Parents' Centre
Coram Parents' Centre is a model for providing community-based training in parenting and other skills for families in the Kings Cross area of London, many of whom are socially isolated and unfamiliar with mainstream services. The Parents' Centre offers a range of high quality health, education, advice and support services for local families in an open-access community setting. The aim is to support parents in their parenting role, encourage understanding and involvement in their children's learning and development and help parents acquire the confidence and skills necessary to seek employment. In addition, the Centre provides high quality childcare so parents can participate in training and seek employment.
Specialist services includes work with teenage parents, parents’ groups for Bangladeshi and Somali families, Music Therapy and practitioner training. The Parents' Centre operates in partnership with the Thomas Coram nursery to form the Thomas Coram Children's Centre, one of the Government's Children's Centres providing integrated education, care, family support and health services. The Parents' Centre also works closely with Sure Start Kings Cross and Holborn.
Coram Parents' Centre offers:
- Structured Parenting Programmes - Incredible Years, Strengthening Families, Tripe P.
- Born to Learn - enabling parents to support their child’s learning.
- Accredited training for practitioners working with parents.
- Fathers’ work.
- Drop-ins, crèches, After School club.
- Adult education and employability training.
- Music Therapy.
- Child and Adult Mental Health Service.
- Young Parents Project.
- Outreach and family support.
Various activities and classes are organised by the Parents' Centre. Drop-ins run daily from 9:30am - 12 noon and are open to all parents with children up to the age of 4 years. They provide parents with a chance to play with their children in a safe environment with qualified childcare workers on hand for support. They also give children the opportunity to play with other children in creative ways before starting nursery.
born to learn
Coram’s Born to Learn programme works with parents of 1-3 year olds to support... more
young parents project
Coram provides support to young parents between 16-19 years, who are residents... more
fathers
This drop-in provides an opportunity for fathers and male carers of children under 5 to... more
child care services
Activity Club - available for 5-11 year olds in the local community who wish... more
music therapy
For children with a range of difficulties or who have experienced the trauma of... more
