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Bright Start Islington
Services for under-5s and their families.
You can find Bright Start Islington services in children’s centres, nurseries, health centres, community centres and libraries across Islington. Bright Start supports families from pregnancy to a child’s fifth birthday. As well as childcare and early education, Bright Start Islington provides activities and services including:
Stay and play sessions: toys and activities for under-5s
Child health clinics
Health visiting
Parenting programmes
Free healthy start vitamins
Speech and language therapy
Breastfeeding support and infant feeding advice
Benefits advice
Help with finding work
Bright Start venues are places you can meet other parents, support each other, and you can make your voice heard by getting involved in designing and reviewing local services. To find out about activities see the Bright Start timetables on Islington Directories.
Bright Start Islington
For more information about your local Bright Start Islington services call the Family Information
Service on 020 7527 5959
Incredible Years Groups
View the latest information on the Incredible Years Groups here.
The Incredible Years timetable is available here.
Follow this link for information on Parenting & Family Support from Islington Council
Follow these links below for information on all aspects of health and education:
Healthy Eating – Voluntary Food and Drink Guidelines for Early Years Settings in England – A Practical Guide
Speech and language – Experts in helping children develop the speech, language and communication skills they need to thrive in a 21st century world.
Sleep– how much sleep does your child really need
Free Early Education– Is your child entitled to Free early Learning- Follow the link below to find out.
Healthy Start
What is Healthy Start?
With Healthy Start, you get free vouchers every week to spend on milk, plain fresh and frozen fruit and vegetables, and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins. Pregnant or have children under the age of four? You could qualify if you’re on benefits, or if you’re pregnant and under 18.
Check if you qualify
For fast, friendly, anytime, trusted NHS advice on breastfeeding. Follow the link here
Change4Life is here to help your family be healthier and happier. Find out more by following the link here.
Apps to manage your health
From comparing supermarket ingredients to easing your stress and anxiety, the apps featured in our new digital apps library can support your health and wellbeing. Please click on the Live Well Hub link.
For information and advice about childcare, activities and services for parents and carers, children and young people please click here.
Public Health England has launched their new example menus to help early years professionals plan healthy meals for children in their care.