Early Intervention

Early Intervention is a home visiting program offered before birth and up until a child is two if necessary. The program is based on the principle that the first few years of a child’s life are the most important and focuses on supporting parents to build a positive, loving and nurturing relationship with their baby.

Our Early Intervention Workers:

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• Home visit regularly which enables discussion of concern about parenting and children’s well-being.

• Support parents to understand their children’s needs and to find ways to provide for those needs.

• Provide information about brain development.

• Support Mum’s to maintain breastfeeding

• Explain how babies grow and change at different ages and stages

• Support parents help their children to develop in healthy social, emotional, mental, physical and spiritual ways.

• Support immunisations and well child checks.

• Ensure children get the right health care.

• Support parents to provide a healthy and safe environment for their children.

• Support parents find assistance with their own needs and to plan for their own future.

• Provide parenting resources and information.

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The Early Intervention program is available in all areas of the Hutt Valley and anyone can reach out to us. For families expecting from before birth and until babies are 6 months of age.