Child health and development
The City of London activities timetable displays information about the regular free events for families taking place across City of London libraries, Guildhall and Golden Lane Community Centre.
For a downloadable copy of the timetable, click here.
For information about further family events across the City, please visit our What's On section.
If you have any questions, please contact: FIS@cityoflondon.gov.uk
COLTALE (City of London Talks and Listens Enthusiastically) aims to support all children to develop their speech, language and communication skills, and further develop close partnerships between parents and early years practitioners/teachers.
For more information: COLTALE programme and home learning - City of London Family Information Service
Information and advice to signpost professionals and families on to local authority services, as well as accepting referrals on behalf of the City of London's early help services.
Targeted Early Help - City of London Family Information Service
Specialist paediatric dental care for children with special needs and in particular autistic spectrum disorders.
For more information: Finsbury Health Centre (whittington.nhs.uk)
Getting vaccinated is a normal part of growing up in the UK. It is one of many things people do to protect their children from serious diseases like meningitis, polio, measles, mumps and rubella.
For further information on child immunisation/vaccination visit our webpage: Child Immunisation: Advice and guidance - City of London Family Information Service
Listen to the City of London EY Hub Podcasts: Sherine Addai - Hackney Healthy Early Years talks to Dr. Tehseen Khan - Clinic Advisor NHS England, Raz Chinyuku - City and Hackney Public Health about the importance of Childhood Immunisation and correcting myths: City of London EY Hub Podcasts, Childhood Immunisation- Sherine Addai, Dr Tehseen Khan, Raz Chinyuku
For more information, please visit: Vaccinations for babies and children - NHS North East London (icb.nhs.uk)
To book your child an appointment for their flu vaccination at a Vaccination UK community clinic please visit: https://www.schoolvaccination.uk/catch-up-clinics
For useful oral health ideas for parents, children, adults, carers and professionals visit our Best Start in Life - City of London Family Information Service webpage and click on the Oral Health tab near the bottom of the page.
The Best Start with HENRY service in City & Hackney is supporting local families with children, from 0-5 – to provide a healthy, happy start in life for their children and the whole family on topics such as starting solids, fussy eating, eating well for less and healthy mealtimes.
For more information visit: Homepage | HENRY or HENRY (Health, Exercise, Nutrition for the really young) - City of London Family Information Service
Using the toilet is a new skill that children need to learn. You can play an important role in supporting children and their parents or carers with toilet training. Please read article written by the Department for Education (DfE) in consultation with senior health professionals in the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID). Visit website: Help for early years providers : Toilet training
The Neaman Practice is a London-based NHS primary care provider offering comprehensive health services in a patient-centred environment. To find out about child health services visit their website: Child Health Checks - The Neaman Practice
Or our webpage: The Neaman Practice - City of London Family Information Service