Community Early Years and Health initiative working with families with children 0-4 in Colin area of Belfast. Giving every child the best possible start in life
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Joined May 2016
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Colin Sure Start are hiring!
Programme Supervisor, Level 3 NVQ
30 hours per week, permanent contract
Closing date Friday, 17th Oct at 4pm
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Closing date this Wed, 5th at 12 noon. Full application pack by scanning QR code. Any queries about job, just give us a call on 90601417
We are recruiting! 3 Permanent posts:
** Early Learning Coordinator, 37.5 hpw
** Family Support Worker with Additional Needs Focus, 35 hpw
** Early Years Supervisor, 30 hpw
Application packs and full details inc. JD:
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@ChildreninNI @NICVA @ATownNews
We are recruiting! 2 Permanent Posts:
** Family Worker with Additional Needs Focus, 35 hours per week
** Early Years Supervisor, 30 hours per week
Check out the full application packs and job descriptions at
Colin Sure Start | CommunityNI
Closing date: 20th February 2025 at 12
Would you like an exciting opportunity to join our organisation, to make a difference and work in early years and family support? We are recruiting for 2 permanent roles:
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Check us out in the @ATownNews! A great piece about some of our new services, supports and partnerships: belfastmedia.com/watch-colin…
Our Fathers Day fun day and BBQ with the Colin Mens Shed @CNPartnership is taking place tomorrow up in the Colin Allotments! Booking through our website at colinsurestart.com/parents/f… still a couple places left
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🤯 For every £ spent per child in Scotland, Northern Ireland only spends 12p.
Appalling.
Childhood adversities are strongly associated with poor mental health.
We need to invest in our children.
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Following publication of 𝘈𝘋𝘈𝘗𝘛 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺, our new guide to support the development of inclusive play parks, produced with @maemurrayfdn, we shared our 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 👇
ALT Navy text on white (with blue wave shapes at top): Call to Action Mae Murray Foundation and PlayBoard call upon government to demonstrate their commitment to the creation of genuinely inclusive play parks for all children by insisting that any funding they provide for local councils is conditional on full adherence to the guidelines and criteria set out in the ADAPT my Play guide and toolkit
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Parents, have your voice heard!!
Get in touch to register your interest!
0808 8020 400
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NEW: Access to Sure Start greatly improved disadvantaged children’s GCSE results, by as much as three GCSE grades.
THREAD on @nridpathecon, @Sarah_Cattan and @carneiro_econ’s new report, funded by @NuffieldFound, on Sure Start’s impact on educational outcomes: [1/10]
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Major new research from England showing children from families who grew up near a Sure Start centre did better than their peers at GCSEs, says the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Confirming what we know in NI! Impact described as"startling" #SureStartWorks
bbc.co.uk/news/education-687…
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Did you know how many different ways reading books can benefit brain development?
Reading helps to:
⭐️vocabulary development
⭐️supporting memory
⭐️build imagination skills
⭐️lower stress levels and
⭐️build bonds and attachments
Wow! We think this is amazing!
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Our March Message of the month is “Books are fun for everyone!...you can turn a page at any age.” 📚😃📚
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A year ago we launched our podcast series - created for educators & #earlyyears leaders interested in finding out about a Froebelian approach to #earlyeducation. We've now had over 10,000 downloads!!!
Thank you to all our AMAZING guests & listeners:
froebel.org.uk/training-and-…
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Love this visual representation of the power of playing peekaboo with little ones - small things can make a big difference for our children and young people! 💜
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Ready to sing & have fun? Join Crescendo Choir - no exp needed!
Sing all genres with friendly faces
Learn, laugh & grow in a supportive space
Connect with your community & make new friends
Every Tuesday, 7:30-9pm Lagmore Community Forum.
Interested? Em: [email protected]
We are recruiting! Are you passionate and caring and committed to improving the lives of children and families? We are looking for 2 Family Support Workers and an Administrative Assistant, 25 hpw to join our team here in Colin. For full details check out communityni.org/organisation…
