NCH Supporting Families

NCH's early years and family support services cover a diverse range of activities, and we are the largest UK provider of this type of service. We run over 230 early years and family support projects for young children and their families. NCH develops these services in response to specific local needs. We understand the diversity of local communities. We work in partnership with local authorities, other agencies and our service users. We encourage parents and children to participate in the development of services, which ensures all our services are relevant and well used. Meeting real needs Most NCH family support services are based in areas of significant deprivation. Our staff are particularly experienced at providing high quality services to meet the challenges of communities facing poverty, isolation and decaying infrastructures. In addition to targeting the essential needs of children, we also work with parents to give them the skills and confidence to better support their children. We employ highly committed staff, we invest heavily in their development and make sure they actively contribute to the continuous improvement of our services. NCH early years and family support services provide: the opportunity for children to play, socialise and be stimulated, so they build skills and confidence outreach and home-visiting services, taking services to the communities they serve childcare courses and advice to support parents child protection work and risk assessment services support with family crises such as domestic violence, or other difficulties such as debt or budgeting support for families with severe housing crises and complex needs a variety of child-centred initiatives, such as toy libraries or after-school clubs, which are shaped by local needs access to skills development and employment services for parents practical advice and assistance for both children and parents in one-to-one or group sessions outreach work offering practical support in the home, designed to meet individual family needs a local, safe and supportive environment comprehensive early learning initiatives through pre-schools, play groups, nurseries and crèches NCH's specialist work with families includes: crisis intervention family group conferences tackling anti-social behaviour www.nch.org.uk

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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