Family hub networks in Nottinghamshire - information for families
We are working together with partners such as the NHS, schools, and local charities to provide joined up services and give families the right support at the right time, making it easier to get information and advice. Each Family Hub Network will include at least one main physical building and other access points across Nottinghamshire. Some of these might be in schools or libraries, as well as online from our Virtual Family Hub on Notts Help Yourself.
Family Hub Networks aim to offer a range of help and support from pregnancy and throughout childhood into early adulthood, including with preparing for a baby, child development, parenting support, health and wellbeing, relationships and communication, finances and employment.
We have rebranded our Children’s Centres as they transform into Family Hubs. We will be working together with other teams to offer support to families with older children. All of our team members will stay the same, but you will see more people working with us as we build our partnerships. Support available for families from pregnancy to 5 years won’t change.
Frequently asked questions
Family hubs offer support from pregnancy, through the child’s early years, later childhood and into young adulthood, up to the age of 19 (or up to 25 for young people with special educational needs and disabilities).
Once we have developed Nottinghamshire family hub networks, there will be places offering services and support for children, young people and families.
Services will include:
- Antenatal and postnatal appointments and sessions
- Children’s health sessions
- Early help advice
- Parenting support for mums and dads
- Play sessions
- Young people services
- Libraries
- SEND support
Professionals helping to deliver family hub network services will be there to support families and will offer advice on child health, managing behaviour, sleep issues, feeding, volunteering and more. We will work closely with other services so additional support can be offered with issues such as housing, finances, relationships and wellbeing.
There will also be a virtual family hub that families can access any time of day to find out about local services and information and advice on lots of issues such as managing a child’s behaviour, breastfeeding help, special needs and more.
We are proposing that eventually there will be family hub networks across Nottinghamshire. Wherever you live you should be able to access information, advice and support – sometimes, this might be in a dedicated building, a local school or a district council, but will also include online groups and websites.
Not every community will have a dedicated building, but everyone will have access to a new virtual family hub and services from organisations and teams across Nottinghamshire.
Each family hub network will have a main site open Monday to Friday (with some weekend opening), and a number of other places which will include other services such as libraries, young people’s centres and district councils.
Opening times will vary for each organisation involved in your local family hub network.
Want to get involved?
If you live in Nottinghamshire, there are many opportunities to shape the development of family hub networks. Find out how you can get involved.
