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The Nurture Programme (3-4-year-olds)

Come and find out how to get the best out of family life!

What is The Nurture Programme?

Have you got a 3-4-year-old?

The programme supports positive parenting, emotional wellbeing and child development, helping children to be healthy, confident and ready to learn when they start school. In interactive ways, you will able to explore with other parents in a safe space with someone from your local health visiting service.

How will it help?

This programme will help you to:

  • Understand your child’s emotions and behaviour and how life experience can affect these
  • Build stronger family relationships
  • Set healthy boundaries with confidence
  • Improve your own wellbeing
  • Learn useful methods that work in everyday family life

How long is it?

  • 10 x two hour sessions

Where can I attend the course?

  • Andover (dates TBC)
  • Alton (for East Hants, dates TBC)
  • Gosport (dates TBC)
  • Havant (dates TBC)

Watch this space for more areas coming soon.

How to book:

Contact your health visiting team now to book on.

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust runs a confidential secure text messaging service for parents of children aged 0-19 years called ChatHealth. The service operates Monday to Friday from 9am to 4pm, excluding bank holidays. All texts will be responded to by a public health nurse (health visitor/school nurse) within 24 hours. Outside of the service working hours, you’ll receive a message back to inform you that your text will be responded to once the line reopens.

Should you require urgent health advice in the meantime, please contact your GP, visit an NHS walk-in centre or call NHS 111. For emergencies, dial 999 or visit A&E.

This page was last reviewed on 27-08-2026

This page will be next reviewed on 27-08-2029