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Home-Start Stoke-on-Trent:

• Offers friendship and informal support to parents with young children in Stoke-on-Trent so that every child can have a good start in life

• Offers home-visiting support to families under stress where there is at least one child under five years of age

• Runs daily Family Groups for parents and their children. The children are cared for in our OFSTED registered crèche by trained and qualified childcare workers.

• Believes that children need a happy and secure childhood and that parents play the key role in giving their children a good start in life and helping them achieve their potential

• Supports parents as they grow in confidence, works towards strengthening parents’ relationships with their children and encourages them to widen their links with the community.

• Wants to see a society in which every parent has the support they need to give their children the best possible start in life

• Offering support, friendship and practical assistance to families
• Being available to families who are experiencing frustrations or difficulties
• Visiting families in their own homes where problems exist, respecting the dignity and identity of the individual
• Developing a relationship with the family in which time, flexibility of approach and understanding can be shared
• Encouraging the parents' strengths and emotional well being for the ultimate benefit of their children
• Reassuring parents that difficulties in bringing up children are not unusual and emphasising the pleasures of family life  
• Encouraging families to widen their network of relationships and to use community support and services effectively
• Working towards the increased confidence and independence of the family