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EITP – Getting Ready to Learn Funding Information Sessions

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Getting Ready to Learn is a project funded through the Early Intervention Transformation Programme, which seeks to support pre-school settings with DE Funded places to encourage and develop parental involvement in children’s early learning.  This is to ensure maximum parental contribution at a crucial time in children’s early brain development.

The funding application process for 2017/18 academic year will open on Wednesday, 1 March 2017 and a number of information sessions will be held over the coming weeks for new applicants.

For more information on the Getting Ready to Learn Project and the Information Sessions please click on the links below:

Getting Ready to Learn Introductory Information

Getting Ready to Learn Information Sessions

Changing Childhood Conference – 22 March 2017

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The CYPSP Cookstown and Magherafelt Locality Planning Groups will host a ‘Changing Childhood’ Conference in March 2017. This Conference will look at how some children and parents have become addicted to modern day technology and unhealthy food. We will discuss the effects these have on both the child and parent as well as exploring the parent child relationship, children’s behaviour, child development and modern day to day family life.

Click here to download the conference programme 

 

Conference details:

Date: 22 March 2017

Time: 9.30am – 1.00pm

Venue: The Burnavon, Cookstown

 

How to register:

The conference is open to anyone working with children, young people and families in the Northern Outcomes Area.To book a space contact Gemma Lutton by email at gemma.lutton@northerntrust.hscni.net or telephone 028 2563 6615

 

Health and Wellbeing Programme of Events 10 & 11 March 2017

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Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are hosting a two community health and well being events in  Ardglass and in Downpatrick (Ballymote Centre) on 10 and 11 March .

 

The events aim to:

– Promote services supporting health improvements in Downpatrick DEA

– Link individuals to new healthy activities

– Provide health screening for residents  in both rural and urban parts of the Downpatrick DEA Consult with community on current and future healthy living activities

 

Alongside the provision of breast and health screening facilities at each location (Action Cancer and Farm Families mobile screening vehicles) we are arranging a healthy community meal and community information / discussion session open to all local people, with opportunities for a wide range of health service providers, community organisations and others to let people know how they can be of help.

 

Located within each of the Ardglass and Ballymote Community Centres there is no charge for this – just bring your stall, promotional material, and relevant equipment as needed.  It would be particularly helpful to know if you can be part of either or both of these events before 28 February.

Ballymote is being targeted for socio-economic reasons and we are locating in Ardglass to direct support to fishing community families as well as support the community organisations in the area.  This maybe a particular opportunity for some services to engage with hard to reach communities.

 

Download the programme of events here 

 

Get in touch:

David Patterson, DEA Co-ordinator (Downpatrick)

Email: david.patterson@nmandd.org

Telephone: 028 44 612 311

 

Sharing Good Practice: Sure Start Developmental Programme for 2-3 year olds Exhibition

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The Childcare Partnerships in Northern Ireland supported and administered by the Health and Social Care Board, hosted an event, Development of Good Practice in the Sure Start Developmental Programme for 2-3 year olds at the Seamus Heaney Home Place Centre in Bellaghy this month.

The event was organised to highlight the journey of the successful Sure Start Programme which is currently available to 1,700 children in Northern Ireland through 145 Sure Start Developmental Programmes which are specifically designed for 2-3 year olds.

Fionnuala McAndrew, Director of Social Care and Children, Health & Social Care Board, who spoke from the event said; “We must celebrate the Early Years practice and environments developed across Northern Ireland. This early intervention approach in Sure Start addresses the holistic needs of the child and parents – to provide the best outcomes for children”.

 

Click here to read more about the conference 

 

For further information about the work of the Child Care Partnerships click here 

 

Parental Participation Project

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Parenting NI are working with agencies and parents across Northern Ireland to facilitate a Parental Participation Project. The project aims to engage front line agencies who work with parents to demonstrate the importance of service user engagement through the children and young people’s sector and the role of parents in a child’s life.

 

Objectives of the project:

  • Give Parents a Voice;
  • Provide an opportunity for parents to be listened too;
  • Raise awareness of the role of parental participation within CYPSP.

 

Read more about the project

 

Contact Us

If you would like to know more about Parenting NI and the Parental Participation Project please get in touch:

Lynn Heatley, Parental Engagement Coordinator

Email: lynnh@parentingni.org

Telephone: 028 9031 0891