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Family Centres

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About Cheshire’s Family Centres

Cheshire Social Services operates ten specialist family centres. Each provides a range of services to support children and families in a pleasant and stimulating setting.

What are our aims?

  • To provide services to help support children and to protect them from harm
  • To help children reach their potential
  • To prevent family breakdown
  • To minimise the effects of disability on children
  • To promote contact between children and their families in circumstances where children are unable to live at home

The main focus of the work of our family centres is in supporting families in caring for their children. Centre staff work in partnership with parents and other agencies in the community in order to safeguard children and to ensure that their physical, emotional and educational needs are met.

What services do Family Centres offer?

Our family centres differ in the range or services which they offer to their local communities. Services may be provided individually or within a group setting. A service may be delivered in the centre or an outreach service, depending on the needs of the family.

Here are some examples of services which may be available:

  • Parent’s groups
  • Children’s groups
  • Education provision for young parents
  • Child development/parentcraft sessions
  • After school activities
  • Holiday play schemes
  • Work with individual children, including assessment of their wishes and feelings
  • Individual work in the home
  • Family support sessions
  • Specialist assessment, life story work, and pre-placement preparation
  • Information about other local services

How do I get access to Family Centre Services?

Families normally access family centre services through the social work team which serves their district. For more information, contact your Access Team who will be able to discuss your needs and the kinds of services which you may need.

Family Centre Locations

The are family centres serving each district within Cheshire. Here is a list of our family centres, together with their locations and contact details:

Bradshaw House
21 Lawton Street, Congleton CW12 1RU
Team Manager: Nina Layfield
Telephone: 01260 273282

Chadwick Fields Family Centre
Coronation Road, Middlewich CW10 0DL
Team Manager: Nina Layfield
Telephone: 01606 833151

Dale Hey
16 Gawsworth Road, Ellesmere Port CH65 3JG
Team Manager: Kyran Lawford
Telephone: 0151 339 2526

Dorin Court
Bungalow 33, Dorin Court, Wealstone Lane, Upton, Chester CH2 1HP
Team Manager: Kyran Lawford
Telephone: 01244 374665

Ethel Elks Family Centre
Salisbury Avenue, Crewe CW2 6JW
Team Manager: Marc Greenwood 
Telephone: 01270 257328

Hatton Road Family Centre
70/72 Hatton Road, Blacon, Chester CH1 5EE
Team Manager: Sally Hesketh
Telephone: 01244 373603

Hurdsfield Centre
Nicholson Close, Off Nicholson Avenue, Macclesfield SK10 2BQ
Team Manager: Mark Stanley
Telephone: 01625 501855 / 01625 425600

Lache NCH Family Centre
125 Clivedon Road, Lache, Chester CH4 8DT
Project Manager: Beth Vaughan
Telephone: 01244 674494

The Meadows Resource Centre
Meadow Drive, Barnton, Northwich CW8 4PH
Team Manager: Anne Lamb
Telephone: 01606 815775

Park Family Centre
Stanney Lane, Ellesmere Port CH65 9AE
Team Manager: Sally Hesketh
Telephone: 0151 355 1500

Sandbach House Family Centre
36 Crewe Road, Sandbach CW11 4NE
Team Manager: Nina Layfield
Telephone: 01270 371100 

Small Oaks Family Centre
Cheviot Square, Over Estate, Winsford CW7 1QS
Team Manager: David Astbury
Telephone: 01606 815693

Upton Priory Family Centre
4 Donagh Close, Macclesfield SK10 3HP
Team Manager: Mark Stanley
Telephone: 01625 829046

 
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