Loughborough collaborates with a local Children’s Centre to provide early support for vulnerable children and families. A site-based outreach worker connects families to essential services, ensuring a seamless link between home, school, and community resources.

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Brixton/Tulse Hill Better Start Area

Brixton/Tulse Hill Better Start Area which comprises Jubilee Children’s Centre, Loughborough Children’s Centre and Brockwell Children's Centre.   Brixton/Tulse Hill Children's Centres provide a child centred, friendly, safe and homely environment for families and children aged 0-5, giving access to a range of high quality, fun and stimulating activities.

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Through these centres, we offer professional and confidential advice and support, as well as somewhere to meet other parents/carers.

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Advice and support may relate to housing, parenting, childcare options, ante and post-natal queries, getting back into training or work and managing finances.

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Our core purpose is to reduce inequalities for young children and families in the following areas:

• Child development and school readiness
• Parenting aspirations, self-esteem and parenting skills
• Child and family health and life chances

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Jubilee, Brockwell and Loughborough Children’s Centres offer a range of services in addition to those advertised within this timetable.  If you have children under the age of 5, you may wish to access some of the wonderful services provided by our Children's Centre. Please click to see the full range of activities on offer or drop by the Children’s Centre to speak to one of our amazing workers and find out more.

Family support

Brixton and Tulse Hill Children’s Centre’s offers a range of 1-2-1 support services in addition to the group sessions advertised in the timetable. Our Better Start Workers (previously known as Outreach Workers) are here to provide flexible family support, to meet you and your child’s needs.

Examples of the support they can provide local families:

·         Foodbank vouchers

·         Speech and Language Therapy referrals

·         Accessing the free childcare offer

·         Domestic violence support

·         Parenting, routines and boundaries

·         Support for families with no recourse to public funds

·         Special needs and disability support and advice

·         Working with young parents

·         Support for non-English speakers

Outreach services include home visiting and support to access other services and information at the centre or in the local community.

Meet the Better Start workers: Better Start Workers