Children and family centres

Register

Register online or in person at your nearest centre.

We provide group activities for children to learn and develop through play and parents to learn about their child.

They are a great way to meet other mums, dads, and carers.

Play sessions include story time, music and rhymes, sensory experiences, messy play, arts and crafts, and much more.

Informative sessions and courses cover baby massage, building closer relationships, communication and language, food and nutrition, active families, healthy teeth, feeding, sleep support, and much more.

Health and child development

Midwives, health visitors and infant feeding specialists all work together in our centres to support parents and provide child health checks:

• Health visiting service (NELFT) - offer regular virtual and home visit appointments and baby weight clinics
• HENRY (Healthy exercise and nutrition for really young) - infant feeding helpline, infant feeding workshops, one to one support on fussy eating, dental health, speech, language and communication

Remember to register for your eRedbook, the NHS secure digital child health record.

Parenting and family support

Lloyd Park Children's Charity (LPCC) offer the following parent support groups and programmes:

• Flourish - a support group for parents with low mood or high anxiety levels  
• Somewhere to belong - a group for children with special educational needs

Contact familysupport@lpcc.org

They also provide baby and food banks:

• Call 020 8527 1737
• Email babybank@tlpcc.org.uk

Related council services and teams we work with

• Childcare and Early Years - search for childcare and get help with childcare costs
• Early Help and Parenting - one to one family and parenting support in the home
• Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) - support and activities for children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) - if you need help caring for or worried about the welfare of a child 
• Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) - support for families affected by domestic abuse is available
• Adult Learning Service - work, training, skills, and learning English
• Benefits and money advice - see what financial support is available to you