would not expect your individual needs to be assessed and you would not expect to experience the bowls directly on your body in an adult group sound bath.
A family or drop in sound bath there tend to be opportunities to play and explore the bowls on and off body. Instruments may include Singing bowls, gongs & chimes.
Sound Therapy is a more individualised, therapeutic process. You can expect to work with a trained sound therapist who uses sound with intentional techniques to address specific goals—anxiety, pain, and tension within areas of the body, sleep issues, emotional blocks, trauma support. For those with coordination challenges singing bowls can be effectively used to help build body awareness, and be paired with other techniques to help bring about a state of internal regulation and deep relaxation from which the body can learn and heal.
A session includes dialogue, assessments, and tailored sound interventions. You can expect to experience bowls directly on the body.
What is Special Yoga?
Special Yoga™️ is a specific therapeutic yoga approach originally developed for children and adults with special needs.
All practices are based on establishing a foundation of connection and deep listening and meeting the individual where they are, offering them an invitation to participate.
Practices are modified to the needs of the individual but tend to include an element of helping support regulation through breath-work, energy practices and building internal emotional and physical body awareness through mindfulness and movement.
Sensory integration techniques are used to support a range conditions such as autism, ADHD, PDA, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and anxiety.
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