NELC News: “I feel so happy to have a place to come to where my babies are excited to play with others”

North East Lincolnshire parents have been praising the borough’s family hubs, offering a range of activities for their little ones.

The centres had been open in a reduced way since the COVID pandemic, but were reopened fully from September 2023 as part of the Start For Life and Family Hubs Programme. The Council was one of 75 Local Authorities to have been chosen to pilot the scheme.

They act as a ‘one stop shop’, offering support for children, parents and carers and helping them to make friends by introducing them to different activities like antenatal classes and Baby Rhyme Time.

These free classes have allowed local parents to get the answers they’re seeking as well as make special memories with their babies.

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