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Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk
Visit Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk to get support for families in Brighton & Hove and find out how to access council services.
Contact details
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
- 01273 293 545
Opening hours
- Monday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Tuesday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Wednesday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Thursday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Friday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
About
Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk supports families in Brighton & Hove with children aged 0 to 19.
Young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND) can access our services up to age 25.
Council Help Desk
As well as support for families, at Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, you can access a range of council services.
You can:
- use the free self-help computers to access services online
- use the free phones to speak to a council service or a staff member
- scan documents - if you don’t have a smartphone to take a picture of the document to send to us
Our staff can provide:
- signposting to council services
- basic support in accessing council services online
- paper forms for certain transactions where you are unable to access online services, for example, Blue Badge applications
If we cannot help with your enquiry on the day, we'll offer you a call-back service. The relevant service will contact you and aim to answer your enquiry over the phone or arrange a face-to-face appointment.
We do not:
- provide face-to-face appointments with a specific team, such as Parking or Council Tax – individual services will arrange these appointments directly with you if your query cannot be dealt with online or over the phone
- sell parking permits or arrange the collection of parking permits
- take payment for services such as parking fines or Council Tax
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible in all areas of the building
- Disabled parking bay close to the building
- Car park
- Baby changing facilities
- Lift
- Accessible toilet
- All gender toilet
- Hearing aid loop
Opening hours
- Monday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Tuesday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Wednesday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Thursday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Friday 9:00 am-4:30 pm
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
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ASQ (Ages and Stages Questionnaire) Children's Health and Development Checks - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
26 June 2026
12:30pm-4:30pm
+ 208 other dates
One to one appointments with a member of the Sussex Community Health Visiting Team.
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Healthy Child Programme Clinics - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
25 June 2026
9am-1pm
+ 104 other dates
One to one support appointments with a Health Visitor.
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MILK Group - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
1 July 2026
1pm-2:30pm
+ 52 other dates
A group for parents and carers to get support around feeding babies and young children.
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Starting Solids Sessions - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
1 July 2026
1pm-2pm
+ 3 other dates
A group offering information and support to prepare for starting solids at 6 months
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Sleep clinic - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
8 July 2026
1pm-2pm
+ 3 other dates
A group offering information and support about normal sleep for babies up to 1 year of age.
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Midwifery clinic - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
25 June 2026
9am-4:30pm
+ 260 other dates
A midwifery clinic for birthing parents.
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Tics and Tourette's syndrome one to one appointments - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
29 June 2026
9am-1pm
+ 52 other dates
For parents, children and young people living with tics and Tourette's syndrome.
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Connect Parenting Group - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
30 June 2026
9:30am-12pm
+ 2 other dates
A parenting group that runs term-time only.
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Jump for Joy, Play and Learn - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
1 July 2026
9:15am-10:45am
+ 3 other dates
A drop in group for parents, carers and pre-school children with fun learning activities. Runs during term-time only.
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Brightstore Community Food Scheme - Whitehawk
- Best Start Family Hub Whitehawk, 178 Whitehawk Rd, Brighton, BN2 5FL
Suggested donation £4 to £6.
25 June 2026
1pm-4pm
+ 52 other dates
A community shop offering low-cost food including fresh vegetables.