🧸 Children’s Centres Support

Have you registered with your local Children’s Centre?
They offer a fantastic range of:

• 👩‍👧 Parenting courses

• 🧘 Support groups

• 🗣️ Expert advice

• 🎉 Fun events and activities for young children

If you're not yet registered, it's easy to do:
👉 Visit www.kent.gov.uk/childrenscentres

📱 Stay in the loop by following your local centre on Facebook for the latest updates, events and news.

🏠 Sure Steps Children’s Centre – Ashford

Sure Steps is your local hub for family support and early years development.
Get in touch to find out what’s currently on offer — from playgroups and wellbeing sessions to parenting advice and baby classes.

☎️ Useful Contact Numbers

• 🩺 Health Visitors – 01304 873590

• 🍼 Kent Baby Matters (Breastfeeding Support) – 0300 302 0223

• 🚑 NHS Direct – Call 111

• 🛑 24hr Domestic Abuse Helpline – 0808 2000 247

• 🧒 NSPCC Child Protection Line – 0808 800 5000

🌐 Trusted Resources & Apps

🍼 NHS Pregnancy & Baby Guide

📚 200+ pages of tips, videos and tools for every stage of pregnancy and early parenting.
🔗 Explore the NHS Guide

👨‍👩‍👧 Family Lives

Find advice on:

• 👶 Bonding with your baby

• 😴 Sleep routines

• 😤 Tantrums & discipline

• 🍽️ Eating challenges
  🔗 Visit Family Lives

👩‍⚕️ NCT – Parenting Charity

A trusted source for:

• 🍼 Antenatal & postnatal classes

• 📘 Evidence-based parenting advice
  🔗 NCT Website

🧷 Kent Baby Matters

Find local:

• 👩‍⚕️ Breastfeeding groups

• 🏥 Specialist clinics

• 🤱 Peer support networks
  🔗 Kent Baby Matters

📲 Born to Move App

An NHS app for parents of newborns through to preschool age.
✅ Available on iOS and Android

🎮 SmarterPlay App

Free app offering:

• 🏀 Activities for young children

• 🗓️ Events near you

• 🧠 Parenting support tools
  ✅ Available on iPhone and Android

💛 Support for Life’s Big Moments

We understand family life has its ups and downs. You’ll find help and resources for:

• 👶 Welcoming a New Baby

• 💔 Parental Separation

• 🕊️ Bereavement & Loss

• 🏥 Family Illness

You're never alone — there’s always support available to guide you. 🤝