{"id":18809,"date":"2017-03-10T15:56:24","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=18809"},"modified":"2017-03-10T15:56:24","modified_gmt":"2017-03-10T15:56:24","slug":"council-aims-make-cardiff-child-friendly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2017\/03\/10\/council-aims-make-cardiff-child-friendly\/","title":{"rendered":"Council aims to make Cardiff more child-friendly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">CARDIFF Council will be meeting with UNICEF next week to discuss plans to make the city more inclusive for children and young people. <\/span><br \/>\nThe council plans to launch the Child Rights Partners Programme. It will involve a three-year partnership with the organisation to help enforce children\u2019s rights in the city.<br \/>\nThese rights will include giving young people and children opportunities to take part in shaping developments, a voice in policy decisions and improving children\u2019s services.<br \/>\nThe estimated cost of funding the programme will be \u00a380,000 for three financial years &#8211; starting this April.<br \/>\nThere will be a Children and Young People\u2019s Advisory Board, which will include children from a range of backgrounds and abilities to ensure that they all have their say.<br \/>\nCoun Sue Lent, Cabinet Member for Early Years, Children &amp; Families said that the partnership will ensure that all councillors&#8217; decisions are looked at with children\u2019s rights in mind.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cWe want to make Cardiff a child-friendly city because what can be more important than our children and their futures?<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s probably fair to say that in the past, the rights and the views of children have been disregarded in some instances.<br \/>\n\u201cI have worked with all my fellow Cabinet members to help bring our vision of becoming a Child Friendly City much closer to reality.\u201d<br \/>\nWhile mums in the city felt that it is already child-friendly, some felt that local parks for children were limited or under threat from closure by the council.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Siobhan Corria, 38, from Llandaff North, said: \u00a0\u201cThere is a lack of activities and equipment for disabled children. Playgrounds should be more inclusive for them.<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cEquipment for children with a disability should be embedded in the planning to improve children\u2019s services. This\u00a0will allow them to play alongside other children. It should not just be an add on or a chair here and there.\u201d<br \/>\nSally Sabiri, 41, from Splott also agreed. She felt that activity leaders and instructors needed training to help them to teach disabled children new skills, such as swimming.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cWe have the STAR hub and new pool but it is a long waiting list for swimming lessons. I&#8217;m unaware of any instructors or coaches who can teach autistic children.<br \/>\n\u201cThe hub is also very cramped and noisy. There is too much going on there for someone with sensory issues.<br \/>\n\u201cThere&#8217;s a lot of concern about what&#8217;s going to happen when Communities First is scrapped. I know it is a Welsh Assembly initiative, but I don&#8217;t think the council will be able to make up for that loss.<br \/>\n\u201cA lot of families on low incomes in this area find Communities First really helpful, they run play groups, breakfast clubs and help in so many other ways.\u201d<br \/>\nCoun Lent said that providing more services and equipment for disabled children would be part of the council\u2019s plan.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cWe want to make everything accessible for all children and not just for children who are old enough or able enough to speak for themselves.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ll be working mainly with youth councils and school councils as well. This will involve going into schools and working with the children to find out what they want.\u201d<br \/>\nClaudia Boes, 38 from Fairwater said she was also concerned about children\u2019s spaces being closed, as it would limit their learning and make it difficult to find good childcare.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cHaving a young teenager, I would say youth clubs are missing. Libraries and playgroups are closing and there is also a lack of sufficient and affordable childcare.<br \/>\n\u201cI work with mothers with mild to moderate post natal depression and there is very little support available.\u201d<br \/>\nCoun Lent said: \u201cI want to make sure that we don\u2019t forget about really small children or the parents of children.<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We want to create a city that fully respects the rights of children, a city where children are valued, a city where they can grow up feeling safe and appreciated.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CARDIFF Council will be meeting with UNICEF next week to discuss plans to make the city more inclusive for children and young people. The council plans to launch the Child Rights Partners Programme. It will involve a three-year partnership with the organisation to help enforce children\u2019s rights in the city. 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