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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
Thousands of families are playing outside today to mark Play Day
Providing a rich home learning environment for children can be a challenge. Play can be an effective (and fun) solution.
Tea with the Queen and other things that make volunteering worth it
So what is the Queen’s garden party and how did our volunteers get invited?
Our new Parent Champions share their reasons and expectations for volunteering
With Volunteers Week just around the corner, we spoke with some of our new Parent Champions about their experiences.
The numbers behind the Parent Champions programme
Having childcare places available is not enough if parents don't know about it. That's where Parent Champions come in.
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.
Upcoming workshops
Parent Champions Train the Trainer workshop
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.
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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 new Parent Champions toolkit is now available to download. The toolkit will give you important information about how to set up and run a Parent Champions scheme in your area.
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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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Two year old flyer
An A5 flyer about the two year old childcare offer.
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Parent Champions conference and awards 2018
The Parent Champions conference is held every year to celebrate the achievements of Parent Champions and learn from their experiences.
The Parent Champions programme is supported by
