About Children’s centres

Children’s centres provide a variety of good quality services and information to children under five and their families.

What children's centres can offer

Luton's children's centres support families and communities. They provide a one-stop shop for information, advice and suppport for families. Children under 5 and their families benefit from a range of flexible services and support when they need it. The centres are dotted all over Luton making them easy to access. They bring together local services which may be all under one roof, or close by in the community. The overall aim of the centres is to support you in the everyday challenges that you face in bringing up young children.

What you can expect

Children's centres provide a wide range of services including:

effective links with Job Centre Plus who will give support in finding a job, accessing training opportunities and can also offer information sessions on benefits and family tax credit
information on early year's provision, both pre-school and nurseries
information on childminders and childminder support groups
advice and support on a range of child and family health issues, through established links with health teams/professionals, such as health visitors, midwives, dietician, oral health promotion
drop in sessions, stay and play sessions, providing activities for children to play and learn
support for families and children with additional needs
support for young parents
toy libraries, enabling families to access a range of toys and resources at an affordable price

Children Centre Leaflets are now available in different languages such as Polish,Bengali and Urdu.