SERVICES
Stepping Stones for Families aims to provide quality services which meet the changing needs of children, families and communities.
We do this through a range of community based services and activities.
- Full day care, Sessional care, Crisis / respite care, Community Creche.
- Sitter Services
- After School Care
- Intergenerational work, Children's participation, Children's support and development.
- Parent learning / development
- Financial Inclusion / Income Maximisation
- Health and Wellbeing development activities
- Intergenerational work
- Capacity building
- Community Creche
- Developing the Hub in partnership with Wellhouse Housing Co-operative.
- Hawthorn Housing Co-op committing to up-grading a local play area.
- Providing a subsidised travel scheme for people in rural communities in South Carrick. The scheme enables people to sustain employment, gain employment, attend training and participate in Social Inclusion Partnership activities.
- Providing pre-registration / Inspection advice and support to out of school and playgroup providers and childminders.
- Building capacity of community based childcare providers.
- Delivering training to childcare providers.
- Developing an integrated childcare provision.
- Producing survey reports on childcare needs / resources.
- Hosting Glasgow's Voluntary Sector Children's Services Providers Forum.
- Developing and hosting South Ayrshire Children's Services Voluntary Organisations Forum
- Participating in and chairing Childcare Partnership Forums.
- Representing the Voluntary Sector on Local Authority Child Protection Committee and Inter-Agency Training Group.