Please click on your district on the map below to find your nearest centre.
What are Children’s Centres?
Children’s centres are places that provide information and services for families with young children. On average, a children’s centre will serve a community with about 800 children under five years old.
These are the sorts of services you might find in our Kent Children’s Centres:
- High quality early education and childcare for children aged 0 to 5, available in hours to suit working parents
- Drop-in sessions for parents and children
- Ante-natal classes and baby clinics
- Information and advice about breastfeeding, parenting and speech & language
- Services for children with special needs and disabilities
- Links to local schools and holiday playschemes
- Encouragement and support for parents thinking about training or finding a new job
- Links to a childminder network
- Support from Kent Children and Families Information Service to provide a range of information about childcare and related issues for families
For further information about Children's Centres, please download and view the following leaflets:
These leaflets are available in other languages
Baby Life Checks
The Baby Life Check is an NHS service that provides information about how you can keep your baby healthy and happy. It also informs you about local services which you may find useful.
To use the service, please use the link below and follow the on screen instructions.