Children & Family Hub / Best Start / Parenting & Support
Need support for your child or family?
Hackney’s Children & Family Hubs are a one stop shop offering information, help and support for families from conception up to age 19 (or 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND)).
Quick Links
- Find your nearest Children & Family Hub (directory + timetables).
- Best Start in Life (advice from pregnancy to starting school).
- Free online parenting support (Togetherness) — access code: HERITAGE: (details below).
- 24/7 pregnancy, parenting & feeding support (Anya).
- 15 hours funded childcare for some 2 year olds (Hackney guidance).
Children & Family Hubs bring together support such as family support, infant feeding support, mental health support, debt guidance, support into employment, housing support, early years education, and stay-and-play provision.
Where are the hubs
Hackney has four Children & Family Hubs (each aligned to neighbourhood areas).
- Ann Tayler Children & Family Hub — 1–13 Triangle Road, E8 3RP
- Daubeney Children & Family Hub — Daubeney Road, E5 0EG
- Linden Children & Family Hub — 86/92 Rectory Road, N16 7SH
- Woodberry Down Children & Family Hub — Spring Park Drive (off Green Lanes), N4 2NP
Check what’s on near you: Hub timetables and information are available via Hackney Education.
Best Start in Life provides advice and support for your child’s development from pregnancy to childcare and early years education, right through to starting school.
Hackney families can access free online support to help with communication, stress, conflict, and parenting skills.
Understanding your child: toddler to teenager (free access)
You can sign up online and use the access code ‘HERITAGE’ for free access.
Hackney’s Start for Life and Family Hubs programme offers FREE premium access to Anya for resident parents and parents to be.
How to access free premium: download the app and enter your full Hackney postcode during sign up (premium access is applied automatically).
Get Anya: https://anya.health/hackney/
Hackney guidance explains how some families can access 15 hours of funded childcare for 2 year olds (typically for 38 weeks a year).
Hackney’s Children & Family Hubs information includes a dedicated dads offer.
Join our coffee mornings & father’s circles.
Contact: FFB@hackney.gov.uk.
Hackney also publishes a document describing the Children & Family Hubs and Start for Life offer, including themes such as maternity, health visiting, infant feeding, parenting support, early language, and early childhood education and care.