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  • Professional Support

    Useful Documents Start for Life, Sheffield: Early Years Strategy 2023-28 Sheffield is a great place to grow up and our new Early Years Strategy, “Start for Life Sheffield”, sets out how we will work together across the Early Years workforce to give all Sheffield children the start for life that they deserve. Setting out our ambitions from pre- birth to school life will support all children to have equality of opportunity to be healthy, happy and safe. As the future adults and parents of Sheffield, we will strive to make a positive difference to children’s lives in the city and support… of the consultation with parents and carers from across Sheffield. Childcare Sufficiency As a local authority, we have a legal responsibility to ensure that there is sufficient quality childcare provision across the City to meet parental need or demand. We can provide you with information about the number…

  • The Peer Support Team

    Peer Support Service will then call within 48 hours of discharge, offering support, advice and reassurance regarding feeding and caring for the new baby. What the Peer Support Team offer The Infant Feeding Peer Support Team offer one-to-one support, both face to face and via telephone, for as long as the support is required for all Sheffield mums. Support is offered to all mothers and families regardless of the way they feed their babies. The service also offers weekly breastfeeding support drop-ins, in various venues across the city. Breastfeeding drop-ins offer a chance for ongoing…

  • Overview

    to become a FEL provider. Most of the funding documents you need as a FEL provider are available on the SCC website: Funded Early Learning information for providers | Sheffield City Council .These Sheffield Directory provider pages have been set up to host non-funding information that you may find useful. Safeguarding Safeguarding Information including how to report a Safeguarding concern, Training available and a link to the Safeguarding Sheffield Children Website Setting up as a childcare and education provider Everything you need to know about becoming a childminder or setting up… Issues Information about health related issues from vitamins to vaccinations, Startwell Sheffield, Sheffield Healthy Early Years, oral health and more Childcare Sufficiency Assessment Sheffield’s Childcare Sufficiency assessment and Locality Area Profiles to download Wraparound Childcare…

  • About Us

    Prevention Service The Prevention Service are a specialist service for vulnerable children and young people. They are a targeted and needs led service which aims to support children and young people who have identified vulnerabilities and contextualised safeguarding concerns. The Prevention Service work directly with children and young people between 10 and 18 on a 1:1 basis or in targeted groups and take referrals from professionals, concerned family members/carers and children and young people themselves. As a preventative service the aim is to put a tailored package of support… advice and support workshops · Contextualised safeguarding assessment of need · Opportunities to discuss contextualised strategies and developments within your setting. · Connections to other Youth based prevention services within the city. Get in touch! Lydia.james@sheffield.gov.uk…

  • Accessing Supported Living – Care and Accommodation

    Downloads and links Supported Living is Sheffield City Council’s preferred model of care for people with a learning disability. It gives people more rights, choices, and control over their own lives, but it is a flexible model of support that can look very different for different people… Living providers as well as holding a database of known Supported Living accommodation across the city. If you do not have an allocated social worker but want to find out more about Supported Living please contact Sheffield City Council's First Contact Team. Call: 0114 273 4908 . Email: First… is met either by the council or you, depending on your income and savings. The benefits You have a greater choice regarding who you live with, who comes into your house, and who supports you You have greater choice regarding where you want to live You can have your own home You…

  • Housing support

    Housing support Sheffield has lots of services that support people to maintain their tenancy, prevent homelessness and live independently in the community. You can get housing related support if you’re a tenant or a homeowner. Housing related support can include help to: set up… and support groups access community groups and activities. There are different organisations in the city which provide housing related support, including: Shelter (for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness). Shelter . Framework (for rough sleepers). Framework: Housing Support Services… (for homeless young people up to 21 years). Cherrytree: Support Services . Sheffield Foyer (for disadvantaged people 16-25 who are homeless or in housing need). The Guinness Partnership: Sheffield Foyer . St Anne's (for single men 18+) St Anne's: Homeless Services . Target - The Sheffield Project…

  • Rents and benefits

    Here you will find: Information on Housing Benefit and how to apply for it. Sheffield City Council: Housing Benefit . Information on Council Tax support and how to apply for it. Sheffield City Council: Council Tax . Information on the Local Assistance Scheme and how to apply for it. Sheffield City Council: Local Assistance Scheme . Citizen's Advice Sheffield benefits advice. Citizen's Advice Sheffield . …

  • Scams, fraud and crime prevention

    Scams and fraud Age UK has lots of good advice about the different types of scams and fraud, including door step scams, postal scams, phone scams and cold calling. And they have dedicated advice on what to do if you're scammed. Age UK: Scams and Fraud . What to do . Trading Standards run a 'Not Born Yesterday' campaign which helps protect vulnerable people from scams and rogue traders. Sheffield City Council: Trading Standards . Crime prevention South Yorkshire Police has advice and tips on how you can prevent a burglary and how to secure your property. South Yorkshire Police: Crime prevention .…

  • Lunch and Friendship clubs

    lunch-clubs, lunchclubs There’s a host of local lunch clubs in the city. lunch clubs Contact the Lunch Club Referral Service at Voluntary Action Sheffield (VAS) to find a club near you. Voluntary Action Sheffield: Lunch club referral service . Call: 0114 253 6650 to leave a message and someone will get back to you. Email: lunchclub@vas.org.uk . Many of the lunch clubs can provide transport to and from the club and many of them also provide social activities. If a lunch club isn’t for you, there are Friendship Lunches around the city, where you can eat lunch and meet new people and make friends. You can find a full list of Friendship lunches on this directory. Friendship Lunches .…

  • Addiction support

    and friends Sheffield’s drug treatment service runs a family and friends support group. This is a confidential group providing a relaxed and informal support service to anyone who’s concerned about someone else’s drug or alcohol use. For further information call (0114) 305 0500. Sheffield DACT… a longer questionnaire. Gamblers Anonymous: 20 questions . NHS support is provided by the Northern Gambling Service. The service provides specialist addiction therapy and recovery to people in the north of England, including Sheffield. They support those affected by gambling addiction, as well… and peer support. The service has a base in Sheffield. They offer face to face appointments or video consultations, whichever is best suited to the service user. They also offer virtual session through Skype for people who are comfortable using this technology. NHS: Northern Gambling Service . Call…