The information below is intended to be useful for parents of babies and young children.
You can also have a look at the wealth of information to be found on the Bathnes 1 Big Database website - the place to find out about organisations, support, events and other useful things going on in your area. If you have a child with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities please visit Rainbow Resource.
New Parent information
- Health visiting and antenatal services - Virgin Care Services Limited will provide the majority of the services previously provided by Sirona Care & Health from 1 April 2017. The services will still provide the same support, be funded in the same way and in most cases you will continue to see the same colleagues as you have seen before. If you have questions, please speak to the team from the service you work with – or you can contact Virgin Care’s Customer Services Team on 0300 303 9509, or by email: customerservices@virgincare.co.uk. See http://bathneshealthandcare.nhs.uk/
- What’s on at your local Children’s Centre?
- Childhood immunisation: quick guide for parents of premature babies
- Pre-school vaccinations: guide to vaccinations from 2 to 5 years
- NHS Choices - baby health
- Building a happy baby - A guide for parents
- Introduction to solid food
- Off to the best start - information about feeding your baby
- Handle with Care - looking after your baby
- Benefits for Families
- Good Egg Road Safety - in-car child safety
- Good Egg Home Safety - keeping your child safe at home
- Healthy Start - if eligible, you get free vouchers to spend on milk, fruit and vegetables and infant formula milk. You can also get free vitamins. If you are pregnant or have children under the age of four you could qualify if you're on benefits, or if you're pregnant and under 18
- Talk to your baby - Words For Life
- Supporting children to communicate - resources for parents
- Understanding childhood - lots of useful leaflets
- Birth to Five - This book provides information on caring for children up to five years old and contact details for useful organisations
- Eating well for a healthy pregnancy - A practical guide
- Eating well in pregnancy - A practical guide to support teenagers (advice on eating well for teenagers who are pregnant)
- Handi App - Parents, carers and healthcare professionals can access expert advice about common childhood illnesses and how to treat them via a mobile app, called HANDi App. It is free and can be downloaded to any Apple or Android smartphone or tablet.
When your child reaches the age of two
- Free childcare for 2 year olds
- Free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds
- Bookstart - a national early years bookgifting programme run by Booktrust and delivered locally by the Library Service
- Talk together - Helping babies and young children learn skills for talking
- Understanding childhood - lots of useful leaflets
- Benefits for families
- Birth to Five - This book provides information on caring for children up to five years old and contact details for useful organisations
More useful information
- From child to adult - A guide to disability, transition and family finances
- Starting school early or later - information for parents (leaflet)
- Free school meals information
- Sleep - some useful tips on ensuring your baby/child gets the sleep they need
- Off the Record - Off the Record provides a range of free, confidential and independent services for children and young people that support the development of their emotional health and well-being
- Children's centres in Bath & North East Somerset
- Eating well recipe book - simple, cost-effective ideas for the whole family
- Understanding the Teenage Brain: Information for Parents
- Anxiety in Kids and Teens: Turning it Around
- Mental health services for children and young people in B&NES (by the CCG)