Barnardos provide a range of care, education and support services developed specifically for New Zealand children and their families. The services we provide reflect our commitment to ensuring that all children are able to receive the very best start to life.

Last year Barnardos:

• Provided more than 6,000 children with quality early childhood education and out-of-school care
• Provided help and assistance to over 13,000 children, adolescents, parents and families.

Barnardos believe that all young people have the right to a happy and healthy childhood. We work with children and their families, helping them towards a positive future through:

• Safe, reliable and professional educational childcare
• Care and protection of children at-risk of emotional, physical or sexual abuse
• Support, information and advice for children, young people and their caregivers.

Barnardos provide community services which represent our belief that people need services which are appropriate to the changing local needs. Our services are developed to reflect the cultural diversity of New Zealand society and ensure we are sensitive to these cultural differences. All of our services operate to nationally established standards.

We believe that families need access to a range of service so that they can receive the level of support appropriate to their needs.

Barnardos provides a wide range of services to meet the diverse needs of New Zealand children and their families. These services include:

• High quality early childhood education and care for children under five
• Out-of-school care for older children before and after school
• Family support for families under stress
• Family counselling for families coping with grief or crisis
• Support for sole-parent families
• Programmes for at-risk children
• Programmes for children with special needs
• Services for children who are distressed or disadvantaged