Barnardos:

(See also under "Adoption", "Counselling", "Helplines", "Information")

• The National Children's Resource Centre provides a library and information service on a wide range of subjects related to children and families

Mahon Family Support Project:

• Mahon Family Support Project focuses on family strengths by offering intensive family support. This can involve family work, individual work with children and their parents, practical support and parent support
• There is also a resource library, which includes specific information on all aspects of family life and a range of children's books

Children' Rights Information Bureau:

(See also under "Information")

• CRIB provides information for children and parents about children's rights and entitlements

Cork City Pre-schools:

• Pre-schools offer a specially tailored curriculum leading to approved learning outcomes, individual care and attention, fun and friendship with children and other adults
• Opportunity for families to be directly involved in the activities of the pre-school and the child's progress
• Development is provided in language, personal and social skills, physical activities, cognitive (logic) and creative skills
• Pre-writing, pre-reading and pre-maths skills are also provided
• These Pre-schools are provided at a very reasonable rate, and are located in the following areas (this is not an exhaustive list):

Irish Pre-School Playgroup Association:

• Committed to enhancing the lives of children and their families
• Supports the development of quality, play-based early years' services

Irish Society for the Prevention Cruelty to Children:

• Counselling, family work, parent / child programmes, group work
• Education and training, networking
• Drop-in centre for information and advice

Southern Health Board:

(See also under "Addiction", "Adoption", "Older People", "HealthCare","Helplines", "Homeless" and "Income Support")

Adoption Services:

(See under "Adoption")

Child Health Services - Senior Area Medical Officers:

• Child Welfare Service for pre-school age children
• School Medical Service for school children
• Health monitoring, parental information and advice, assessment of children's psychological / physical / educational special needs, delivery of MMR vaccinations to schools, vision and hearing screening

Community Care Services - Child Protection Social Work Departments:

• Investigate and assess physical, sexual and emotional abuse of children
• Intervention and support for the family
• Arrangements may be made to put the child into care

Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry:

• Mental health service for children, adolescents and their families

Family Centre:

• Assess children referred due to allegations or concerns of sexual abuse
• Prepare and train foster parent
• Lectures and seminars held for voluntary agencies involved in childcare