Children, young people and families support directory

Best Start children’s centres offer services, activities and support for families with children under 5. Most activities, apart from childcare are either offered free or at a small cost. Every centre is unique and provides a wide range of services and activities you might need as a family with a baby or young child, for example, midwife appointments, child health review.

Our children’s centre services are delivered by three main hubs who plan and co-ordinate the services across the locality:

North hub

Kensington Avenue Children’s Centre

With services also running from:

• Winterbourne Children’s Centre
• PIP House

Central hub

Selhurst Children’s Centre

With services also running from:

• Aerodrome Children’s Centre
• Malling Close Children’s Centre
• Shirley Children’s Centre

South hub: coming later in 2022

Services continue to be delivered from:

• Byron Children’s Centre
• New Addington Children’s Centre
• Purley Oaks Children’s Centre
• Woodlands Children’s Centre

This service is for:

• Mothers-to-be and parents of children aged 0 to 5.