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Children's Centres build on the good practice of Sure
Start Local Programmes in being community based, responsive to
local needs and working in partnership with other
agencies.
Children's Centres link families with preventative services for
children, from pre-birth up to the age of 5 years old. Children's
Centres also offer flexible childcare.
Centre staff will also help parents by offering a range of other
support services or by linking parents with other providers in the
local area.
These will include:
- Early education and childcare places that fit with families
needs,
- Parenting and family support,
- Support and help for parents to move into training and
employment,
- Access to wider services, including Health advice, with support
from Health Visitors and midwives; and
- Services to support children with additional needs early in a
child's life
What can you expect from your Children's
Centre?
All Children's Centres will offer core services across Telford
& Wrekin. We aim to offer services to meet the individual needs
of families.
Including:
- Guidance to parents on childcare and early years
provision,
- Information and advice to parents,
- Drop in sessions,
- Groups and activities,
- Support to childminders; and
- Links to Job Centre Plus
Other services available in some areas will include:
- Outreach and Family Support to parents,
- Child and Family health services,
- Access to partner agencies, e.g. CAB, Speech & Language
Therapy
- Access to training opportunities; and
- Local childminding network.
Children's Centre Services are designed to support each child in
achieving the Five Outcomes set out by the government paper "Every
Child Matters"
- Be Healthy,
- Stay Safe,
- Enjoy and Achieve
- Economic Wellbeing; and
- Make a Positive Contribution
For more information on Children's Centres and the services
available, please follow the link below.
To find out more about Children's Centres in your area please
contact The Family Information Service on Tel: 01952
385385 |