Amy Winehouse would have been “over the moon” at the creation of a music therapy room in her name at a North London children’s charity, her father has told the JC.

Her parents, Mitch and Janis, attended the opening of the facility at CPotential in Muswell Hill, close to Southgate, where Amy was raised.

CPotential offers life-changing treatment to children with movement disorders due to conditions such as cerebral palsy, global development delay or acquired brain injury. It provides more than 4,000 sessions annually for young children. Mitch Winehouse said that “nothing was more important to Amy than kids.

“She would be over the moon — absolutely thrilled — that the foundation created in her legacy has helped thousands of kids. Our school projects alone in the last five years have led us to helping close to half a million children.”

The Amy Winehouse Foundation was founded on what would have been the singer’s 28th birthday in 2011 to help vulnerable and disadvantaged young people.

It has worked closely with Haven’s Hospice, where there is a dedicated music therapy room, and Amy’s Place, a safe space for women aged 18 to 30 to live after leaving treatments.

“Whatever Amy did, she did it off the cuff,” Mr Winehouse added. “She helped so many people while she was alive and never publicised it. She was very private with that kind of stuff. It was genuine charity and not for show.”

The Winehouses cut the ribbon at the opening ceremony at CPotential,whose CEO Brett Parker cites music therapy as “so important to kids in terms of communication, integration, and engagement.

“We have provided more than 500 music therapy sessions to over 75 children. And thanks to the generosity of the foundation and Amy’s family, we can continue and even expand.”