Available support for families with children.
Cambridgeshire Early Support is for children from birth until the end of Year R at Primary school, who have complex additional needs or disability and require on-going specialist support from across education, health and care. This includes children who have great difficulty communicating, have sensory, learning or physical difficulties and/or complex health needs. All will need additional support with many aspects of their daily lives and it is probable that there will be a lifelong impact on their development and learning.
- Contact Early Support Coordinators directly:
- Linda Bedrikovs – Tel: 07767 181274 – Email: linda.bedrikovs@nhs.net
- Lucy Wright – Tel: 01223 218062 – Mob: 07767 181273 – Email: lucy.wright21@nhs.net
- Other Emails: CCS-TR.Early-Support@nhs.net or Early.Support@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Further information about Early Support is available at: www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/early-support
Family Rights Group’s free and confidential advice service is provided via telephone and online discussion boards. Their expert advisors have extensive experience in legal and social work practice. They help families to understand the law and child welfare processes, as well as better understand the concerns of social workers.
If you are a parent, family member or friend of a child who has social workers involved in your child’s life, or if you need extra support from Children’s Services, call their free and confidential helpline 0808 801 0366 (Monday to Friday 9.30am to 3pm).
Website: https://www.frg.org.uk
Home-Start is a voluntary organisation offering support to families who have at least one child under five when family life becomes difficult.
The Home-Start service supports families, through weekly volunteer home visits, to deal with diverse concerns such as parental mental health issues, isolation, postnatal illness, disability, bereavement, multiple births and parenting skills. They also support families in a group setting currently in Chesterton, Trumpington and Wisbech.
Home-Start support is completely free. You do not have to pay for any of our support and it is entirely voluntary.
It might be suggested to you by a health visitor, a doctor or another professional but it is entirely up to you if you want to work with Home-Start.
- To get support click here.
- Phone: 01480 700242
- Email: office@homestartcambridgeshire.co.uk
- Address: F103/F104, Upper Pendrill Court, Ermine Street North, Papworth Everard, Cambridgeshire, CB23 3UY
Kinship care charity in England and Wales. They offer support for all kinship carers – the grandparents and siblings, the aunts, uncles, and family friends who step up to raise children when their parents aren’t able to.
Kinship advisers are impartial, non-judgemental and the service is confidential. They aim to reply to your enquiry within 5 working days.
- Phone: 0300 123 7015 – Monday to Friday from 9.30am-3.30pm.
- Email: advice@kinship.org.uk
