Haling Park Medical Practice
Child Health
Home Start Croydon
Many parents need advice, support and friendship during the early years of parenthood.
Home-Start helps families by providing practical and emotional support in the home where there is at least one child aged 5 or under.
Telephone: 020 8667 0207
Website: www.croydon-homestart.co.uk
Healthy Start
With Healthy Start, you may be qualify for food vouchers and healthy vitamins if you are on certain benefits. The free vitamins can be collected from Best Start children’s centres and health centres.
For more info visit: www.croydon.gov.uk
Lullaby Trust
The Lullaby Trust raises awareness of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), provides expert advice on safer sleep for babies and offers emotional support for bereaved families.
Telephone: 020 7802 3200
Website: www.lullabytrust.org.uk
Email: office@lullabytrust.org.uk
Young Carers Service
If you are aged 7-25, live in Croydon and are caring for someone with a physical disability, mental health issue, long-term illness or learning difficulty, then our service is here to support you.
Telephone: 020 8649 9339
Website: www.talkofftherecord.org
Vaccination planner
Download a personalised vaccination calendar, which highlights the dates your child needs to have their vaccinations by.
Website: NHS: Vaccination Schedule
Family Lives
Family Lives is a charity with over three decades of experience helping parents to deal with the changes that are a constant part of family life.
Website: www.familylives.org.uk
Best Start Services
Best Start is a service from pregnancy until your child turns 5. It is made up of a number of different organisations all working together to give your child the best start in life by offering both targeted and universal support.
Facebook: croydonbeststart
Twitter: @cbeststart
Website: www.croydon.gov.uk/beststart
Parents in Partnership
At PiP we work with parents of children and young people with additional needs and disabilities aged 0-25 in Croydon. The charity was created by local parents of children of additional needs.
Telephone: 0208 663 5626
Website: www.pipcroydon.com
Childhood illness visual guide
Use this visual guide to help you identify common conditions and illnesses that may affect your child. Includes conditions such as measles, slapped cheek syndrome, chicken pox and warts.