About us - What We Do

Early Start is a home visiting service for families/whānau with newborn babies where difficult situations have the potential to negatively impact on the life chances of children in their care.

Programme Aims

We encourage and support families/whānau to provide each of their children with a positive and enjoyable childhood experience.

Early Start uses a planned, focused and systematic approach to intervention and intends to enable enrolled families/whānau to:

To learn and apply nurturing parenting practices
To discover personal strengths and abilities
To develop new skills and practices
To support healthy lifestyle change