Sure Start Bradford, Gateway Children's Centre
43 Thackeray RoadRavenscliffe
Bradford
BD10 0JR
01274 634 800
Sure start Children’s Centre are Government funded initiatives that aim to improve the life chances of children aged 0 to five, and are central to the anti-poverty agenda. Children’s Centres are multi-agency partnerships providing accessible early intervention services in the places where they are most needed.
We are leading two programmes in Bradford: The Gateway Children’s Centre in Ravenscliffe and Mortimer House Children’s Centre in Bradford Moor.
The Children’s Centres core offer in the 30% most disadvantaged areas is:
· Early years provision – integrated learning and childcare for children aged 0 to five years
· Outreach – home-visiting programme; sign posting other services
· Family Support – support and advice on parenting, access to specialist services, activities to promote an understanding of child development, and increase the involvement of fathers
· Child and family health services – antenatal advice and support for mothers and fathers, breast-feeding support, antenatal and post natal depression support, speech and language and other specialist support, smoking cessation, and support for healthy lifestyles
· Parental involvement – consultation and information sharing with parents and carers, and participation of parents at all levels of decision-making
· Links with Jobcentre Plus – specialist support to parents/carers who wish to return to work.
· Other services – local needs of the community as identified through consultation
Sure Start Bradford Gateway gallery