Parenting Education and Family Support
What parent and family support information we hold
Parenting education
Digest of parenting education
Your Child & You
What parent & family support information do we hold?
Information on local and national family support organisations who can provide advice, information and support to parents of children and adolescents.
Parenting education aims to equip parents with the skills, knowledge and attitude to improve relationships with their children and to promote positive behaviour.
Parents can contact OCIS with enquiries about:
- how to access services for their child
- organisations offering parent education and support
Phone: 08452 26 26 36
(then select option 1) low cost calls
or 01993 894380 (then select option 1) (this may be cheaper from a mobile phone)
Helpline: 9am - 5 pm. Answerphone 24 hours
OCIS have a mobile phone SMS texting service. You can text us and a member of OCIS staff will call you back.
If you are a looking for information on childcare or parenting information please text 'information' to 07895 070818
If you are looking for a job in childcare or want information on childcare recruitment please text 'recruitment' to 07895 070818
Please note that this is a texting service only. We will only respond to texts received during our normal office hours.
Information for parents about parenting education
OCIS has comprehensive information about parenting education provision - group programmes, one-to-one work and parenting workshops. Contact our helpline for more information or go to the Oxfordshire Services Directory - www.oxfordshireservicesdirectory.org.uk. On the OSD there is information about parent education providers in Oxfordshire as well as up to date information about what's on. Call us if you need assistance.
Oxfordshire Digest of Parenting Education
The Digest is produced by Oxfordshire Children’s Information Service (OCIS), as part of the work of the Parenting Education and Support Strategy for Oxfordshire. The Digest is intended for use by all practitioners working with families. It provides information about how parenting education provision can be accessed, and a summary of parent education providers in the county.
“Your Child and You”, was produced by OCIS in consultation with parents in December 2004. It is a comprehensive guide for parents and carers of disabled children and children with additional needs can be downloaded (now out of print).
