Governing document BABYZONE
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Mar 2022
Charitable objects
3. OBJECTS THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: (1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF, AND TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF, PARENTS AND CARERS OF CHILDREN, AND CHILDREN THEMSELVES AGED BETWEEN 0 TO 5 IN ENGLAND AND WALES USING A BARRIERLESS APPROACH (AS DEFINED BELOW) TO ALLOW ALL FAMILIES TO ACCESS A STRUCTURED OFFER THAT ENABLES THEM TO BETTER ENGAGE IN THEIR CHILDREN?S EARLIEST EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT; THE BENEFIT OF WHICH IS AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF BABIES THAT WILL RECEIVE EARLY ENGAGEMENT FROM THEIR CARERS WHICH EVIDENCE TELLS US WILL LEAD TO INCREASED EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, THE DEVELOPMENT OF VITAL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CONSEQUENTIAL REDUCTION IN THE ATTAINMENT GAP; AND (2) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY UTILISING A BARRIERLESS APPROACH (AS DEFINED BELOW) TO DELIVER OBJECT 3(1), WITH THE AIM OF (I) DEMONSTRATING THE VALUE OF THE BARRIERLESS APPROACH IN REACHING THE PREVIOUSLY UNSUPPORTED FAMILIES THAT WOULD BENEFIT FROM THE SERVICES THE MOST, (II) PUTTING ACCESSIBILITY AND THE NEEDS OF FAMILIES AT THE HEART OF THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES AND (III) SHARING KNOWLEDGE WITH OTHER SOCIAL PROGRAMMES THAT FAIL TO REACH THE PEOPLE WHO NEED THEIR SERVICES ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF USING A BARRIERLESS APPROACH; THE BENEFIT OF WHICH IS (A) INCREASED ENGAGEMENT FROM THOSE PEOPLE THAT NEED THE SERVICES THE MOST, (B) LESS WASTE OF FUNDS AS THE PROGRAMMES WILL HAVE INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND (C) A MORE ENGAGED AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. A 'BARRIERLESS APPROACH' MEANS REMOVING ALL THE BARRIERS THAT ARE LIKELY TO PREVENT PEOPLE FROM JOINING OR PARTICIPATING IN PROGRAMMES; INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, HAVING NO (I) BOOKING SYSTEM, (II) SET TIMETABLES, (III) SIGN IN PROCESS, (IV) FEES AND (V) RULES WHICH COULD RESULT IN PEOPLE BEING TURNED AWAY. THE IDEA IS THAT THERE ARE NO BARRIERS AT ALL - THE DOORS ARE OPEN, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN IN, SIMULTANEOUS CLASSES RUN ALL THE TIME BABYZONE IS OPEN, YOU CAN NEVER BE LATE, AND YOU CAN JOIN AND LEAVE THE CLASSES WHENEVER YOU NEED OR WANT TO.
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