Covering Axe Valley, Honiton, Exmouth, Clyst Vale, Ottery and Sidmouth.
Providing a range of free services, support and activities for all parents and carers of children from pregnancy to the child’s eighth birthday:
- Family support workers: Working with individual families in their own homes
- Children with additional needs: Step by Step group, home visits, support and advice, links with specialist agencies
- Twins, triplets and more: Little Dinos is a stay and play session run by volunteers with peer support
- Antenatal programme: Jointly delivered by local midwives and children’s centre staff
- Counselling service: For parents and carers, provided by qualified counsellors
- Sessions to support learning and development: Stay and Play, Let’s Play
- Money Matters: Advice on family finances and benefits
- 2gether funding support: Support for applying for 2 year old free childcare for eligible families
- Adult Learning: Linking with Learn Devon to offer adult learning opportunities
- Breastfeeding support: Bosom Buddies with trained volunteers, breast pump hire service
- Help with parenting: Parenting courses and workshops, 1:1 family support service
- Keeping healthy: Get up and go sessions held at the East Devon Tennis Centre
- Sessions to support speech, language and communication: Bounce & Rhyme at Exmouth library, Book Start scheme,Talk!
- Toddler Group, childminder and pre-school links: Supporting and signposting to provision within the local community and offering networking evenings for leaders
- Baby Groups: Support and networking for parents and very young babies