Pokesdown and Southbourne Children's Centre

Family Hubs and Early Help Services redesign consultation 💬👨‍👨‍👧‍👦

We want to provide the best help and support for children, young people and their families across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.

We are redesigning our family hub and early help services to focus on what local families need, so we can be more effective with our resource.

📌 Please tell us what services are most important to you and your family. Your feedback will help shape how we deliver them in the future.
🔗 https://pulse.ly/issmdfdf92

You can also find out more by chatting to our friendly staff at one of the family hub drop-in sessions:

📍 19 February 2024: 9:30am to 11:30am at Poole Old Town Family Hub
📍 20 February 2024: 10am to 12pm at Boscombe Family Hub
📍 21 February 2024: 12pm to 2pm at Rossmore Family Hub
📍 22 February 2024: 11:30am to 1:30pm at Somerford Family Hub
📍 23 February 2024: 10am to 12pm at Turlin Moor Family Hub
📍 26 February 2024: 1pm to 3pm at Townsend Family Hub
📍 28 February 2024: 1pm to 3pm at Queen's Park Family Hub

🔗 Family hubs contact details: https://pulse.ly/zur6oljzrp

Consultation will close on Friday 22 March 2024.

👀 Come Talk with Me – tip for March is 'make eye contact'.

If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub and find activities to try at home too. Links in the first comment below.


BCP Council NHS Dorset

Come Talk with Me – tip for January is 'fun'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/bcphomeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

BCP Citizens advice

Come Talk with Me – tip for September is 'clear'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/bcphomeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

We will be running a Triple P Teen course starting 4th October to 29th November (not in half term), Wednesdays 9.30 to 11.30am. If you are interested in signing up for this course please telephone Townsend Children's Centre for more information.

Come Talk with Me – tip for August is 'copy'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/bcphomeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

Come Talk with Me – tip for July is 'questions'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

Come Talk with Me – tip for June is 'positive'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

Come Talk with Me – tip for May is 'count'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

Come Talk with Me – tip for April is 'comment'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

Come Talk with Me activity – let's see what bugs we can find. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here
too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities
NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

Citizens Advice will be at Townsend Children's Centre.
They can help with issues such as Benefits, Money and Debt, Employment, Housing and more.

Come Talk with Me – tip for February is 'interests'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities BCP Council NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group

Come Talk with Me – tip for January is 'time'. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities BCP Council NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group

Pokesdown and Southbourne Children's Centre will be closing on Friday 23rd December and will reopen on Tuesday 3rd January 2023. If you have concerns for a child please call The Children First response team 01202 123 334. For general advice and support Boscombe Family Hub will be open Wednesday 28th, Thursday 29th Friday 30th 0300 1239865 or Kinson and West Howe Family Hub Thursday 29th and Friday 30th 03001239866.

Come Talk with Me – It's hard to talk with something in your mouth. If your child uses a dummy, try to keep it for bedtime. This will help your child to develop speech sounds more clearly. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group BCP Council

Come Talk with Me – what choices will you give? If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset BCP Council Family Information

Come Talk with Me – have fun pointing out and naming things your child is interested in to help them learn more words. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset BCP Council Family Information

Come Talk with Me – Take a look at August's top tip and have fun engaging with your child. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset BCP Council Family Information

Come Talk with Me – July tip – Take turns with your child today. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning BCP Council Family Information

Come Talk with Me – June tip – Praise your child's attempts to say new words. Repeat words back to them in the correct way, without mentioning mistakes – this will help them to learn the right way to say a new word. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities BCP Council Family Information NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group

Come Talk with Me – May tip – Sing the same song and tell the same story again and again – this will help your child to recognise patterns in language. If you need support with your children's speech and language, please contact your local family hub here: bcpcouncil.gov.uk/familyhubs and find activities to try here too: bit.ly/cometalkwithmeactivities NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group