All families need a range of services, ideally based or co-ordinated from one central place that is close to home. Across England, children’s centres are being developed to help families access the services they need. In Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland similar centres are also being developed to bring together locally available services.

These centres could greatly improve the lives of families with disabled children by providing appropriate information, and joining up services such as health, education, family support and care.

Thanks to funding from the Department of Heath and Department of Children, Schools and Families, Contact a Family has recently formed a children’s centre team to assist children’s centres in England develop their services for families with disabled children.

This part of the web has been developed by the children’s centre team for England but much of the information might also be of interest to people in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.

• If you are a parent click here to find out how children’s centres might help you.
• If you are a professional working in a children’s centre click here to find out how Contact a Family can assist you.
• Children’s centre bulletin - click here to see previous issues of our children’s centre bulletin.

Contact Us

Children’s centre team
If you have any questions regarding our services, or suggestions or ideas for topics you would like covered, please feel free to contact the children's centres team.

• Sheila Davies, Tel: 020 76088773 e-mail: sheila.davies@cafamily.org.uk
  
• Una Summerson, Tel: 020 76088742 e-mail: una.summerson@cafamily.org.uk
  

or write to us at 209-211 City Rd, London, EC1V 1JN.

If you are a centre based in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland and want to explore ways of working more closely with Contact a Family please contact your nation offices to find out more.