Barking and Dagenham Family Information - Online
This on-line directory brings together information on local and national services and help available for children, young people, parents, carers, families and the practitioners working with them.
To begin your search, please select a category or search for a provider beginning with a letter of the alphabet.
This section lists Early Years and Childcare provisions in the Borough. This includes day nurseries, pre-schools, school nurseries, out of school clubs, including holiday clubs, and more.
GOV.UK information and advice on keeping children safe in out of school settings
Five steps to choosing childcare
This section lists childcare providers offering 2, 3 and 4 year old and 30 hours funding.
Childcare Choices - Government help with childcare costs is expanding. Whether you have toddlers or teens, you could get childcare support.
Gov.uk have a number of information pages on how to get help with childcare:
The Holiday Activity and Food (HAF) Programme has lots of different free exciting activities available for children and young people aged 4 to 18 (Reception to Year 13) who are eligible for benefit-related free school meals.
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There is also a range of activities in our leisure centres, parks, libraries and children’s centres.
To find out more about what’s on in B&D click here.
Information about provision across education, health and social care for children and young people with disability including support for their families.
The Barking and Dagenham SEND Local Offer website is an important resource for parents, carers and young persons with special educational needs. It serves as a hub of information, guidance, and support.
Information on local schools and colleges along with education support available to families.
Also see LBBD Schools and Learning for School Admissions, Learning and more.
Information on health clinics and health and wellbeing services.
Children and young people's health and wellbeing