Children's Centres

A Children’s Centre is a place where families with children under 5 can access a range of services that are local to their community. A Children’s Centre is:

  • A warm and welcoming place
  • An exciting place that children will enjoy coming to
  • A place that helps to find solutions for families and their needs

Children’s centres provide access to:

  • Childcare Opportunities for children 0-5 years old
  • A wide range of play activities for children
  • Parenting and family support like parenting classes, family learning or first aid training
  • Information and advice on benefits, work and training that is more accessible
  • Easy access to health services for families, like breast-feeding support, counselling or diet advice

There are 13 Children’s Centres in Reading:

  • Norcot Early Years Centre
  • Southcote Children’s Centre
  • SureStart Whitley Children’s Centre
  • Blagdon Nursery School and Children’s Centre
  • Coley Park Children's Centre
  • Katesgrove Children’s Centre
  • Caversham Children’s Centre
  • East Reading Children’s Centre
  • Oxford Road Children’s Centre
  • Blagrave Children’s Centre
  • North Reading Children's Centre
  • Ranikhet Children's Centre
  • Hamilton Road Children's Centre

You can find further information about many of these Centres and the programmes of activities they provide by clicking on the appropriate links on this page. The Children's Centres' Websites link will take you to the external websites of the Centres.