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Your experience and voice has guided this resource.  \nAlso, thanks a million to our partners and co-pilots in parenting support:  \n• Limerick Social Service Council  \nCommunity Mothers and Family Support Initiative  \n• Barnardos Homemakers Family Support Service  \n• St Munchin’s Community Centre  \n• Garryowen Community Development Project, Parent and Child Home Visiting Programme  \n• Pery Square ‘Park & Play’  \n• Tusla, The Child & Family Agency  \n• ABC Start Right  \n• Hospital Family Resource Centre  \n• Croom Family Resource Centre  \nA little note:  \nWhile every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information, PAUL Partnership CLG/ABC Start Right cannot accept any responsibility for mistakes, omissions or loss caused to any person acting or not acting as a result of any information expressed in the Baby & Toddler Group Companion.  \nReference: ABC Start Right Limerick Accessible for download [from Loveparenting.ie](from Loveparenting.ie)[ ](from Loveparenting.ie)[Publication Date: 2018](Publication Date: 2018)  \nDesign: AViD Graphic Design T: 061 328046  \nForeword Contents Introduction  \nGetting Started  \nStep-by-Step 4  \nRunning a Group  \n14  \nPlay  \n36  \nKnow your Boundaries 50  \nPolicies & Procedures 56  \nForeword  \nThroughout Limerick City and County, there are more than 50 Baby and Toddler groups. Some of these groups are parent-led and others are supported by agencies but all have one thing in common – every week they provide a welcoming and lively space for parents and children to gather and grow. The Baby and Toddler groups area springboard to so many other supports (workshops, parenting programmes etc.) and have a really important role in sign-posting parents and carers to other services and agencies.  \nYour Baby and Toddler Group Companion is both a strategic and timely resource. Tusla’s Prevention, Partnership and Family Support (PPFS) programme works with partners in local communities to support both parents and children to reach their full potential. It reflects that partnership as it is the culmination of ongoing collaborative working between Tusla, ABC Start Right and Parenting Limerick. The strongest voices, however, are those from the many parents, carers, babies and toddlers that opened up their groups to inform the contents and direction of Your Baby and Toddler Companion.  \nYour Baby and Toddler Group Companion isn’t intended as a prescriptive guide or manual. It sets out best practice for setting up and maintaining happy and safe Baby and Toddler groups. It offers suggestions and practical ideas that support quality practice because we recognise the diverse needs and priorities of each individual group. We all know that it takes a village to raise a child. 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