Children's Centres

Sure Start Children's Centres - The Place for Children and Families

Islington’s Sure Start Children’s Centres offer children and their families all the services they need to thrive and make the most of life’s opportunities.

These are the services provided by the 16 Children’s Centres situated throughout Islington:

• Care and education for children until they start school
• Child and family health services
• Family support

Each Children’s Centre houses a nursery and you will have access to drop-in and stay and play sessions and health advice and services to help you before and after the birth of your baby. If you are looking for advice on training or getting a job, your local Children’s Centre can help with that too.

Many Children’s Centres run activities for fathers and all Children’s Centres encourage all parents and carers to join in to contribute to the life of the Centre and to shape and steer its services.

Sometimes all services are provided in one building and sometimes in a range of venues. Everyone in Islington is within walking distance of a Children’s Centre. To find out which Children’s Centre is nearest to you click on the link to Local Centres on the left-hand side of this page to view a map showing Islington’s Children’s Centres.

To find out more about what’s going on at your local Children’s Centre, and to see the full range of services and activities available, click on the Centre Activities link on the left-hand side of this page.

The Children's Centre leaflet, as well as translations, can be downloaded by clicking on the links in the Downloadable Documents section below.