Start for Life Offer from 0 to 2 years
Get support from Start for Life for children aged 0 to 2 years old.
Meeting your Health Visitor
Your midwife will introduce you to your Health Visitor who will offer a new birth visit between 10 and 14 days after the birth of your baby.
Health Visiting also provides specialist help with infant feeding. Find out more on the Specialist Infant Feeding Team website
If you need help or you are worried about anything you can contact the Health Visitors by sending a text message to 07507 331 296.
Your Health Visitor will continue to offer appointments at regular intervals throughout your child’s early years.
How to cope with your baby crying
Get information about strategies for coping with your baby crying, from ICON.
Register your baby's birth
Before your baby is 42 days old you need to register their birth.
Best Start Family Hubs
Best Start Family Hubs offer a variety of support to new parents.
Find out how to contact Best Start Family Hubs and locations.
To find out more about Best Start Family Hubs in Brighton & Hove visit Family Help Online.
You can also find out about events, activities and groups running in the Best Start Family Hubs.
Dads and Co-parents
Best Start Family Hubs also offers support to dads and co-parents.
The Dad Course offers dads-to-be skills, confidence and knowledge fathers need, from birth to first birthday.
You can also join the Saturday group for dads and male carers running at Best Start Family Hub Tarner Dads Play and Learn Group.
Emotional and relationship support for families
Our getting on better cards are designed to help you think about your relationship in a new way, with ideas on how to reduce tension and arguments.
Childcare
To research your local childcare options and get information about the financial support available for childcare, visit our childcare pages.
Employment
If you claim out of work benefits and want to start work, you can get help and support from Best Start Family Hubs.
Parents are offered help to start work including confidence building, CV writing, interview practice and signposting to training and education options.
If you want support you can complete our online form to refer a child or family to Front Door for families.