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What are Best Start Family Hubs?

A Best Start Family Hub is somewhere that provides a range of services for families in one location. They offer guidance and information to help you and your family access the advice and support you may need.

Services include:

  • support for home learning
  • parenting information and groups
  • stay and play sessions
  • midwifery
  • health visiting
  • infant feeding advice

They can also help you access other support services, such as:

  • support for your physical and mental health
  • housing and debt advice
  • youth services
  • domestic abuse support

 

Who are Best Start Family Hubs for?

You can get support from a Best Start Family Hub if you’re:

  • a parent or carer of a child aged 0 to 19, or 25 with special educational needs or a disability
  • pregnant
  • a young person up to the age of 19, or up to 25 for a young person with special educational needs or a disability

 

Find out more

You can find out more below about the services on offer, you can also:

Visit the Best Start Family Hubs website 

Visit the Best Start Family Hubs facebook page

Sign up to Best Start Family Hubs to be kept informed of the support, groups and courses they offer.

 

Child development and school readiness

  • supporting personal, social and emotional development
  • encouraging physical development with gross such as walking, jumping and fine motor skills such as mark making and hand eye coordination
  • promoting communication and language from pre-birth to age 5

These skills help children develop as confident and curious learners and who are able to take full advantage of the learning opportunities presented to them in school.

Parenting aspirations and parenting skills

  • a range of advanced parenting classes
  • family support including outreach and home visiting
  • help you find training or work opportunities
  • provide information on childcare and early learning and local support groups
  • support to build on your strengths and supporting your aspirations, so parents/carers are able to give their children the best start in life.

Child and family health and life chances

  • promoting good mental health for both children and their family
  • information on healthy eating and oral health
  • safeguarding – helping to reduce risk factors so both children and their families are safe
  • helping you to improve both their immediate wellbeing and their future life chances
Best Start Family Hubs Registration FormSign up to be kept inform with what is happening at your local family hub.Follow link toBest Start Family Hubs Registration Form
Best Start Family Hubs InstagramKeep up to date with groups and courses run by North Somerset Family Hubs via Instagram Follow link toBest Start Family Hubs Instagram
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Breastfeeding and Parenting BookshelfYou’ll find books on breastfeeding and specialist titles on other topics including sleep and introducing solid foods and they are all available to borrow at North Somerset Libraries.Download PDF (556 KB)
The Healthy Start SchemeThe Healthy Start Scheme provides eligible families with a pre-loaded digital card. This can be used to buy fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables, milk, and free vitamins.Follow link toThe Healthy Start Scheme
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Further reading

Man reading paperHealthy Early Years tagsFood and Nutrition Standards for Early Years SettingsThis page outlines the statutory and non-statutory guidance around food and drink for early years settings.Find out more about 'Food and Nutrition Standards for Early Years Settings'Save Food and Nutrition Standards for Early Years Settings to favourites
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