Service types: Pregnancy and parenting, Dads, Parenting education, Whānau support, Parent wellbeing, Social work.

What is Family Start?

Family Start is an in-home visiting program focused on improving children’s growth and health, learning and relationships, family circumstances, environment, and safety. 

Family life can be challenging and having a baby and bringing them up is a difficult job. 

A whānau kaitiaki (Our Team) will:

• Visit you at home, starting with once a week, and get to know you and your whānau.
• Find out what parts of being a parent you’ve already got sorted and what you need help with.
• Help get the right health care for your child.
• Put you in touch with other help or services you need.
• Explain how your baby is growing and changing at different ages as they grow.
• Help you work out what you want to achieve, change or improve, and make a plan with you to help you get there.
• Support you to keep your baby safe.
• Help you solve problems as you work towards your goals.