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The Parent Champions National Network
Parent Champions are parent volunteers who give a few hours a week to talk to other parents about the local services available to families. Family and Childcare Trust developed the Parent Champions programme in 2007 to help ‘hard to reach’ parents who miss out on vital information about how to access childcare and other early years services.
The Parent Champions model is delivered by parents for parents, with the support of a local authority, children’s centre, school or local community organisation.
49 Parent Champions schemes across the country
400 Parent Champions volunteering
15000 families reached
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Latest news
Parent Champions have a vital role to play in a changing childcare system
Since 2007, Parent Champions have been filling information gaps between parents and the support services available to them.
Spotlight on a Parent Champion from Wolverhampton
How a pregnant mother went from volunteering to landing a paid job.
Celebrating the work of Parent Champions
For vulnerable families, access to information, advice and support can make the difference between flourishing or falling through the net.
Spotlight on Parent Champions Tower Hamlets
Parent Champions Tower Hamlets are diversifying how they use the Parent Champions model to reach more parents.
Parent Champions conference and awards
The Parent Champions conference is held every year to celebrate the achievements of Parent Champions and learn from their experiences.
Resources and tools
Members of the Parent Champions National Network get free access to the latest resources and tools developed by the Family and Childcare Trust.
You must be logged in with your Parent Champions scheme's user account to access these. Learn more about setting up a Parent Champions scheme.
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Setting up your scheme
Business card template
A business card for Parent Champions to give to parents they speak with.
Download front side
Download back side
Setting up your Parent Champions scheme flyer
A flyer about the benefits of setting up a local Parent Champions scheme.
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Parent Champions toolkit
The Parent Champions toolkit is currently under review and being updated. In the meantime, these pages from the previous toolkit will give you important information about how to set up and run a Parent Champions scheme in your area.
Download Planning your scheme guidance
Download Project plan example
Download Recruiting and training Parent Champions
Download Recruitment forms and information
Download Safety in volunteering
Initiating your scheme
Training certificate
A certificate to personalise and give to Parent Champions volunteers upon completion of the Parent Champions volunteer training.
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Volunteer start form
A data monitoring form to help track the progress of Parent Champions as they start volunteering.
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Delivering your scheme
Individual outreach form
A data collection form for Parent Champions to use when speaking to parents individually.
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Group outreach form
A data collection form for Parent Champions to use when speaking to parents in a group setting.
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Event sign up sheet
Parent Champions can use this sheet at events to collect details of parents who request further information.
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Volunteer journal template
A sample journal entry for coordinators to use when tracking the progress of their volunteers.
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Volunteer follow up form
A data monitoring form to help track the progress of Parent Champions as they finish volunteering.
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Sustaining your scheme
Monthly monitoring report template
An excel spreadsheet for coordinators to use to record the data collected by Parent Champions on a monthly basis. This helps to complete the quarterly surveys.
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