New home for Olivebank Child and Family Centre
The services provided by the Olivebank Child and Family Centre have moved to a new home within the Wallyford Learning Campus.
The move has delivered a modern purpose-designed space for users of the service which will operate as the Acorn Infant Family Centre.
The Acorn Centre opened to families on 4 March.
The Olivebank Centre in Market Street, Musselburgh, closed on 26 February. The building was approaching the end of its functional lifespan and was no longer considered fully fit for purpose.
The free service works on a referral-only basis with families facing multiple adversities. It focuses on parents and infants from pregnancy until the child is two years old. Tailoring interventions to individual families, it offers home visits as well as group and one-to-one work both within the centre and in the community.
In 2023 the Olivebank Child and Family Centre underwent a strategic redesign to strengthen its support for families with young children. While the centre historically provided daycare and support services for vulnerable children and their families, it shifted its focus to early intervention - specifically perinatal and postnatal support for families from pregnancy through to the child’s second year.
