Can we help?
Are you a Knowsley family with at least one child under the age of eleven?
Do you feel that a little bit of extra support in your home would help?
Home-Start Knowsley trains volunteers to provide one to one support in a family home; this could be as simple as just having someone to chat to, or having someone to help and support you. It could be something such as coping with multiple births, being new to the area, not sure what community facilities are available to you. Whatever your needs are, if you feel that some additional support would help you, then you need to contact us.
Other Support Available
In addition to 1-1 support, we now offer a variety of support options. Please see the list below for the different types of support available:
- The Jigsaw Project – Supporting parents with neurodiverse children age 0-11 (no diagnosis required)
- Jigsaw Sensory every Tuesday morning during term time. (Sensory session for children with complex needs, no diagnosis needed)
- Jigsaw Families – Family fun activities for parents/carers with children with complex needs
- Jigsaw Saturdays – This mirrors Jigsaw Families and runs on Saturday mornings fortnightly. Booking required.
- Jigsaw SEND Drop Ins – SEND Drop ins with the 0-25 SEND Health Lead across Knowsley, for parents/carers with children with complex needs, no diagnosis needed.See timetable for venues and times.
- Flourishing Futures – Support during the first 1001 days (Pregnancy to 2 years)
- Parent & Baby Yoga – 5 weekly sessions of Mother and Baby yoga for pre-crawling babies.
- Baby Massage – 1-1 when required.
- Baby Sensory – A sensory class for Parent/carers with babies 0-12 months old where babies can explore different textures and sounds whilst bonding with their caregivers.
- Bump and Baby – Supporting Knowsley Parents from pregnancy – 2 years throughout Knowsley – See timetable for times and venues.
- Love, Grow & Bond – 7 week course focusing on:
- Bonding and Attachment
- Baby’s Brain Development
- Healthy Relationships
- Safety in the Home
- Taster sessions of Baby Massage, Baby Sensory and Parent & Baby Yoga
- Trauma Response Support – 1-1 sessions specifically focusing on past trauma delivered by 12 Million Minds.
- Flourishing Minds – 5 week course for parent and baby focusing on emotional wellbeing, meditation, and sound therapy.
- Singing Mamas – 10 week singing for wellbeing sessions for mum and baby delivered by Singing Mamas.
- Parent and Toddler Group every Thursday morning during term time
- Holiday Allsorts – Family fun activities/days out during school holidays.
- Hardship Assistance and Fuel Vouchers – We currently have Household support funding to assist with food and essentials.
- Counselling Service – In-house counselling service provided by BACP Registered Counsellor.
- What Now? Peer support group for adults with late neurodiverse diagnosis/on the pathway.
- Time for Me Mindfulness and Wellbeing sessions for adults. example of sessions. wreath making, aromatherapy, baking, cooking, introduction to hypnotherapy.
You can refer yourself
To refer to our service, please complete a referral form below, or contact our team at 0151 480 3910.
If you are referring for Flourishing Futures (Pregnancy – 2 years) please complete the Flourishing Futures Referral.
Once we receive your referral, one of our Coordinators will review the information and get back to you with the next steps.
Please note: Due to high demand, there may be a waiting period for 1-to-1 support. However, we offer a variety of other support options that we can provide in the meantime.
Our support is informal and is NOT STATUTORY!
We don’t check up on you, but will identify and advise you if we find there are any risks. We may signpost you on to other services, but only to ensure that you receive the best possible package of care.
For further information please see ‘Groups‘ page and Timetables.