Best Start Family Hubs
Best Start Family Hubs offer a range of services and activities across Westmorland and Furness to help families from pregnancy through to adulthood. They provide support with things like parenting, child development, health and wellbeing, relationships, and additional needs.
Whether you need information, advice or more targeted help, Best Start Family Hubs are designed to be welcoming, easy to access and rooted in local communities. You can use this page to find out what Best Start Family Hubs offer, where they are located, and how to get support for you and your family.
About Best Start Family Hubs
Welcoming spaces for families offering practical and emotional support for you and your family.
Find a Best Start Family Hub
Find opening times, facilities, events and activities across Westmorland and Furness Best Start Family Hubs.
Latest newsletter
The Winter Best Start Family Hubs newsletter, highlighting recent activities, events, partnerships and support available.
Information and support for parents
Pregnancy
This section provides information and guidance for anyone planning a pregnancy or already pregnant.
Birth to two years old
Guidance and support for parents of children from birth to age two.
Early years, aged two to four years
Information and support for families with toddlers aged two to four.
Primary, aged four to 11 years
Practical guidance, trusted advice, and supportive resources to help your child thrive at school, at home, and in their wider world.
Secondary and teen, aged 11+ years
A supportive guide for families with teenagers, offering advice on teen health, life skills, relationships, and practical tools.
SEND, birth to age 25 years
Information for families with children and young people aged up to 25 years with special educational needs and/or disabilities.