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You can try these strategies at home to help your child. Limit the amount of noise, light and movement (Sensory Stimuli) for the first hour your young person gets home. They will need some downtime, often to do their special interest. Have they had a drink? Many young people can’t link the irr…
Introduction to the Infant Feeding Peer Support Service Step 1 Session Aims: • To get an introduction to breastfeeding/infant feeding and why it is important to promote, protect breastfeeding • To understand what the IF services are in Sheffield • To understand future developments f…
EPEC Being a Parent Autism 30th April 2025 - 9th July 2025 This programme will help parents/carers of children with Autism. The programme explores ways of managing behaviour, raising self esteem and confidence. It is run by parent volunteers who have completed the Empowering Parents Empowering C…
Introduction to ROC MannaHouse Family Mentoring Programme Session Aims: • What ROC MannaHouse Family Mentoring model has to offer? • Why we need a family mentoring model like this? • How the model works? • How the volunteer family mentors are recruited, trained, screened, assessed and supported…
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 th…
Makaton Taster Workshop Session Aims: - You will know how and why Makaton was developed - You will know how it is used effectively - You will learn approximately 40 Makaton signs and symbols you can use straight away - You will have an opportunity to ask questions regarding Makaton's use and im…
Introduction to Sheffield Parenting Hub Session Aims: - What Sheffield Parenting Hub offers? - How practitioners and parents can access this support? Early Help Partnership Training Online
Community-Youth-Service, CommunityYouthService Community Youth Services is made up of a number of youth engagement services that seek to support young people where they are at: Targeted Community Youth Services: most of this work is referral based or has a statutory requirement such as Informa…
Useful Documents You may want to consider the following: Do you have an interest in and enjoy working with children? Have you any qualifications in childcare? Will you need any? Do you have skills or life experience that could help you run a quality childcare service? Is there a lack of childcare …
Childminding Registered childminders are childcare professionals who work in their own homes providing a safe and stimulating environment for other people’s children for more than two hours a day for reward. Childminders are self-employed, run their own business and provide a service to the famili…