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Contact us

If you cannot find what you are looking for please email: fyis@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk

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Please contact Childrens Services 0300 300 8585  (out of hours 0300 300 8123). If it's an emergency and a child is in immediate danger, call 999.

Planned Essential Maintenance

Please be aware that this website will be down between 9:00 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesday 22 May 2024 for some essential maintenance work. You will not be able to use this website including the Parent Portal and the Provider Portal during this time.

Parenting Support

Children's Centres

Children’s Centres deliver groups and sessions on a number of different topics including:

  • child and family health services - antenatal, postnatal, baby self-weigh
  • parenting support
  • child development and learning – Stay and Play, Baby and Me, Dad and Me, Little Explorers
  • Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) – Stay and Sign, sessions for parents and carers to connect, SEND Stay and Play
  • feeding – breastfeeding (Brasserie), Introducing Solids
  • speech and language
  • first aid
  • wellbeing

Home-Start Central Bedfordshire

Home-Start Central Bedfordshire offers the following parenting courses:

School Term Dates

2023 - 2024 School Term Dates

Apply for 2 year old funding

Latest News and Events

National Wraparound Childcare Programme

Careers in Early Years

Find out more about working in Early Years and Childcare

SEND Local Offer (Opens in New Window)

Information about education, health and care services, voluntary agencies, leisure activities and support groups for children and young people with SEND

Holiday Activities and Food Programme (HAF) (Opens in New Window)

Fun, free activities for children and young people aged 5 and upwards during the Easter, Summer and Christmas school holidays. The programme is for children eligible for benefit related free school meals.

 

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided in this directory, we do not accept any responsibility or liability for any errors that have occurred. It is recommended that you always check with providers that their service or organisation meets your requirements. We offer an impartial service and we cannot recommend or endorse any providers or services listed.