Flying Start Wales
We know just how important pre-school years are for a
child. That's why our Flying Start services identify and tackle any
potential issues that can arise during this time.
Flying Start projects help children get the best start in life.
Offering a broad range of services under one roof, they improve
children's outcomes in preparation for school and in the long
term.
Early education and intervention
Our staff are there from the first years of a child's life. They
make sure that children have the opportunity to learn, develop and
play. By maximising children's early learning opportunities, we
help improve their ability to learn and their readiness for school.
By being there from the beginning, our staff can identify and
respond to any additional needs that a child may have.
Health services
Supporting families to look after the health of their children is
important to us. Promoting healthy lifestyles and child development
before and after birth is a big part of this. By working in
partnership with primary and community healthcare, we can make sure
all children receive the early healthcare support they need.
Parenting services
Our parenting programmes help parents to understand and cope with
their children's needs. Through these and our general parenting
services, parents have access to information and an opportunity to
explore how to best nurture their children. Working in partnership
with other agencies also allows us adopt a whole-family approach.
So all of the parents' needs can be met by the best
professionals.
We're dedicated to helping parents access adult education and
learning resources in the community. And we encourage them to
explore training, employment or volunteering opportunities,
wherever possible. All this, plus a range of drop-in advice and
support services, means we can really meet the broad range of
parents' needs.
Families with more complex needs
For families in more complex situations we offer effective,
problem-solving interventions. We use one-to-one and group work,
and tailored packages of psychological support to build resilience
and improve family attachments and reduce family breakdown.
We open pathways to support services to alleviate external
stresses such as housing and work closely with partners to ensure
all the needs of each member of the family are met.
Flexible services
All of our services meet the needs of those who use them. We offer
them at flexible times and in venues that are convenient, in our
projects, community venues or at home.
Our range of Flying Start services includes: