What is a Children's Centre?
Children's Centres offer all families with children under five a range of services, information and support in their local community.
The support varies according to local needs but most centres offer the following:
- advice during pregnancy and when your baby is born
- home visiting
- family drop-ins
- parenting support
- information about your child's health needs
- training courses to improve your life skills or help you back to work
- help finding specialist groups and services.
Centres work closely with other local organisations, so if there is something they can't help you with themselves, they will usually be able to give you details of an organisation who can.
Children Centre locations
Centre locations were chosen following widespread consultation with schools, parents and carers. Discussions also involved health services, voluntary and private organizations working with the centres to provide services.
Churchwood Children's Centre in St Leonards
Communities currently served by a Children’s Centre include:
- Bexhill
- Eastbourne
- Hailsham
- Hastings & St Leonards
- Lewes
- Newhaven
- Peacehaven
- Polegate.
If you want to come along you can find your local Children's Centre.
Future plans
By 2010 every community in East Sussex will have access to a Children’s Centre. If you would like to know more about the development of Children's Centres please contact the Early Years, Childcare and Extended Schools Service.
