Perinatal Support - From 30+ weeks pregnant a volunteer is matched to you, providing emotional support and guidance for 2-3 hours each week, they will help you prepare practically and emotionally for your baby's arrival, empowering you to build your confidence, as you become a new mum.
Home Visiting- For parents with children 0-5 years. A volunteer is matched to you and your identified needs, they will provide support to you emotionally each week for a couple of hours, helping you build your confidence, accompany you to groups or appointments and offer practical support for you with your baby or children in your own home.
Baby-Start Group- Co-ordinated by our experienced Family Support Coordinators this small group provides 10 weekly support sessions. Each week, focusing on the parents needs to feel supported, encouraged and less isolated. It is aimed at parents with 0-2’s who feel unable to access larger groups and who will benefit from information on their babies first 2 years and meeting new mums. It is welcoming and fun, helping you to feel .
School Readiness- Parents with children 3-5 years will receive a weekly home visit to engage in our 8-week school readiness programme. In a confidential, encouraging way parents and children will be supported together to prepare for their school experience. The programme is delivered in a fun, informative and thoughtful manner.
Telephone support -We can provide weekly telephone support calls to parents that feel this could work best for you. The same volunteer will phone each week to offer you emotional support and guidance.
Parents Group
By referral only -Baby-Start Group for parents of children 0-2 years.
You with be invited to attend 10 friendly and informative sessions, held in Clifton Parish Church hall-Clifton Green. With baby changing facilities in a welcoming cosy environment.
Baby-Start Group- Co-ordinated by our experienced Family Support Coordinators this small group provides 10 weekly support sessions. Each week, focusing on the parents needs to feel supported, encouraged, and informed. It is aimed at parents with 0-2’s who feel unable to access larger groups and who will benefit from information on their babies first 2 years and meeting new mums. It will be welcoming and fun, helping you to feel less isolated.
Home-Start respects and values the feedback parents provide, and we welcome suggestions to help us, create the best service for parents possible. Our Group is as much theirs, for their wellbeing, their children, and their futures. We want to be here to provide that much needed opportunity.
For more information on referring to group, please contact the Home-Start York office.07519976946
Big Hopes Big Futures
Big Hopes Big Futures is an evidence-based school readiness programme that actively engages parents in their children’s early learning and supports them to create a positive home-learning environment.
Home-Start Staff, along with team of specially trained parent volunteers, provides one-to-one support to families in home & through group settings, supporting children in the years prior to nursery and primary school and targeting the most disadvantaged families, including those who may not readily engage with their children’s early learning.
The BHBF programme focuses on the following areas:
Home Readiness
Availability of stimulating materials in the home
Establishing routines.
Parental Readiness
Able to engage with their child’s development
Able to cope with their child being away from them
Able to access appropriate services from children’s centres, schools, nurseries and childcare professionals.
Child Readiness
Arrive at school fed and on time
Play and share with other children
Use the toilet and understand simple hygiene
Dress and put on shoes
Eat and drink unaided
Cope away from their parent(s)
Recognise own name.
The Family Support Coordinator will meet with the family following a referral being made. A volunteer will then work alongside the parent and specific child for between 10-12 weekly home visits.
For more information on the Big Hopes Big Future Project, please contact the Home-Start York office 07519976646
We aim to provide families with a service that suits their needs, a one to one home visit each week, a group for new parents seeking support and friendship or a child and parent requiring some additional work on school readiness. Whatever your needs Home-Start is here for you.
