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About the
Organisation
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Organisation name
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Books4babies
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Organisation address
| Barntown, Co. Wexford, Ireland Y35 E198 |
| Goal/objective | Books4Babies transforms lives by getting children and families reading |
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Contact Person
| Laurence Mclaughlin/Nicholas Sweetman |
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Position of Contact
Person
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Director
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Organisation website
| Books4babies.ie |
| Organisation type | Voluntary |
| How many staff does your organisation employ? |
None
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About the Programme
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Basic details
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Programme name
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Books4Babies
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Country/Province/City
where the programme takes place
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County Wexford,
Ireland
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Year started
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2013
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| Programme goal/objective |
We want to get our
Book Packs to every child born in County Wexford
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Funding sources
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Statutory and
Voluntary Funding
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| Geographic coverage | County Wexford |
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Purpose of the programme
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Not for profit?
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Not for Profit
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Religious or
political purpose?
| None |
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Local consistency of model
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| Is your programme model consistent across your geographic area, or are there regional differences? |
It is consistant
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Book Packs
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| What are the contents of your gifting pack? | Our books and ancilliary are supplied by BookTrust UK. Our packs are simiar to the BookStart 9 month pack |
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Is your programme
offered free of charge to all families?
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Yes
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Partnerships and Delivery
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| What are your primary ‘points of contact’ with the population you serve? | Wexford Library Service; Wexford County Council; TUSLA; Wexford Health Service; Wexford Ed & Training Authority; Wexford and Gorey Credit Unions |
| Who gifts/hands-out your pack to families? | Wexfords Public Health Nurses – Health Clinic |
| If your programme uses volunteers, please give some more details | Books4Babies is a voluntary charitable organisation. There are four unpaid voluntary directors. |
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| Is the programme universal or targeted? |
Universal
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How many children
does your programme serve a year?
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About 2,000
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| At what age/gifting period do children receive your programme. |
7-9 months
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Diversity provision
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Does your program
include provisions or resources for children with special needs?
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no
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| What language populations does your programme serve? |
English speaking only
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Evaluation and research
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| Have you conducted programme evaluation or research (including longitudinal)? If yes, has this evaluation/research been published? | Yes – please refer on our web page where a qualitative evaluation of the programme (2017) is available for download. https://www.books4babies.ie/partners |
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Further information or comments
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Please give us any
further information that would be helpful for us and others to understand
your programme
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All the background
information on the project is available on our webpage
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