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Family Life
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Latest from the children's centre service
Children's centres continue to provide a range of services for parents-to-be and families with children under five-years-old.
Children's centre services include:
- family support and parenting
- child development
- support for new parents including breastfeeding support
- help getting back into work
- ...and much more!
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Latest news
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Child employment awareness month
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Do you know any teens 13-16 who work or are thinking about getting a part-time job? The employer must apply for a work permit for them - they are free and easy to apply for through the county council.
Parents, carers and young people should be informed about what is and isn’t covered. Work including babysitting, odd jobs for neighbours or refereeing doesn’t require a work permit. Here are some answers to common questions about working hours and the type of jobs school children can do:
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Free Covid-19 tests for households and children over 11+
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As schools return for the summer term, parents are being encouraged to keep testing. You can collect free lateral flow tests from either a government testing centre, or one of the community testing centres across the county. Anyone who does not have symptoms can now get regular rapid lateral flow tests to check for Covid-19.
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Could fostering be for you?
Foster for Nottinghamshire
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 We urgently need more foster carers for children in Nottinghamshire. Join our friendly fostering team and foster carers in an online information event to find out all about fostering, including the great support, benefits and training we offer.
Our next online information event is Thursday 13 May 2021 at 10am
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Short breaks survey
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 We want to hear your views about short break provision in Nottinghamshire.
Your views will be used to inform existing and new short break providers to help shape and develop services with the views of children and young people and their families in mind. Survey closes on Sunday 23 May 2021.
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Claim up to £2,000 towards childcare
If you are a working parent with children under 12 (or under 17 for disabled children), you could be eligible for up to £2,000 per child every year, to pay for registered childcare.
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