Sure start
What can Sure Start offer you?
Sure Start in Middlesbrough supports families from pregnancy until children are aged 14, including those with special education needs and those with disabilities up to age 16. We provide childcare and child welfare services, advice and information. During the school holidays we run holiday play schemes.
Sure Start Children's Centres are available to all residents living in Middlesbrough and include:
The Children & Family Information Service
Childcare training and recruitment
Information on benefits
Childminding support
Foundation Stage training and special needs support
Toy library information
Nursery Education Grant
Support for childcare businesses
We offer all parents and children opportunities to learn new skills and improve quality of life.
We work together with children and families to make a difference by bringing together;
- Childcare and early education
- health and family support
- employment and training.
For more information about Sure Start please contact the Children and Family Information Service. For national and local childcare information you can visit Childcare link.
A new children’s centre for families in the Acklam and Coulby Newham area have recently been opened. Please follow the links below for further information.
For contact details for existing centres please follow the links on the left-hand side.