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Range of Services:

By working in partnership with parents and other agencies, and by utilising the wide range of skills available, we can offer a range of services which are available to all parents and carers (grandparents, childminders etc.) of young children aged 0 - 3 years.

Activity Based Parent Support Groups:

A range of locally based groups which provide:

• opportunities for children's development through play.

• support for families to enhance their understanding of, and their ability to meet, the needs of their child.

• opportunities to develop social networks.

• assistance to parents to access local provision and mainstream services.

Focussed Group Work:

This may include groups

• Supporting parenting for teenagers (for support before and after birth)

• Dads

• Ethnic Minorities

• Post Natally Depressed

• Parents and children with special needs

• Parents with drug / alcohol issues

Individual Work:

Parents experiencing difficulties can request individual support (through their health visitor, nursery or social worker) from a range of professional staff on issues which may affect their ability to parent with confidence.

Career Development Advice:

The provision of support to parents of very young children by Sure Start career advisers to develop the educational/employment potential of parents who want to return to work and to advise on benefits, childcare, options and choices etc.

Annual Report:

CLICK HERE to view the latest version of our Annual Report. The report is in Adobe Acrobat PDF format so you will need Acrobat Viewer installed on your PC to be able to view it. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat installed on your computer, a free copy can be obtained from their website - click on the Adobe button below to link to it, then follow the on-screen instructions.