JCC of Staten Island opens new sensory room for kids with developmental needs at its early childhood center [Video]

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Joan and Alan Bernikow JCC of Staten Island recently opened a sensory room in its Berman Early Childhood Center for children with developmental needs.

The goal, according to a press release from the JCC, is to “provide a calming sensory experience for students with special needs,” while also noting that sensory rooms are a “unique way to better serve” children with developmental needs.

The sensory room was designed by the world’s first and leading multi-sensory brand, Snoezelen. Snoezelen rooms, according to the release, offer students with an interactive visual and tactile elements.

Orit Lender, CEO of the JCC, noted that the JCC “believes in providing a strong, nursing educational foundation for young children, particularly the children we serve who have disabilities.”

“Our new sensory room marks our latest innovation in providing the highest quality early childhood education services that Staten Island has to offer—and best …