FundedIQ
Health Care

Parenting Special Children: Funding, Investors & Team (Sep 2026)

Parenting Special Children’s mission is to provide specialist parenting support to parents and carers of children and young people with Special Needs, so that they can create positive change in their lives. Parenting Special Children was founded in 2006 by Ruth Pearse, the CEO of the charity, to meet an unmet need that she had identified, whilst receiving a diagnosis for her daughter. At that time, there was a lack of support for families at diagnosis and very few specialist parenting programmes that families could access which would help them learn more about the diagnosis that their child or young person had received and to meet other families in a similar situation. All of the services we offer to families has been informed and influenced by the families who have attended our courses/workshops/clinics over the years. We are delighted that we have been able to expand our services to meet the needs of families and very much hope to continue to do so over the coming years. What is unique about Parenting Special Children, and important to the families who receive our services, is that all the staff, trustees and volunteers are parent/carers of children or young people with special needs. All the facilitators of our services have a professional background which enables the charity to deliver a professional service and this is valued by families and health, social care and education professionals who refer families to the charity.

www.parentingspecialchildren.co.uk LinkedIn Reading, United Kingdom 11-50 employees
Total raised
$10k
Rounds
1
Latest
Undisclosed round
Jul 2024

Parenting Special Children has raised $10k across 1 funding round on record, the most recent an undisclosed round of $10k announced in Jul 2024.

That round is below the $4.7M median round size for Health Care companies tracked on FundedIQ over the last two years.

Parenting Special Children Company Profile and Key Stats

Total funding raised
$10k
across 1 round on record
Funding rounds on record
1
Latest funding round
Undisclosed round
$10k in Jul 2024
Employees
11-50
reported band
Headquarters
Reading, United Kingdom

Latest funding round on record: Jul 2024.

Parenting Special Children Funding Rounds

Date
Round
Amount
Undisclosed round
$10k

Parenting Special Children Founders and Leadership Team

Name
Role
Contact
Ruth Pearse
Founder
Locked

Contact details for the Parenting Special Children team: 1 of 1 has an email address on file.

Start 14-day free trial →

Parenting Special Children Funding Compared to Other Health Care Startups

Segment
Companies
Median round
3,653
$4.7M
5,273
$4.0M

Parenting Special Children's latest round of $10k is below the median round in Health Care. Medians cover the last 24 months of disclosed rounds.

Funded Startups Like Parenting Special Children in Health Care and Reading

Companies Similar to Parenting Special Children

Renata Medical develops purposeful medical devices for unmet pediatric needs.

Series D $25.0M

Leo Cancer Care provides a streamlined and effective treatment method that empowers patients and instills…

Series D $65.0M

Neubond develops wearable devices for stroke mobility rehabilitation. These devices provide autonomous…

Seed $2.0M

Silveray develop affordable large-area direct conversion detectors for the X-ray imaging market.

Series A $6.6M

Nebu-Flow is a manufacturer of the next generation of inhaled drugs for patients with respiratory disorders.…

Undisclosed round $2.7M

iFAST is addressing the Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing market, reducing the spread of antimicrobial…

Seed $3.9M

Innovative medical gadgets are created by Creo Medical Limited, situated in Chepstow, South Wales. With a…

Undisclosed round $7.4M

TympaHealth has developed the world's first ear and hearing health assessment system. The Tympa system…

Undisclosed round $2.7M

NEX Health Intelligence (NEX) is a health-tech business that develops AI-powered software for hospitals to…

Pre-Seed $1.2M

Infex Therapeutics acquire, develop and license drugs to treat pandemic infections.

Undisclosed round $5.8M

Asterix Health is the workforce solution for modern healthcare.

Pre-Seed $2.9M

Gloucester Rugby is a professional English rugby union club that gives up to date with all the information…

Undisclosed round $430k

Parenting Special Children Funding FAQs

What does Parenting Special Children do?

Parenting Special Children’s mission is to provide specialist parenting support to parents and carers of children and young people with Special Needs, so that they can create positive change in their lives. Parenting Special Children was founded in 2006 by Ruth Pearse, the CEO of the charity, to meet an unmet need that she had identified, whilst receiving a diagnosis for her daughter. At that time, there was a lack of support for families at diagnosis and very few specialist parenting programmes that families could access which would help them learn more about the diagnosis that their child or young person had received and to meet other families in a similar situation. All of the services we offer to families has been informed and influenced by the families who have attended our courses/workshops/clinics over the years. We are delighted that we have been able to expand our services to meet the needs of families and very much hope to continue to do so over the coming years. What is unique about Parenting Special Children, and important to the families who receive our services, is that all the staff, trustees and volunteers are parent/carers of children or young people with special needs. All the facilitators of our services have a professional background which enables the charity to deliver a professional service and this is valued by families and health, social care and education professionals who refer families to the charity.

How much funding has Parenting Special Children raised?

Parenting Special Children has raised $10k across 1 round on record. The most recent is an undisclosed round of $10k announced in Jul 2024.

When did Parenting Special Children last raise funding?

Parenting Special Children's most recent funding round on record is an undisclosed round of $10k, announced in Jul 2024.

Who founded Parenting Special Children?

FundedIQ lists Ruth Pearse (Founder) at Parenting Special Children.

Where is Parenting Special Children headquartered?

Parenting Special Children is based in Reading, United Kingdom.

How many employees does Parenting Special Children have?

Parenting Special Children is in the 11-50 employee band.

How does Parenting Special Children's funding compare to other Health Care startups?

Parenting Special Children's latest round of $10k is below the $4.7M median round size for Health Care companies on FundedIQ across 3,653 tracked companies over the last two years.

About FundedIQ's Parenting Special Children Funding Data

FundedIQ tracks announced funding rounds and refreshes this profile every week. Round dates, stages and amounts are normalised to a single format, converted to US dollars, and de-duplicated: two records of the same round announced days apart are merged, and two genuinely different rounds are kept apart on the amounts they disclose. Amounts shown are the disclosed figures only — a round announced without a number is listed and excluded from the total rather than estimated.

Employee counts are reported bands, not exact headcounts. Founder and executive names carry the job title on record. Anything we do not hold for Parenting Special Children is left off this page rather than filled in.

14-day free trial · Cancel anytime

Know who just raised. Then know who to reach.

Every newly funded startup with its round, its investors and its founders: delivered weekly by email, or searchable in the app.

Alerts from $19/mo · Pro from $99/mo. Card required, nothing charged until day 15, and we email you 3 days before that.