Support for 0-5 year olds

Support

If at any time during your child's first 5 years you have concerns around behaviour, development, feeding or anything that is causing you anxiety, the Health Visiting service is here to help. To get in contact with the service call 020 8339 8000 or email hvadminhub@yourhealthcare.org

Breastfeeding and Infant feeding support: from Your Healthcare

Sleep Workshops: Understand more about sleep and how to establish a bedtime routine. Online workshops for parents of babies between 4 months to 3 years. Find out more by emailing kingstonccs@achievingforchildren.org.uk

Talk to Me: For families with children under 2. Discover ways of encouraging the language and communication skills of your child. Email communitylearningkae@kingston.gov.uk to find out more. Please note there may be a charge for this course.

Beyond Birth: This programme is set up to help parents who have had unexpectedly difficult or challenging birth-related experiences and need support after leaving the postnatal ward or maternity care.

HENRY: support for families to provide the best start in life for babies and children

Play sessions

Join Kingston Baby Talk to find out what’s happening near you or online

Stay and Play sessions: Welcare, Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM.

All Saints Church, Mondays & Thursdays: 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Online interactive rhyme time every Monday and Wednesday with Kingston Children’s Centre. Lots of fun, action songs and rhymes for you and your children.

Online Toy Library: where you can borrow toys for free to help keep your children occupied and engaged. For more information email kingstonccs@achievingforchildren.org.uk

Children's Centres

Kingston Town

Tolworth

Old Malden

Chessington

Keeping active

Mother & Baby Pilates: Suitable for all mums and babies aged from 6-8 weeks to pre-crawlers (after post-natal check). Email communitylearningkae@kingston.gov.uk to find out more. Please note there may be a charge for this course.

Need some additional help

Growbaby: Growbaby provides formula, nappies, baby food, baby clothes and equipment (up to 5 years)

Little Village HQ: Provide free baby equipment. To receive support, you need to be referred by a professional, such as a midwife, health visitor, food bank or local mutual support groups.

If you are pregnant and receive benefits or are under 18 you could be eligible for Healthy Start Vouchers. With Healthy Start, you get free vouchers every week to spend on milk, fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables, fresh, dried, and tinned pulses, and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins.

Sure Start Maternity Grant is a one-off payment you might get to help with the cost of baby things if you are getting certain benefits or tax credits.

Find out what other maternity and paternity benefits and leave you may be eligible for on the NHS website.