Early Years
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has eight
children’s centres; they each offer children and their families all
the services they need to thrive and make the most of life’s
opportunities.
Our children’s centres are situated across Kensington and
Chelsea and provide:
Our children’s centres deliver a wide range of services and
programmes for children and families. These can include registered
childcare; creche facilities; drop-in, and stay and play sessions;
health advice; and services to help you before and after the birth
of your baby. They can also help with training or finding a job.
Contact your local children's centre to find out how they can help
you.
There is a wide range of information available from our
newsletter and service leaflets. You can view them in our publications section. We will be adding
our resources to this section, so look out for the latest
information.
Latest News
Enjoy and Achieve parents consultation week 10 May to 17 May
2013
The Enjoy and Achieve programme is for parents to provide
opportunities that support young children’s personal, social and
emotional development as well as their physical development and
communication and language from pre-birth to age 5, so they can
develop as confident and curious learners.
To allow us to put together the new programme (July 2013 to
March 2014) based on identified needs, we are holding a one week
consultation during which we aim to get us many parents to complete
the attached questionnaire.
We would be grateful if you could spend a few minutes completing
the the online
survey.
Alternatively, you can download a PDF
version of the survey [PDF] (file size 281Kb). Please
return this to: Edurne Mananes, Isaac Newton Centre, 108a
Lancaster Road, London, W11 1QS.
The deadline for submitting the questionnaire is Monday
20 May 2013.
Voluntary Food and Drink guidelines for Early Years
settings in England
The Children’s Food Trust devised the
Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines for all Early Years settings
and childcare providers to:
- improve healthier food provision for
children
- increase workforce nutrition knowledge and
healthy cooking skills
- increase nutrition knowledge and healthy
cooking skills of families
The guidelines set out the appropriate types,
amounts and frequencies of food and drink to provide to meet the
nutrient requirements of children aged one – five years. Early
years settings provide an ideal opportunity to help every child eat
well, enjoy a varied diet and establish healthy eating habits to
take with them into their school years. You can find the Voluntary
Food and Drink Guidelines on
The Children’s Food Trust website.
The Healthy Eating Awards is a free scheme to
improve nutrition in all early year settings and by childminders.
The awards aim to prevent nutrition related problems in early
childhood such as unhealthy weight and dental decay, and to promote
health and wellbeing. Nutritionists and dietitians from the CLCH
Public Health Nutrition Team can work with your setting, providing
support, training and resources to help you meet the nutritional
requirements of children in your care. For further
information about the Healthy Eating Awards please visit the
Nutrition and Families pages or
contact:
Babyhood guide for parents
Our new Babyhood guide contains lots of information for families
facing challenging times with a young baby. It includes information
on nappy rash, sleeping tips, teething, and ailments such as
chickenpox.
Breastfeeding Welcome scheme
If you're a mum with a baby, it helps to know where you are
welcome to breastfeed your child when you are out and about.
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust has launched a
Breastfeeding Welcome scheme throughout Kensington and Chelsea, to
let breastfeeding mothers know where they will be made
especially welcome.
For further details please visit the People First website.