Kent Children's Services
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KCC Children's Centres
KCC Children's Centres
→ KAE Autism Awareness Course Autumn 2022
→ FareShare food parcels - now available at Tonbridge and Malling Children's Centres
→ Cygnet Courses Cygnet courses delivered by The Children's Centres in Kent
→ The Princess Project is a charity operating across Maidstone, Medway, Tonbridge and Malling. They offer; Totcycle baby/toddler bank (delivery only), a Mum2Mum befriending service & gift bags for new mums
→ The Princess Project Brochure P1
Brochure P2
Mum2Mum Referral Form â
Totcycle Referral form
→ KCC Children's Centres have a wide virtual package to support families. These services include; Family Advice, Wellbeing Support, Baby Groups & Social Skills Cookery Clubs. Check out their latest offers!
Kent Educational Psychology Service
Kent Educational Psychology Service
→ Click here for more information on
Free 30min phone/video consultations with an educational psychologist, are available in Kent, for parents.
→ Kent Educational Psychology Service
NHS Children's Therapies The Pod
NHS Children's Therapies The Pod
→ NHS The Pod, the NHS Integrated Children’s Therapies Teams resources; referral portal, information and recommended strategies which support children and young people to develop their skills to their full potential so that they can participate in everyday activities.
→ Occupational Therapy: This team offers support for children and young people who are experiencing difficulties with participating in everyday activities or occupations. Click here for access to universal advice and links to refer a child for Occupational Therapy.
→ Physiotherapy: Paediatric (children and young peoples) physiotherapy provides specialist assessment and a range of therapeutic interventions to enable children with physical difficulties to reach their full potential.
Click here for universal advice and links to refer a child for Physiotherapy.
→ Care Coordination Service: This is a service for babies and children (up to 7 years of age) who present with an identified condition or disability which is impacting on or has the potential to impact upon their long-term development and/or function.
Click here to access further information and to make a referral.
NHS Children's Therapies The Pod: Training
→ BEAM/Fizzy Training & Sensory Circuits
These are sensory-motor skills programmes to use with children in a nursery or school setting.
→ Sensory Processing in the Classroom and Use of Sensory Circuits
Workshops for KCC staff
NHS School Health
NHS School Health
→ Education Support If you are a school or an organisation that works with children, young people or families, Education Support can support you in a number of ways. Click on the link to find out more.
→ School Health Kent
School Health Kent is a team of school nurses and practitioners who work with children, young people and families in Kent. You do not have to be in school to use this service. Click on the link to find out more.
ChatHealth: Text: 07520 618850
Young people aged 11-19, can use their confidential and anonymous texting service to have direct access to a nurse (Mon to Fri, 9 am to 5 pm).
Young People:
Call: 0800 0113 474 to speak confidentially to a Single Point of Access (SPA) Team member.
Parents/Carers:
Call: 0800 0113 474 to speak confidentially to a Single Point of Access (SPA) team member.
Complete an online referral form
NHS Under-Fives Professionals Hub
NHS Under-Fives Professionals Hub - The Health Visiting Service supports families with a new baby or child under five years old by offering advice and guidance.
Online Leaflet Information on the Support Available to Families
Free online courses for anyone who is pregnant or caring for a child in Kent.
Health visiting referral forms
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Use their referral form if you would like to refer a family to Kent Health Visiting.
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Use their moving into the area form if you would like to let them know a family with under-fives has moved into Kent.
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Visit the Specialist Infant Feeding Team page for more information on making a referral for support or to access a breast pump.
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Use their integrated review referral form if you are an early years setting or childminder and would like to refer a child for an integrated review at two meeting.
Support for Kent families
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Kent Baby – has a range of information and support for parents and carers of under-fives.
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Child health clinics - advice, information and support for parents and their child's health and development.
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Beside You – help and support with breastfeeding including details of local breastfeeding drop-in sessions.
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Born to move app – encouraging play and interaction to help the learning and development of your baby’s brain at this early stage, building the foundations for a healthy, confident child.
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Parenting courses on a variety of topics including starting solids and toilet training.
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One You Kent offers support to families to go smoke-free, lose weight, get active or just feel better about life.
One You has a special team dedicated to supporting expectant families or with a baby up to 12 weeks of age, offer weekly support at a time convenient to you to offer non-judgement support and advice. -
Family Partnership Programme – available to families living in Kent who have experienced difficulties such as poverty, mental health issues, family problems or domestic abuse.
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Specialist Infant Feeding Service - works with families whose babies are experiencing feeding problems requiring more intensive or specialist support.
