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Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme

Your Child: Well Child Tamariki Ora visits

Well Child Tamariki Ora visits

Ministry of Health video - transcript available at the Ministry of Health website [1].

Make sure you join up with Plunket or another Well Child Tamariki Ora service as soon as your baby is born, so that they can see your baby when your midwife finishes visiting you. Your midwife can help you to choose the Well Child Tamariki Ora service that's right for you.

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Call PlunketLine [2] on 0800 933 922 for parenting advice.

What does the Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme cover?

You and your child have the right to use the free Well Child Tamariki Ora service in New Zealand. The 3 parts of the service will support you to make sure your child grows and develops to their full potential.

Health and development assessments

Providing reassurance that your child is developing normally, through growth and development assessments, and informing you about other services to keep your child healthy.

Care and support for families and whānau

Supporting and helping you and your family/whānau to identify your needs as you care for your child, and linking you with community and other services.

Health education

Supporting you to gain the knowledge and skills to respond to your child's needs at the different stages of their development.

Māori health providers

There are a number of Māori health providers contracted to deliver the Ministry of Health's Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme and/or whānau care and support. Check what services are offered by your local Māori health provider.

Tamariki Ora nurse sitting talking to a mum and her partner with their baby

Hearing and vision checks, dental care and immunisation are an important part of Well Child care

See:

More detail (see the online version for links to more detailed content)

12 Checks From Birth To 5 years [7]

There are 12 checks from birth to 5 years as well as a check with your family doctor at 6 weeks. All the checks are free.

B4 School Check [8]

The B4 School Check is a free health and development check for your 4 year old. It's the final Well Child Tamariki Ora check. It helps give your child the best start at school. Remember to take your child's My Health Book with you to the check.

Can I Choose Who Will Carry Out My Child's Well Child Tamariki Ora Care? [9]

Yes you can choose. A Well Child provider is usually a nurse who has had extra training in supporting parents/caregivers to care for their babies and preschool children.

Well Child Tamariki Ora 'My Health Book' [10]

The Well Child Tamariki Ora 'My health book' is a parent information, health and immunisation record for your child from birth to 5 years.

Whānau Āwhina Plunket [11]

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is New Zealand's leading provider of Well Child and family health services. Plunket offers you information, support and developmental assessments of your child. 

Who Delivers The Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme? [12]

Different health professionals will see you and your child at different times. Find out which health professionals you and your child will see at each visit.

Well Child Tamariki Ora visits (Ministry of Health) [13]

More information about the Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme including a listing of Well Child Tamariki Ora providers [14]. 

Well Child Tamariki Ora website [15]

Information about the Well Child Tamariki Ora Programme. 

Whānau Āwhina Plunket [16]

Whānau Āwhina Plunket is a nationwide support network for families and whānau with children from 0 to 5 years old. Whānau Āwhina Plunket can support you to give your child the best possible start in life. Plunket programmes aim to support families with young children.

Maori health provider directory (Ministry of Health) [17]

There are a number of Māori health providers contracted to district health boards in New Zealand, and many deliver Well Child care and additional support services.

This page last reviewed 16 June 2021.
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Links
[1] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/pregnancy-and-kids/services-and-support-you-and-your-child/well-child-tamariki-ora-visits
[2] https://www.plunket.org.nz/plunket/what-we-offer/plunketline/
[3] https://kidshealth.org.nz/hearing-and-vision-checks-babies?language=en
[4] https://kidshealth.org.nz/hearing-and-vision-checks-pre-school-children?language=en
[5] https://kidshealth.org.nz/immunisation-overview?language=en
[6] https://kidshealth.org.nz/dental-care-your-child?language=en
[7] https://kidshealth.org.nz/12-checks-birth-5-years?language=en
[8] https://kidshealth.org.nz/b4-school-check?language=en
[9] https://kidshealth.org.nz/can-i-choose-who-will-carry-out-my-childs-well-child-tamariki-ora-care?language=en
[10] https://kidshealth.org.nz/well-child-tamariki-ora-my-health-book?language=en
[11] https://kidshealth.org.nz/wh%C4%81nau-%C4%81whina-plunket?language=en
[12] https://kidshealth.org.nz/who-delivers-well-child-tamariki-ora-programme?language=en
[13] https://kidshealth.org.nz/node/1453?language=en
[14] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/pregnancy-and-kids/services-and-support-you-and-your-child/well-child-tamariki-ora-visits/find-well-child-tamariki-ora-provider
[15] https://kidshealth.org.nz/node/1454?language=en
[16] https://kidshealth.org.nz/node/1529?language=en
[17] https://kidshealth.org.nz/node/1968?language=en
[18] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/maori-health-provider-directory/north-island-maori-health-providers
[19] https://www.health.govt.nz/your-health/services-and-support/health-care-services/maori-health-provider-directory/south-island-maori-health-providers
[20] https://kidshealth.org.nz/contact?from=http%3A%2F%2Fkidshealth.org.nz%2Fprint%2F1316%3Flanguage%3Den