Children and Families Our services give children and young people and their families the opportunity to enjoy the benefits and prosperity of the borough, its economic, educational, cultural, social and community life.
Find out what you've been saying about our childcare provision in Southwark. We've just completed a six month review and the full Childcare sufficiency assessment (pdf 1.2mb) is available to view. To view this document you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader on your pc.
Activities for children and young people
Find out about activities for children and families in your local area, including our spring calendar of activities for families with young children. Young people aged 13 to 19 can find out about activities and events on the Whatever website.
Family information service
Contact the family information service for free impartial guidance and advice on children and family services in Southwark.
Children and family care
Our children and family care services help support families experiencing difficulties.
Adoption and foster care
The adoption and foster care service recruits and supports foster carers and adoptive families to look after those children who cannot be cared for within their own family.
Nurseries and childcare
Find information about nurseries and childcare, including pre-schools, parent and toddler groups and out of school clubs.
Help and advice
Our help and advice pages have information and useful links for a range of issues.
Protecting children from harm
Children have a right to grow up safe from harm. Find out about protecting children from harm.
Youth offending
The youth offending team works to prevent offending by children and young people.
Southwark Youth Council
Southwark youth council is a voice for young people run by young people.
Young Southwark partnership
The Young Southwark Partnership is a partnership of the key agencies for children, young people and their families in Southwark.
Publications
Our publications pages contain all the strategies, reports and guidance relating to children and families in Southwark.
Education and learning
Our education and learning pages give information about Southwark schools, including admissions, pupil welfare and health, special education needs and school term dates.
Contact us
Family information service
Freephone: 0800 013 0639
family.info@southwark.gov.uk
www.southwark.gov.uk/cypdirectory
15 Spa Road
London
SE16 3QW
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm (and out of hours answerphone) |