The Lifestart Foundation is a Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in N.Ireland with its Registered Office situated at:
11A Bishop Street, Derry/L’derry, N.Ireland BT48 6PL. Company No: NI41705 -
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Educating parents, developing children
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Building A Foundation For Children
The Lifestart Foundation is an all-Ireland body offering the Growing Child
- a parent-directed child-centred programme on child development to parents of children aged from birth to five years of age.
The Lifestart Foundation sets up and supports local community-based projects to implement the delivery of the Lifestart Programme. There are currently 31 Lifestart projects affiliated to the Foundation – 19 projects in Ireland delivering the programme to over 3000 parents and 12 projects abroad, eleven in Macedonia and one in Zambia, delivering the Lifestart programme to more than 10,000 children.
What is the Lifestart Programme?
A structured programme of information, knowledge and practical activity for parents of children aged from birth to five years of age. It is delivered to parents in their own homes by trained Family Visitors. It is offered to any parent with a child aged from birth to five years regardless of social, economic or other circumstances.
MISSION STATEMENT
Educating and empowering parents of children from Birth to the age of five
so that these children are enabled to reach their full potential
so that these children are enabled to reach their full potential
What are the Aims of Lifestart?
Lifestart aims to increase knowledge about parenting and develop parenting skills by giving parents information and helping them to use it.
Lifestart aims to build confidence by reassuring parents about the normal phases of child development and by supporting them throughout the ups and downs of parenting.
Lifestart is not just about preparing children for school although the programme will help parents with this. It is about giving children every opportunity to develop their minds, their bodies, their emotions and their ability to interact with others.
By participating in the Lifestart Programme, parents are building a sound foundation for their children’s present and future learning and life experiences.
Lifestart aims to build confidence by reassuring parents about the normal phases of child development and by supporting them throughout the ups and downs of parenting.
Lifestart is not just about preparing children for school although the programme will help parents with this. It is about giving children every opportunity to develop their minds, their bodies, their emotions and their ability to interact with others.
By participating in the Lifestart Programme, parents are building a sound foundation for their children’s present and future learning and life experiences.
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