Children, young people and families support directory
Best Start Service children's centres
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
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.
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