Coventry and Warwickshire services
FAQs for Children and Family Centres
What is a Children and Family Centre?
Our Centres are a hub of activity – we facilitate vital early support services and we deliver activities and support to help children thrive and strengthen families within the community. This is done in our designated centres or at other venues in the community such as community centres, libraries or church halls.
Who can access the services?
Services in our Centre support families with children from conception to 19 years old (or up to 25 years old for young people with special educational needs or disabilities). Please look at our individual offer by area and see what our partners deliver from our Centres.
What kind of activities and support do you offer?
We provide a range of services that are delivered directly to children and their families. Our groups focus on play and development, and we also support families through information sharing, signposting and referrals to partner agencies
Can I attend groups if I don’t live in the area?
Our services are available to all families living in Warwickshire and tend to be accessed by families living in the local area – you are welcome to contact us to discuss your situation.
How do I book a session?
Please check our schedule to see how you can come along to groups, some may require booking via Eventbrite, some may require filling out referral or request for service form and some can just be dropped into.
What other organisations operate from your Centres?
We have a range of organisations delivering out of our Centres, they provide Health services, Mental Health and wellbeing, Young Carers, CSE/CSA, Counselling and Parenting and Family Support
How can I volunteer with you?
Our Children and Family Centres are always looking for dedicated volunteers to support our offer, whether you can lend a hand at our stay and plays, provide some gardening assistance or help our admin team we’d love to hear from you.
Click onto our dedicated volunteering site below to learn more about how you can join our incredible team of volunteers.
Do I need to pay for activities or services?
All the Barnardo’s Children and Family Centre services are free, we do welcome parent and carer contributions if you can.
Do I need to register with the Children and Family Centre?
We do ask families accessing the Children and Family Centre services to register with us, this will help us to plan effectively ensuring that resources are allocated to meet the needs of the community.
See the activities timetable for your local area
North Warwickshire
We operate out of Atherstone Children and Family Centre and also deliver a range of sessions and activities in local community spaces, ensuring support is accessible to families.
Nuneaton
We operate out of centres in Camp Hill, Stockingford and in the centre of town, Riversley Park, we also deliver a range of sessions and activities in local community spaces, ensuring support is accessible to families.
Rugby
We operate out of centres in Brownsover (Boughton Leigh), Long Lawford and near to the town Centre, Claremont, we also deliver a range of sessions and activities in local community spaces, ensuring support is accessible to families.
Stratford
We operate out of centres in Stratford, Alcester and Lighthorne Heath, we also deliver a range of sessions and activities in local community spaces across Stratford District including Shipston, Southam, Studley, Wellesbourne, ensuring support is accessible to families.
Warwick
We operate out of centres in the North and South of Leamington (Kingsway and Lillington) and in Warwick town centre (Westgate), we also deliver a range of sessions and activities in local community spaces across Warwick District including Kenilworth, ensuring support is accessible to families.
Volunteer at one of our Children and Family centres
Our Children and Family Centres are always looking for dedicated volunteers to support our offer, whether you can lend a hand at our stay and plays, provide some gardening assistance or help our admin team we’d love to hear from you.
