b'Children are children regardless ofwhere they come from.Kelda Barnes, Centre ManagerSome of our children have a parent in prison and arebeingcaredforbygrandparentsorthewiderfamily, explains Kelda Barnes, Centre Manager atDarndale. Children can sometimes come in hungryandinonecasewehadtwosiblingsage4and5 who came in not knowing what a fork or spoon werebecausetheywereraisedonbottles.Butthose childrenaredoingbeautifullynowbecauseofthework in the Centre. Project workers at Darndale will work with somechildren for several years. Their cases are reviewedquarterly with staff, parents and a Darndale ProjectWorker.Therearealsochildreninthewider DarndaleChildcareCentrethatarelinkedwitha Project Worker, who is able to provide advice to thechilds core staff team on how best to support him orher in the classroom. They work with the child eitherindividually or in a small group to tackle a wide rangeof issues that include emotional, social or behavioralproblems or trauma leading from sexual, emotionalor physical abuse.connect20143 | 17'