A holistic approach to parenting: As well as offering a safe place for children under 5 to learn and play, Hackney's children's centres offer a host of services to help adults too, including health and education services, local childcare, training and employment opportunities for adults and family support.

 

Your local Children's Centres 

 

Hillside children's Centre, 1 Leatherhead Close, Holmleigh Road, N16 5QR

A 41 place Children’s Centre offering full day care for children aged 6 months to 5 years. Places can be split into part time places or one to two days per week.

Services include:

• Childcare from 7.45am-5.45pm

• Child and family health visitors, including midwives

• Speech and language therapists and dieticians

• Training for parents (including first aid)

• Childminding Drop–ins

• Play sessions for babies and toddlers

• Baby yoga and baby massage

• Turkish–only dietetic clinic

 

Visit:  www.learningtrust.co.uk/childrens_centres/hillside.aspx f or up-to-date listings

 

Linden Children's Centre. 86-92 Rectory Road, N16 7SH

Services include:

• Day care for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Call 0207 2549939 to find out more

• Free home safety equipment for eligible families

• Clinical psychologists to help children with emotional and behavioural difficulties (call 0207 6834611)

• Family practitioners to support you at home or at the centre

• A drop in clinic where you can get your baby weighed and immunised and meet with the health visitors (Tuesdays 9.30am-11am)

• A dietician clinic (Thursdays 9am-5pm)

• Support in gaining employment, writing a CV and interview skills

 

Visit: www.learningtrust.co.uk/childrens_centres/linden.aspx for up-to-date listings

 

 

Factory Children's Centre, 107 Matthias Road, N16 8NP

Services include

 

Visit: www.thefactorycommunityproject.co.uk/ for up-to-date listings