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Pre-school Home Visiting Service is designed specifically to supportpre-school children and their families. Any child with needs, whichaffect their educational development, may access the service.There is currently a Pre-School Home Visiting Teacher and a part timeEarly Years Worker, based at the Bruce Family Centre but working in preschoolsettings and homes all over Shetland. Their roles are as variedas the needs of the children they support but will include working inclose partnership with parents, teachers, pre-school managers andother agencies such as Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists andSpeech and Language Therapists to ensure that pre-school childrenwith Additional Support Needs access the support they need. For moreinformation please contact: Pre-school Home Visiting Teacher.The Home Link Service is based at the Bruce Family Centre.The service provides:Support to schools to encourage parental involvement in children’s learning.Direct support for children, young people and families where there isan identified additional need , beyond what the school is able to offer,such as arrangements for home tuition due to ill health, or support tofamilies who choose to home educate their children.24Family SupportTriple P Parenting ProgrammeThere are people trained in Triple P who work in different services andsettings in Shetland. Programmes are run to help parents and carerswith the sometimes challenging task of bringing up or looking afterchildren.For further information on any of those servicesContact: Bruce Family Centre 01595 745400Parent Network ShetlandParent Network supports all parents by delivering parentingprogrammes throughout Shetland together with local assistance fromParent Link Volunteers giving one to one support as needed.Contact: 01595 743905Family Support - National InformationAberlour Child Care TrustWorks in Scotland, with and for, children, young people and familieswho need additional support, to promote their development andwellbeing. Provide advice and support for parents.Contact: 01786 461 334