Childcare, family support and children's centres
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Hackney Children and Family Hubs
Information about Hackney Children and Family Hubs that provide families access to local services, guidance and advice
Your child's journey from birth to five
The Birth to Five resource has been created to support your journey into parenting
Children’s Centre and Family Hub nursery fees
Information about changes to nursery fees at Children's Centres and Children and Family Hubs from September 2025
Parenting courses and family support
Help and support available to parents including family support services, parenting programmes
Face to face support for parents
Meet the Family Information Service for advice about childcare, funding support and services
Children's centre services
Information about services, support and activities for families with children
Children's Centre Childcare Consultation
Information about proposals to make changes to the way some of its children’s centres deliver nursery provision to children aged between 6 months and 5 years
Lessons learned review - children's centres consultation and judicial review 2024
A lessons learned review was commissioned by the Mayor of Hackney to reflect on factors leading to judicial review and to help the Council learn from the process
Commission into affordable childcare
The Commission looked into the local childcare offer and made a number of recommendations
Early years strategy
The Early Years Strategy sets out the Council’s vision, priorities and principles that underpin all the services it provides for young children and their families
Early years home learning activities
Activities for parents and carers to do at home with under fives.