The following Family & Community focus pages deliver a particular resource focus toward developed projects undertaken in Children's Social Care research. These focused resources aim to provide an easily accessible and consolidated library of information relating to a specific case study.

  • A Quality Framework for Early Childhood Play, Learning and Care

    The Quality Framework for Early Childhood Play, Learning and Care (ECPLC) approach for 0–5-year-olds in Wales supports practitioners in providing quality early childhood play, learning and care…

  • NEA’s educational resources to promote an efficient use of energy at home

    Through the delivery of these education resources, the National Energy Action (NEA) aims to enhance the understanding of young people in schools, colleges and universities about keeping warm and safe at home, how they can use energy wisely and how they can reduce CO2 emissions…

  • Get help with the cost of living

    We understands that the rising cost of living can be especially worrying if you have difficulty paying your bills and/or your rent, so we have made help and advice available to assist you…

  • Finding Your Way – a guide for anyone who is struggling to cope

    Finding Your Way contains some crucial information on self-harm and have some brilliant sections from Heads above the Waves (HATW) which have a strong focus on lived experience. The resource also includes self-harm and suicide safety plans which can be lifesaving tools for those struggling to cope…

  • Bodies, hearts, and minds: using the past to empower the future

    This toolkit uses historical sources to help young people think differently about their emotional and bodily wellbeing in the present, and their capacity to make change in the future. The toolkit is made up of activities that young people can carry out on their own or in groups, complemented with resources for group leaders and teachers…

  • Expanding early years provision to all 2 year olds

    The Welsh Government’s Programme for Government commits to continue to support the flagship Flying Start programme. And, in line with the Co-operation Agreement with Plaid Cymru, this commitment has been extended to deliver a phased expansion of early years provision to include all two-year-olds, with a particular emphasis on strengthening Welsh-medium provision. This page will be updated with new developments and information as the phased expansion progresses…

  • Speech, language and communication training resources

    The resources on this page have been developed to support practitioners to access training which meets the requirements of the All Wales SLC training pathway…

  • From Foster Carers for Foster Carers

    The From Foster Carers for Foster Carers page is a base for foster carers to respond to the challenges and barriers raised and share their experiences, strategies and advice for other foster carers in regard to the key recommendations generated in current research…

  • From Young People for Young People

    These blogs, films, and advice materials were created by young people for young people. The content has been supported with help from CASCADE Voices – a group of young people associated with Voices from Care Cymru, Youth Fostering Ambassadors…

  • Children and Communities Grant programmes

    The Welsh government Children and Communities Grant programmes seek to address the support needs of the most vulnerable children and adults in our communities through a range of early intervention, prevention, and support mechanisms…