Latest news
New employer grant to boost quality in early years education
A new employer grant to boost quality in early years education, including paid degree apprenticeships, will help 400 early years staff upskill and qualify as teachers, strengthening the workforce and improving outcomes for children. This early years teacher degree apprenticeship allows staff to earn while learning, boosting skills and creating clear routes to higher pay, making the profession more attractive for recruitment and retention.
Evidence shows graduate-level staff significantly improve child development outcomes.
National year reading toolkit
Hearing stories, songs and rhymes from infancy strengthens brain development, builds vocabulary and supports communication skills for life. This toolkit gives you the key information to help boost reading engagement. See the toolkit.
Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine
Children are now offered the MMRV vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps, rubella and chickenpox (varicella). They are offered 2 doses of the vaccine when they are 12 months and 18 months old. Older children born on or after 1 January 2020 are also offered 1 or 2 doses of the vaccine.
Keep up to date with latest news
Ensure you review the fortnightly Early Years Update emails sent by the Family Information Service to all registered daycare providers.
Signposting your families
Healthy Start with HENRY (City and Hackney)
Supporting parents, carers and professionals in providing the best and healthiest start in life for children living in the local community
Homerton Health Visiting
The Homerton Health Visiting Service supports families in Hackney and the City during pregnancy, birth and parenthood.
Speech and language support
Get Hackney Talking - Children’s Integrated Speech and Language Therapy Service for Hackney and the City
Parenting Programmes in Hackney
Information about parenting programmes in Hackney
CAMHS Parenting Programmes Directory
An overview of parenting programmes in City and Hackney
Resources for families - birth to five
The birth to five resource supports the journey into parenting. It provides trusted, age related and local information about the many local activities and services available in Hackney