Saol Úr Sure Start Is FREE Is for all local families with a bump or child aged 0-4 Is for working and non-working parents
Is for all local families no matter what income Is for all local families … No matter what!
Saol Úr Sure Start offers support and services to parents and children from pregnancy to age 4, in order to give young children under four in our area the best possible start in life.
We aim to promote the physical, intellectual, social and emotional development of pre-school children to ensure they can flourish at home and when they get to school.
Sure Start services are provided through a holistic approach, bringing health, education and parenting support services together in a coordinated way. It is designed and delivered at a local level through a network of local statutory agencies and community-based voluntary organisations working in the fields of health, early education and family/parenting support.
Programmes and Services :
All Sure Start projects now provide a developmental programme for two to three year olds which aims to enhance social and emotional development, build on communication and language skills and encourage imagination through play.
This can help some children to be prepared for starting pre-school education. The Programme is not intended to be a universal service for all children in the year before starting pre-school education but is aimed primarily at Sure Start children who are likely to benefit most from this support.
This project is eligible to families living in the Sure Start Area (Upper Springfield, Whiterock, Falls Park wards), who are pregnant or have a child aged 0-4 years