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The team at SureStart Whitley Children's Centre
aim to work with each other, with the SureStart Whitley families
and with other services, to offer the best for the families of young
children in the Whitley area. |
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| • Would like
someone to chat with and provide some support • Want to try new things and meet other people in the neighbourhood • Are feeling isolated and/or finding it hard to cope with the demands of children • Want advice about their child’s health, behaviour and development • Want to move into training and/or employment |
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| Management / Administration | ||
| Director | Stephen J Green | |
| Multi-disciplinary Team Leader | Lindy James | |
| Office Manager | Julie Pitt | |
| Community Development Workers (CDWs) | ||
| The team of Community Development Workers organise many different events, activities and services for all SureStart Whitley parents and children. For example, they organise parent and toddler groups, group trips, computer courses, English and maths courses, paediatric first aid, an introductory session to find out about SureStart Whitley Children's Centre and Check it Out Group (a parent’s forum). | ||
Within the team there is: |
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| Activities Co-ordinator | Naomi Waite | |
| Parent Participation & Creche Co-ordinator | Kelly Dadd | |
| Fathers/Males Carers and Training Co-ordinator |
Liz Fletcher | |
| Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT) | ||
| The Multi-disciplinary Team work together to: | ||
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the health of the SureStart Whitley Children's Centre families • Support SureStart Whitley Children's Centre families welfare • Enable parents to provide good parenting, so children are ready to learn when they go to school |
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The Multi-disciplinary Team consists of: |
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| Multi-disciplinary Team Leader | Lindy James | |
| Family Visiting Team | Laura Domleo, Becky Schofield | |
| Midwifery Team | Denise Waugh,
Lesley Sames, Lea George, Karen Bentham |
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| Speech & Language Therapy |
Gemma West, Fiona Barry, Leighann Littlechild
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| Childcare: SureStart Early Years Provision | ||
| Early Years Manager | ||
| SureStart Early Years Provision is a service offering high quality, affordable childcare for children from 3 months to 5 years old. | ||
| The Partnership Board | ||
| The Partnership Board is responsible for the programme. It consists of representatives from: | ||
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Health • Education • Parent Representative • Voluntary Sector Representatives • Community Representatives |
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