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Best Start Family Hub

Our Best Start Family Hub – City of London is your single place to find support and services for children, young people and families, from pregnancy to age 25, within the City of London (the Square Mile).
You can also access information for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
The services you already use are still available, and it’s now easier to find and access the support you need, when you need it.

The Best Start Family Hub – City of London brings together online and in-person services, including:
• Best Start in Life services for 0–5s
• SEND
• Youth Services
• Health and wellbeing services
• Support for parents and carers 

For information on accessing the Best Start Family Hub click here or the red button below.

If you have any questions about the Family Hub offer, please email BestStartFamilyHub@cityoflondon.gov.uk or call 020 3838 1420.

Useful tips to find what you are looking for on our Best Start Family Hub
• Click on the ‘I’m looking for…’ boxes below to find out more about support in specific areas.
• The City of London has a termly timetable of events suitable for families and young people which you can download here.

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Information on accessing the Best Start Family Hub - City of London here
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City of London Timetable of Services and Activities for Children and Families

A termly timetable of services and activities for children and families.

Download here!
City of London Timetable - January to April 2026

Building Confidence and Managing Anxiety in Your Child

This is a two-part online webinar by First Steps aimed at parents of children aged 11-years and under with difficulties in the context of worries and anxiety. 

Watch the video
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