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Children's Services |
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Te Puna has a number of services aimed at the younger members of our community. This reflects our recognition of their importance in our community and society in general. |
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In addition to the services outlined below, we have a Maori youth worker and a Parenting Programme. These are outlined on the Community Services page here. |
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| More info? See the contact page here |
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Tamariki Ora / Well Child |
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| Providing care for all children up to 5 years. Including access to a visiting paediatrician and ear specialist nurse and access for parents to a parenting programme. The team includes two registered nurses and a community support worker providing; Maternity support (antenatal – 24 mths), Tamariki Ora/Well Child checks (0-5yrs) and Whanau support services. |
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| Contact the team on 09 489 0182 or tamarikiora@tepuna.org.nz |
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Community Childcare Centre |
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Our busy Childcare centre provides quality preschool care for a number of local children. Currently we have 40 kids attending. The Centre also provides places for respite care. This service was developed when a young mother with children fell asleep in one of our GP consulting rooms. Staff looking after the youngsters while mum slept realised that there needed to be a facility where parents suffering stress and fatigue could leave their children. |
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| Contact the Centre on 09 488 0516 or childcare@tepuna.org.nz |
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Outreach Immunisation Service |
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A dedicated nurse assists the clinical team and the Tamariki Ora team to follow up parents and children who have fallen behind on thier immunisation schedule. This service has proved very effective with an immunisation rate of well above 80%; fantastic, considering the high needs population we serve are generally difficult to immunise. |
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Community Support Worker in Schools |
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We provide a Community Support Worker (CSW) to work in local schools. Children are often negatively affected by issues in the school or whanau environemnt. It is the job of the CSW to advocate for the child and facilitate the solving of these problems. An initiative of Te Puna PHO, the programme has proved effective and there are plans to expand the service in the future. |
