Early Years Parent Development Officers
Two Parent Development Officers, Linda Mcrobbie and Dawn Banks are employed by Children and Families Service in the Early Years Team. Their role is to support the development and delivery of services for families with children under 5 years of age, focusing on supporting families to support their children's learning. The Parent Development Officers support early years staff in their work with families through mentoring, developing and delivering training. The development officers are also involved in the delivery of a small range of groups for Dundee families with young children. Examples of the types of the groups include:
Peep Groups - promoting the role of parents and carers as their child’s first and most important educator. The Peep programme focuses on how to make the most of learning opportunities in everyday life - listening, talking, playing and sharing books.
Support Groups - for example, Kinship Carers Support Group facilitated in partnership with the Kinship Team, DCC and a support group for families with children between birth and five years who have additional needs facilitated in partnership with DDCA.
Contact Linda and Dawn - Email: linda.mcrobbie@dundeecity.gov.uk or dawn.banks@dundeecity.gov.uk Telephone: Linda Mcrobbie on 01382 434984 or Dawn Banks on 01382 434961