What Best Start Family Hubs offer

Your family can get information, advice and guidance on:

• childcare and childcare support
• services that can support families with their finances
• local services for parents, young people and children 

You can browse our Family Help Online pages for advice and support for families.

You can find out about the events, activities and groups run within Best Start Family Hubs.

You can search for childcare in the Brighton & Hove Childcare Directory.

You can join groups and workshops including:

• early language and home learning
• SEND support
• parenting and parental relationships
• physical and mental health
• expectant and new parents

Use our events, activities and groups calendar to find out what's on in our Best Start Family Hubs across the city.

We can offer families who face more complex challenges intensive one-to-one support.

We look at the needs of the whole family and work with each member to help make positive changes. We can offer this support for a few weeks or up to 9 months. 

Refer a child or family for early help or tell us you're worried about a child.

Midwives and Health Visiting teams are based in Best Start Family Hubs. They provide a range of services from pregnancy to age 19. You can also get support to stop smoking and help with feeding babies and young children. 

We provide childcare and early education at nurseries located with Best Start Family Hubs. 

Find childcare in Brighton & Hove and find out what childcare support you can get.

We work with youth providers to offer support, activities and services for young people. We also offer opportunities for young people to have a say in the way we run services and specialist support for young people in care. 

Find advice and support for young people.

We can support young carers and their families with information, advice and guidance, one to one family support and assessments. More information is available for Young carers on the Carers Centre website.

We can help parents and carers prepare for employment with support, training, volunteering and accessing childcare. We also offer careers advice, better-off calculations, CV writing and support to prepare for interviews. 

Refer a parent carer for Best Start Family Hubs employment support.

Offer your time and experience or build your confidence and skills by helping to support families across the city.

Find a role that suits you in a wide range of settings either within Best Start Family Hubs themselves or in other community settings like nurseries, NHS services or charities.

All roles come with full training and support, including a free Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

To get in contact with your local Best Start Family Hubs Coordinator and find out more: