Daffodil Family Centre

Daffodil Family Centre is a national parenting assessment centre which provides focused, purposeful, time limited residential assessments. The centre enables parenting capacity to be assessed whilst the child remains in the care of the parent.

Dedicated to ensuring the best outcomes for children, Daffodil Family Centre places the child at the centre of its work with a trauma informed approach. The safety and welfare of the child is paramount. Whilst our assessment will consider and support the needs of the parents, the focus will be on the child, with a view to facilitate care planning for the child’s longer-term future.

*Please note: We no longer accept referrals from Solicitors representing parents in care proceedings where (a) the case is ready for final hearing and/or (b) where the family have already had a residential assessment unless the court has ruled that such assessment was flawed.

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Daffodil offers a strengths-based assessment, helping parents to address the complex and often longstanding underlying issues that will have interrupted safe parenting techniques. With 24/7 supervision and monitoring, Daffodil’s multidisciplinary team supports parents to identify what changes they need to make in order to keep their child safe.

Whilst undergoing assessment, mothers are also encouraged to make use of the therapeutic services on offer at our Sunflower Women’s Centre less than a 5-minute walk away. The Sunflower Women’s Centre is also equipped with a mindfulness and wellbeing suite and a trauma informed creche, known as Sunflower Seeds, which is the base for our contact centre.

Every parent receives a fair assessment of their parenting skills and capacity and is given individualised support in line with their abilities, needs and background. Whatever the outcome of the parenting assessment, we aim to ensure that the experience of the family is one of transparent working, respectful practice and collaboration.

Located centrally in Plymouth, the centre is a short walk from many parks, resources and amenities.

Each family will receive a welcome pack upon arrival which contains basic food items, however families will be responsible for purchasing their own food for the remainder of the assessment.

facilities on offer

Daffodil can accommodate up to 5 families at any one time. Daffodil is spread across three floors with space for two families on the ground and second floor. There are staff offices and a playroom on the first floor. On the ground and second floor, each family has access to a large bedroom with fitted wardrobes, a shared kitchen, lounge/ dining area and bathroom. On the third floor, there is a self-contained space for one family which is fully covered by CCTV. All bedrooms come fully equipped with wardrobes, beds, cots, baby monitors, bedding and towels. Kitchens are equipped with cutlery and utensils.

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Trevi … is truly unique, working with highly stigmatised and traumatised women in a way that supports their dignity. Its approach is incredibly innovative, human and compassionate while delivering highly effective results – improving lives while saving public money in the longer term. By allowing women with difficult backgrounds of substance abuse to live with their children throughout the recovery process, Trevi improves outcomes for both mothers and children.

Katie Pinnock
Director of UK and Ireland Charitable Partnerships at GSK

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I have managed to stay clean because I attended Sunflower on a regular basis which gives me focus and purpose to my day. I have also gained more tools and skills to help me move on in life. The staff and other women at Sunflower are a big support to me and we have empowered each other. I feel so grateful!

Sarah
Sunflower Women’s Centre

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I have managed to stay clean because I attended Sunflower on a regular basis which gives me focus and purpose to my day. I have also gained more tools and skills to help me move on in life. The staff and other women at Sunflower are a big support to me and we have empowered each other. I feel so grateful!

Sarah
Sunflower Women’s Centre

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I have managed to stay clean because I attended Sunflower on a regular basis which gives me focus and purpose to my day. I have also gained more tools and skills to help me move on in life. The staff and other women at Sunflower are a big support to me and we have empowered each other. I feel so grateful!

Sarah
Sunflower Women’s Centre

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