Family Services Directory

The Early Learning Together Baby 2 programme helps parents and carers to understand and support their baby’s development in simple practical ways that can be easily repeated at home. This programme is for parents of babies aged between 6 - 12 months who would benefit from ideas of…

All first-time parents living in Merton are invited to sign-up for this programme where you will be shown massage strokes to help soothe and comfort your baby. You will also learn about how your baby’s brain develops in the very early months and how you…

This programme is for families who have checked their eligibility for free early education for their 2-year-olds and are eligible, but have not yet taken-up a place at preschool or nursery. If this applies to you, and you would like to talk to someone about the possibility of a…

The Early Learning Together Stepping Stones English Course is a 12 week course for parents to start to learn basic English. The course is for mums-to-be and mums with their babies who are aged under one year old. Bring baby with you! If you think…

The Early Learning Together Toddler programme helps parents and carers to understand their child’s development and how to support them through play. This programme is for parents of children aged from 12 months to the child’s third birthday who would benefit from support to understand…

The Empowering Parents, Empowering Communities (EPEC) programme is a course for Merton parents of of children of primary school age. It provides parents with practical skills for parenting and managing behaviour and emotions.

Family Lives (formerly Parentline) offer online parenting courses including their Parents Together Programme.  Based on 30 years experience working with parents and families the six interactive blocks are filled with helpful techniques and ideas.  Specific modules are available for stepfathers, stepfamilies. Email to find out…

The freedom progammes support Merton residents who are: Women who have or are experiencing domestic abuse, aiming to help them to make sense of and understand what has happened to them, how children are affected by being exposed to this kind of abuse and how…

The Incredible Years Attentive Parenting programme is a group based parenting course for families with children aged 2 to 5. It focuses on how parents can promote their children’s emotional regulation, social skills, problem-solving abilities, reading and school readiness. This programme is for families who…