The role of the parent champion

The role is varied and it includes supporting the early years team with engagement work such as:

• helping at early years and community events
• attending community groups such as soft play and parent/carer toddler groups
• having informal conversations with other parent/carers at the school gates, local park or bus stop
• sharing early years entitlements information on social media pages

Parent champions will have had a positive experience of using their own child’s early years entitlement and enjoy meeting other parent/carers to share these experiences and encourage them to take up the pre-school funding.

Parent champions may have the opportunity to undertake training such as Food Hygiene or First Aid and could find that the voluntary work is a step towards paid employment.

Our Parent champion volunteer, Kerry, outside her children’s local primary school ready to speak with parent/carers.

Our EY Engagement Officer, Gemma and parent champions Fatima and Cordou at our Ted’s Travels event at Goddard Park Daycare in November 2021.

Ted taking pride at a Ted’s Travels event.

Gemma and Ted off on their travels.

Families and professionals from the Library Service & Parenting Hub coming together to share information and support at our Early Years Community Day in August 2022.

Stay and Play.