Early Years
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has nine 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
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Family Film and Community Event
Book to watch the
Family Film Rio, then stay for our community event. Activities will
include a cake decorating demonstration, story telling, face
painting and massage (please telephone to book a time slot for face
painting and massage). Also available is information on child oral
health, outreach and family service. Healthy snacks will be
provided.
The film will be shown on Wednesday 15 February 2012 from 10am
to midday - please ring to book places. Our community event
will be a drop-in on the same day from 1pm - 4pm, and both
will be held at St Quintin Children’s Centre 90 Highlever Road
London W10 6PN
Tel: 020 8968 2580
- Latymer Family Centre has closed due to the
long-term redevelopment of the Latymer area. Please visit the
children's centre
webpages to see where you local centre
is. You can also find out about local toddler groups in the
borough.
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.