Provision of Family Support Services for Families with Young Children in Kirklees

About

Kirklees Council awarded a contract to Homestart Kirklees for the provision of family support services to families with a Kirklees address who have a young child under 11 years old.

The services target families with needs above universal levels, offering flexible, needs-based individual and group support, including structured interventions such as parenting courses.

Initial assessments identify need and prioritize the most vulnerable.

Services include timely information and advice to support daily living, build resilience, and avoid, reduce, or delay dependency on health and social care.

The contract also covers emotional support and strategies for good mental health and emotional wellbeing for children and parents, cost of living support and referral, reducing social isolation, and supporting school readiness and transition.

Additionally, the provider recruits, trains, supervises, and manages a team of volunteers, with training on child development and volunteer roles, and supports volunteers to enter the children's workforce and into learning and employment.

The provider participates in and represents families' interests in partnership boards and structures, including the Starting Well Board and its sub-boards and workstreams.

The contract value is £1,431,500.