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Mums have the
best experience to
help other mums
If you’ve raised a family, Home-
Start needs your expertise.
The charity has been in Swindon
for over 25 years, providing support
to parents with under 5s who are
finding it difficult to cope.
Volunteer mothers or grand-
mothers, after a training course,
visit mums in their homes to share
their experience of bringing up
children.
The aim is to build a relationship
through friendship and support
over a long period of time. They
can provide reassurance that it is
not unusual to find bringing up
young children a challenge. They
work towards increasing parents’
confidence and encourage them to
make effective use of the support
services available to them.
Home-Start manager Jan Ayl-
ward said, “our volunteers know
how hard it can be to bring up young
children and work with mums who
feel lonely or isolated, or perhaps
have financial or relationship dif-
ficulties. They also know the fun to
be had spending time with children
and are able to share this.”
A training course will start in July.
To find out more call 613886 or mail:
[email protected]

Looking for quality

childcare you can trust?

At Leapfrog, we offer quality care, learning and hours of fun for 0-5 year olds Part of the Busy Bees Group

Practical opening hours

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