Ante-natal to Three Initiative (ATTI)
The Ante-Natal to Three Initiative was a community collaboration that brought people together who are committed to strengthening the coordination of services to parents and children in the 0-3 age group in Tallaght. These services were made up of Public Health Nurses, Midwives, psychologists and other services that a family, in particular pregnant mothers, and their children up to three years of age would use.
Over the lifetime of the ATTI, we focused on improving a number of key areas including:
- Knowledge on Infant mental health
- Promoting breastfeeding
- Language and literacy in young children (see Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, Doodle Den and Chit Chat)
- Increased communication and collaboration between services working with pregnant women and families with young children (see CYPSC service directory).
Benefits of having an Antenatal to Three Initiative in our community
Some of the strengths of ATTI as identified through an independent evaluation were:
- Improved communication and information sharing across the breadth of providers relevant to the ATTI age group, in Tallaght.
- Support for best practice and innovation though regular networking and learning events.
- 67% indicated that ATTI had built increased awareness of access pathways to services for families in this age group. This resulted in quicker and more appropriate referrals.
- Improvement in service quality.
ATTI’s 2017 independent evaluation is available here.
In September 2023 after an extensive consultation and review process, CDI incorporated the co-ordination of ATTI into the Powerful Parenting Model.
The Powerful Parenting Programme model supports parents of children antenatally and up to age five across Tallaght through our Parent/Carer facilitators delivering the programme across Early Years Services and within communities. The ATTI Steering group ceased in its previous function, and was redesigned as a Powerful Parenting Working Group which meets quarterly to continue to to strive for better outcomes for babies, children and their parents.
The 2023 consultation report can be found here: 2023 ATTI Consultation