Havering Family Information Service and Early Years Funding

03/09/2026

🦋Butterflies Perinatal Mental Health Support Group 🦋

Are you:
• Feeling low, tearful, or unmotivated since becoming pregnant or after the birth of your baby?
• Finding it hard to talk about your feelings?
• Experiencing symptoms of low mood, anxiety, or depression during pregnancy or postpartum?

If so, come along to Butterflies — a welcoming space to explore ways to support your emotional wellbeing, build confidence, and connect with others while your baby plays.

In-person groups:

Tuesday's 10:00am – 11:30am
Suitable from pregnancy up to 18 months old
Collier Row Children’s Centre
Clockhouse Lane
Romford RM5 3QJ

Thursdays 10:00am – 11:30am
Suitable from pregnancy up to 18 months old
St Kilda Children’s Centre
90 Eastern Road
Romford RM1 3QA

💜Early Years Practitioners look forward to welcoming you💜

🦋 Butterflies Perinatal Mental Health Support Group 🦋

Are you:
• Feeling low, tearful, or unmotivated since becoming pregnant or after the birth of your baby?
• Finding it hard to talk about your feelings?
• Experiencing symptoms of low mood, anxiety, or depression during pregnancy or postpartum?

If so, come along to Butterflies — a welcoming space to explore ways to support your emotional wellbeing, build confidence, and connect with others while your baby plays.

In-person groups:

Tuesday's 10:00am – 11:30am
Suitable from pregnancy up to 18 months old
Collier Row Children’s Centre
Clockhouse Lane
Romford RM5 3QJ

Thursdays 10:00am – 11:30am
Suitable from pregnancy up to 18 months old
St Kilda Children’s Centre
90 Eastern Road
Romford RM1 3QA

💜Early Years Practitioners look forward to welcoming you💜

05/08/2026

If you have a working parent childcare code, please remember to reconfirm it before your end date. You can do this through your childcare account. To ensure your funding for September 2026, make sure you reconfirm by 31st August 2026.
To sign in, go to www.gov.uk/childcareaccount then select ‘Reconfirmation’ and follow the instructions. It’s easy to do and will only take a few minutes.

For further information after you have applied for your childcare code, please to https://www.gov.uk/free-childcare-if-working/after-applying

If you live in England and work you may be able to get free childcare for a child aged 9 months to 4 years old. Check if you're eligible and how and when to apply.

27/07/2026

Working families — have you renewed your childcare eligibility code?

To keep receiving Funded Childcare or Tax‑Free Childcare, you must reconfirm your details every 3 months.

What to do:

✅Check your code
✅Renew if needed
✅Make sure it’s valid so you don’t miss out on support

To apply for a code and to renew your code, follow the link: https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/

14/07/2026

Parents — Don’t Lose Your 30 Hours Funded Childcare!
To keep your funded childcare place, you must log into your account every 3 months to re-confirm your code.
The code stays the same — it just needs to be re-activated.
Top Tip:
Add your code expiry date to your calendar and phone reminders so you never miss out on your child’s funding!

06/07/2026

Calling all parent/carers, the Department for Education (DfE) are cracking down on hidden childcare fees.
No parent who works hard and plays by the rules should feel priced out of family life.
Have your say now: https://www.gov.uk/government/calls-for-evidence/early-years-education-and-childcare-market-study-families?fbclid=IwY2xjawS4nhRleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeI9zP8rv
Survey open until Sunday 26th July 2026

06/07/2026

The Department of Education is asking for informat

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02/07/2026

A great visual aid for children to check they are drinking enough fluids in this extremely hot weather 💧☀️
Always becomes a topic of conversation within the home!