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Parenting specialist launches new book LittLe Foxes ChiLdCare
in West Swindon & eduCation

FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS
Established 1986
The Common, Brinkworth, Wilts
Tel: 01666 510356
Just a 15 minute drive from West Swindon & Priory Vale on B4042
l An independent family run nursery offering quality care and education within a safe,
secure, stimulating environment for all babies and children from 0-5 and an out of
school club for children aged 5-11 years
l Open: Monday to Friday, 7.30am-6.30pm, 51 weeks of the year
l Full, part time and term time places. Government funding for
3-5 year olds
l High staff to child ratios with qualified and experienced teaching
Jane Evans, third from left, with family centre operations manager staff and nursery nurses
Janet Donnelly, Caroline Smith of Swindon Womens’ Refuge, and l Nutritious 3 course meals, hydro pool, multi sensory room,
school hall with gym apparatus, secure gardens, mini bus for trips out and about
family centre business development manager Mike Smith
Leading trauma parenting expert “At the launch a copy of Kit
Jane Evans launched her second Kitten was presented to Children The Springboard to
book Kit Kitten and the Topsy-Turvy and Young People’s support worker Confidence for your child
Feelings, which aims to help small Caroline Smith of Swindon Women’s
children talk about ‘big feelings,’ Refuge who said: “I do a lot of work
at West Swindon Family Centre on with children who have experienced Britain’s leading National Active Physical Play
programme for children from 6 months to 7 years.
6 July. trauma and have grown up in Your child will learn agility, balance, climbing,
Jane recently became the patron homes where there is violence co-ordination appropriate to his or her age.
of the family centre. With her and mothers who are depressed or Structured programmes designed to build
wealth of experience in the field of dependent on drugs and alcohol. self confidence and develop essential
child trauma, she brings credibility “Kit Kitten draws out children’s listening and language skills.
to the role. She said: “My work has thoughts and ideas. I agree with Supervised by trained staff in a fun and
been with families in crisis because Jane, I’ve not come across a book caring environment.
of domestic abuse, complex parent- that can be used with under 8s to Tumble Tots now in your area!
ing needs, poverty, homelessness help them talk about what they’re For information about local centres call
and a range of daily trauma so I’m feeling. It’s a starting point for all Liz Davies on 0844 800 0219
delighted to be involved with the kinds of conversations.” www.tumbletots.com/swindon
centre to help raise awareness of West Swindon Family Centre busi-
their vital community based work.” ness development coordinator, Mike
Over 20 years, Jane has worked Smith, said: “We’re so pleased Jane
for a range of organisations like the has become our patron. Times are
NSPCC and Barnardo’s. She said: tough with the recent financial cut
“I wrote my first book Baby Bear, backs and staff redundancies. But
and now Kit Kitten, because there the need for our services remains
are none available to parents to high. There will always be children,
help children explore the issue of parents and families facing difficul- IMAGINATION CHILDCARE is a new private day nursery
domestic violence in the family. ties and we will always strive to be launching in September 2015
“Children who witness distressing there to support them” providing high quality inclusive childcare
situations or pick up on the tense “We have just secured a contract
relationship in the house don’t know with Swindon Council to deliver a for children aged 2 to 5 years
how to talk about it. This can have a pilot Family Centre service, so Jane’s Open 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year, situated in
great impact on their development; support has come at just the right Moredon Children’s Centre
the long term result is childhood time.” For details and to enquire about a place, please contact
violence at school, teenage violence • Learn more about Jane Evans: Becky Shore on 0750 1919057
against parents, and domestic www.parentingposttrauma.co.uk
violence in the next generation. westswindonfamilycentre.com or email: [email protected]

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