LUCCA Support & Care Centre, SkillBuilders Academy

LUCCA Support & Care Centre, SkillBuilders Academy Founded by a mother of a special needs child, L.U.C.C.A Support & Care Centre opens on the 1st May 2014. What about the CAN LIST!

Nurturing special needs from birth to 21 through our Support & Care Centre – and empowering young adults 18+ with real-world skills through the LUCCA SkillBuilders Academy. After being exposed to numerous Centres and Facilities over the past 6 years, trying to find the “right” place for my son Lucca, has been challenging. We have encountered so many wonderful people over the past years whom have h

ad a huge impact on Lucca’s progress but as a mother of a special needs child there has always been that “something” that has been missing. I have spent many years doing research on the approach, learning methods, therapy intervention and communication methods available for our children BUT what I realised is that we as parents of special needs children seem to expend great efforts on trying to find out how we treat the brain or the body of our children with disabilities that we sometimes lose sight of their hearts and minds. Being a child with special needs is an overwhelming emotional experience for that child. They are constantly challenged by their differences, despair and frustration and as parents we don’t want them to struggle. With the best intentions we tend to focus on the tangible needs of our children, learning needs, mobility needs, therapy intervention and subsequently enrol them into intensive interventions which can make them feel overburdened. Children with difficulties often do not get enough time to just have “time out” or to play on their own terms. It can be very disparaging for a child to always have to concentrate on the very areas that make them feel inadequate, a constant reminder that they are different. Our special children can end up feeling very alone and can end up suffering their emotions in insolation. To ensure that we support them, we need to support and develop an effective way of how to communicate their feelings to avoid compromising their development. When we have formal assessments done, the focus seems to be on what the child CANNOT do, what about doing informal assessments as well and find out what the child CAN do, and let’s start focusing on their hearts, minds, dreams, interests, strengths, abilities and talents. We know that professional therapy intervention is needed for most of our children and yes that will be offered at L.U.C.C.A, but what is so exciting is that we have the ability to tap into the CAN LIST and approach our teaching and communication methods based on this. Would it not be wonderful to know as a parent of a special needs child, that your child’s heart comes first before anything else.

Come visit our Shop in reception and see all the exciting goodies our kids have been working on. Including Skin products...
09/06/2026

Come visit our Shop in reception and see all the exciting goodies our kids have been working on. Including Skin products, Candles, Bee Hotels, Hand painted phone stands and more! 🐝😁

Some yummy muffins baked with love from our teens, perfect with a cup of coffee or tea to keep you warm during the cold ...
20/05/2026

Some yummy muffins baked with love from our teens, perfect with a cup of coffee or tea to keep you warm during the cold weather ☕🧁

10/05/2026
To all our parents and amazing students, we cannot wait to welcome you back to school tomorrow and share more smiles and...
05/05/2026

To all our parents and amazing students, we cannot wait to welcome you back to school tomorrow and share more smiles and laughter in this new term 👐❤ welcome back!

The last day of Term 1 has arrived. We say goodbye for now and look forward to welcoming you all back for the next chapt...
10/04/2026

The last day of Term 1 has arrived. We say goodbye for now and look forward to welcoming you all back for the next chapter! Stay safe and see you soon!
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02/04/2026

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The Easter bunny left some yummy treats for our kids at L.U.C.C.A today and they did not waste any time finding them all...
02/04/2026

The Easter bunny left some yummy treats for our kids at L.U.C.C.A today and they did not waste any time finding them all, well done guys!😋🐣🐰

Beautiful Technique our young adults have been working on 💚🙌🏻
25/03/2026

Beautiful Technique our young adults have been working on 💚🙌🏻

Dylan we can't believe you are 14 already! We are so happy we got to celebrate with you and we hope you had an awesome d...
19/03/2026

Dylan we can't believe you are 14 already! We are so happy we got to celebrate with you and we hope you had an awesome day filled with love and laughter, love the LUCCA Family ❤

Just a few moments from our days at LUCCA & the SkillBuilders Academy 📸Busy hands, curious minds, big smiles and lots of...
11/03/2026

Just a few moments from our days at LUCCA & the SkillBuilders Academy 📸

Busy hands, curious minds, big smiles and lots of learning happening behind the scenes! 💛

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483 West Avenue
Johannesburg
2194

Opening Hours

Monday 07:30 - 17:00
Tuesday 07:30 - 17:00
Wednesday 07:30 - 17:00
Thursday 07:30 - 17:00
Friday 07:30 - 17:00

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+27117810952

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