Havering Children's Centres

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Welcome to Children’s Centres in Havering

Children’s centres in Havering are FREE to all families with a child aged under five who live in the borough. If you are expecting a baby or have children aged 0-5 years, your local Children’s Centre is able to provide support, advice and access to services and activities delivered as part of the Children’s Centres activity programme.    

You must live in the borough and be registered to use our children’s centres - if you haven’t registered yet, you can register at your local centre using our online form. Please see the details here: 

Children's Centres Registration Form - London Borough of Havering Council - Citizen Space

Programme from 13th April to 22nd May 2026

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  2. Pregnancy and new birth

    Are you expecting a baby? Would you like some extra support? Please see the services below which the children’s centers have available. Baby Massage The course is facilitated by our trained Infant Massage Instructors in-person over five weeks. Baby Massage can support a babies overall development,…

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  3. Breast, bottle and baby feeding

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  4. Eating, teeth, toileting and home safety workshops

    Toileting workshop:  This is a 45-minute virtual workshop designed to support families throughout their child’s potty-training journey. Through this session, Early Years Practitioners will provide information and guidance on: recognising and understanding the signs that your child may be ready to start potty training, when/how…

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  5. Healthy Start

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  6. the best start for life - the first 1001 days

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  7. School readiness in Havering

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  8. Butterflies - perinatal mental health and wellbeing group

    A peer support group for parents to be and parents with children up to the age of one year.  The Butterflies Peer Support group provides in-person groups and telephone support for families who are experiencing perinatal mental illness, anxiety, depression and low mood since becoming pregnant…

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  9. Safer sleeping

    Knowing how to position your baby when sleeping, what mattress and bedding is best, what temperature their room should be and whether to co-sleep are all important to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Advice is available from the Lullaby Trust on safer…

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  10. Dads and male carers

    We encourage dads to be/dads/Male Carers to use all our services; we know that this is not always possible due to work and other commitments, so are flexible in how we deliver services to include evenings and Saturdays. We also hold sessions every other Saturdays…

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  11. Parenting Offer

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  12. Parent's Voice (Parent Advisory Group)

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  13. Vaccination Clinics for Childhood Vaccines

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  14. Child Safety

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  15. SEND Early Years Support Service (SEND EYSS)

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