Children's centres
Children's Centre Commissioning
Autumn Winter 2011
Each of our children's centres has a fun variety of activities for you and your little ones to enjoy this autumn and winter. Select the centre near you to find out more:
- Ham Children's Centre
(pdf, 648KB) - Heathfield Children's Centre(pdf, 896KB)
- Mortlake Hall and Castelnau Community Centre(pdf, 1173KB)
- Norman Jackson Children's Centre(pdf, 1162KB)
- Welcare(pdf, 1136KB)
What services do children’s centres offer?
Children’s centres are a partnership between the Council, schools, the Primary Care Trust, Richmond Housing Partnership, the Metropolitan Police, the voluntary and community sector, Jobcentre Plus, the private sector and local families.
Children’s centres offer:
- Early years provision
- Family support and parental outreach
- Child and family health services
- Parental involvement
- Links with Jobcentre Plus
- Support and outreach services to parents/carers and children who have been identified as in need of them
- Information and advice to parents and carers on a range of subjects
- Support to childminders via a co-ordinated network
- Drop-in sessions and other activities for children, parents and carers
- Midwifery and health visiting services
- Adult education and family learning
- Specialist services such as speech and language therapy and child and adolescent mental health support
Where are the children’s centres?
- Ham - Ham Children's Centre
- Whitton - Heathfield Children's Centre
- Barnes - North Barnes Children's Centre
- Hampton - Norman Jackson Children's Centre
- Twickenham - Welcare
Map showing children's centres
Contact the Family Information Service
For more information, please contact the Family Information Service.
Family Information Service
Education, Children's and Cultural Services Directorate,
First floor
44 York Street
Twickenham
TW1 3BZ
Telephone: 020 8831 6298
Email: fis@richmond.gov.uk
Our hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.