Family support and parent outreach services

Sure Start Children's Centres have a team of Support Workers who can visit you at home or welcome you at your local Family Centre.

There may be all sorts of reasons why you might like to chat with a Children's Centre Support Worker and they in turn are able to offer you a range of support including:

• development of play and learning activities at home
• information and support to dads as well as mums
• access to parenting support programmes
• advice on your child's behaviour, for example:
bedtime routines, eating habits and bed-wetting

Children's Centre Support Workers can also help you with other enquiries such as jobs, benefits and Childcare and offer support in health promotion activities like stopping smoking, breastfeeding and preventing accidents in the home.

For further details on Family Support and Parent Outreach Services or on other activities and services offered by Sure Start Children's Centres please ring:

Shropshire North: 01691 656513
Shropshire Central: 01743 452400
Shropshire South: 01588 672190
or follow the links in the left hand column.

There are also useful links at the bottom of this page to:

Shropshire Family Information Service
who provide free information, advice and support on all aspects of family life

The Directory of Services for Children, Young People and Families
An on-line database featuring local and national organisations and services that exist to support families, covering topics such as, events and activities, drugs and alcohol, health and safety, disabilities and additional needs and family

National Childbirth Trust
The National Childbirth Trust is the leading charity for pregnancy, birth and parenting in the UK. Every year they support thousands of people through this incredible life-changing experience, offering relevant information, reassurance and mutual support.

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