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.