 
Sure Start Queens park has many staff on its team.
This area of the site will introduce you to everyone in the team and what each of us does.
| Childcare Development Officer - Pauline Falconer |
 My role is to develop and support childcare provision throughout the Queen’s Park Sure Start area working in partnership with other childcare provider’s agencies and community groups.
I work with established childminders offering support and training, recruiting new childminders and working with the ‘drop ins’ and crèches in the area promoting quality standards
I will also be working towards raising awareness of the value of childminders to parents in the local area, and contributing to the development of group support activities for families with young children.
As I am employed by Westminster council I also work closely with the early childhood services which includes the CIS team sharing information and supporting early years education within group settingsIf you would like to email Pauline Falconer, please click here |
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| Communication & Information Manager - Toula Vasilopoulos |
| If you would like to email Toula Vasilopoulos, please click here |
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| Communication & Information Officer - Theresa Henkenjohann |
| If you would like to email Theresa Henkenjohann, please click here |
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| Communication and Information Officer - Sholem Lenkiewicz |
| If you would like to email Sholem Lenkiewicz, please click here |
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| Family Relationship Worker - Lucy Morton |
| If you would like to email Lucy Morton, please click here |
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| Family Relationships Worker - Patricia Wharton |
| The Family Relationships Worker offers support and advice to women with child/ren under 4 years old, who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence; providing legal advice, advice on welfare benefits, help with housing, immigration and parenting skills If you would like to email Patricia Wharton, please click here |
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| Fathers Development Worker - Arike |
 As the Fathers Development Worker I look at the needs of fathers. Fathers are getting more involved in their children’s lives and are very important in children’s growth and development. Sure Start aims to involve fathers more in it’s activities. Please call for more information |
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| Health Visitor - Jenny Marshall |
 As a qualified, registered nurse, I offer support for new families, around issues such as post-natal depression. I work alongside statutory and voluntary organisations, as well as parents, to provide supportive advice around behavioural, nutritional and developmental concerns in babies and toddlers. I also offer health education talks to community groups, nurseries, and statutory and voluntary agencies. I am also a trainer on the Peer Breast Feeding Training Programme, which equips local volunteers to support other mothers in Queens Park with any concerns surrounding breast-feeding, and encourages the promotion of breast-feeding as the healthiest start to a baby’s life.If you would like to email Jenny Marshall, please click here |
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| Home Start Volunteer Co-ordinator - Georgina Merritt |
 Home-Start Westminster offers free support, friendship and practical help to local families with at least one child under five. Volunteers, who have all had experience of parenting themselves, visit families weekly in their own homes. Our fully-trained volunteers offer: friendly support through difficult times for as long as you need help; understanding that when bringing up children problems are not unusual; reassurance that you are not alone; a listening ear and a shoulder to cry on; an extra pair of hands to help cope with everyday situations, or practical help with activities like playing or story time. If you are interested in volunteering for us or receiving support yourselves then please contact Georgina.If you would like to email Georgina Merritt, please click here |
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| KIDS Home Learning Worker - Mary Mbwana |
 Home Learning is a free service for families with babies or young children under 4’s, who are concerned about their child’s development. The work we do is based on the Portage model of early education and we are a registered Portage service. The KIDS Home Learning Worker visits your home weekly and works with you to help your child learn new skillsIf you would like to email Mary Mbwana, please click here |
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| Midwife - Glenda Lewis |
 I offer weekly maternity drop-in sessions, where I give advice on everything you need to know during pregnancy and birth. I am also involved in the promotion of breastfeeding, by supporting breast-feeding mothers to breast-feed successfully by means of home visiting. I also run ante-natal clinics, and am one of the approved trainers for the Peer Breast-feeding Counsellors course run by Sure Start Queens ParkIf you would like to email Glenda Lewis, please click here |
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| Outreach Team Leader Harrow Road Children's Cenre - Rebecca Linton |
 If you would like to email Rebecca Linton, please click here |
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| Outreach Team Leader Westbourne Children's Centre - Stojanka Radulovic |
 If you would like to email Stojanka Radulovic, please click here |
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| Outreach Team Manager - Nada Calovska |
 The Outreach Team does home visits:
• To families in the catchment area within two months of their child’s birth.
• To families to introduce them to the services and activities available in the Children’s Centre.
• To families, on request.
The team does not however go to visit families at home where there is known domestic violence, drug use or other danger to the team. However, the team will happily meet with those families outside the home.
The team distributes information:
• To families about the range of activities, events and support services available to them.
• About post-natal depression, breastfeeding support, healthy eating, employment and childcare.
• Which the family has requested.
The team makes referrals to appropriate services if the consent of the family has been obtained; the team also receives referrals where families need to be given information or introduced to activities and services in the area.
From September 2006, we have 4 Outreach Teams in North Westminster. They cover 4 Children’s Centre areas: Queens Park, Harrow Road, Westbourne and Maida Vale
Queens Park Team is based in Sure Start Information and Resource Centre, 21 Dart Street, W10 4UL. Phone number: 020 7641 4530
Harrow Road Children’s Centre Outreach Team is based at Dorothy Gardner Nursery, phone number: 020 7641 5801
Westbourne Children’s Centre Outreach Team is based at Warwick Day Nursery, phone number: 020 7641 4363
Maida Vale Children’s Centre Outreach Worker is based at St Augustine’s Primary School. Phone number: 020 7328 9268
Team members speak: Arabic, Albanian, Bengali, Russian, French and Serbo-Croat. |
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| Outreach Worker - Tahiyya Chowdhoury |
 If you would like to email Tahiyya Chowdhoury, please click here |
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| Outreach Worker - Shetha Haddad-Smith |
 If you would like to email Shetha Haddad-Smith, please click here |
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| Outreach Worker - Patricia Wodehouse |
 If you would like to email Patricia Wodehouse, please click here |
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| Outreach Worker - Liberty Mosse |
 If you would like to email Liberty Mosse, please click here |
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| Outreach Worker - Lindita Derguti-Pajazit |
 If you would like to email Lindita Derguti-Pajazit, please click here |
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| Outreach Worker - Nina Gotua |
 If you would like to email Nina Gotua, please click here |
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| Senior Social Worker - Melinda Hughes |
 I work with parents who seek support/counselling to deal with any issues concerning their relationship with their infants/children and/or each other. Examples could include talking about such subjects as adjusting to becoming a new parent or how to help a child adjust to the birth of a new sibling; or any issue that may impact on the parent/child relationship, such as having experienced a difficult childhoodIf you would like to email Melinda Hughes, please click here |
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| Team Leader, Speech and Language Therapy - Shivani Chotai |
 We provide advice for everybody on children’s speech and language development from 0 – 4 years. Our two drop-in groups, ‘Tiny Tots’ and ‘Busy Babies’, combine language, play, music and craft activities. We run a baby massage service for new-born babies and provide drop-in sessions at local nurseries within the Sure Start area, where parents and carers can come and seek advice. We are also available to provide training to others on children’s speech and language development. If you are concerned about your child’s speech and language development, we are able to come and visit you at home to assess and give adviceIf you would like to email Shivani Chotai, please click here |
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