Doula and Breastfeeding Peer Support Network providing invaluable support to families in Hull 13th June 2024 Hull’s Doula Project and Breastfeeding Peer Support Service has published an impact report which sets out what a difference they have made to people in Hull. The service, run by the Goodwin Trust, is commissioned by Hull City Council to support women in the city. The Doula project provides 1:1 emotional and practical support to […] Read more Children and families News breastfeedingChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleDoula projectFamily hubs
Hull City Council asks Hull parents to take up childcare offer as deadline approaches 11th June 2024 Hull City Council’s Family Information Service is asking parents to check whether they are eligible for childcare before the deadline closes. From September, children aged nine months old on or before 31 August 2024 may be eligible for 15 hours early education and childcare (up to 30 hours for children aged 3-4 years). To receive […] Read more Children and families News Childcarechildcare fundingChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleFamily Information ServicePauline Turner
Free activities on offer to mark Infant Mental Health Awareness Week 5th June 2024 Next week is Infant Mental Health Awareness Week and Hull City Council’s Early Help teams have put on a series of free events for parents and children. Infant Mental Health Awareness Week takes place from 10 – 16 June and this year’s theme is ’Speak up for babies’. Infant mental health is an often overlooked […] Read more Children and families News babychildrenChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleEarly help teamFamily hubsMental HealthPauline Turner
Children meet with Lord Mayor at launch of new Lord Mayor’s Award 4th June 2024 Schoolchildren from Hull have had a breakfast meeting with the Lord Mayor, celebrating the launch of the Lord Mayor’s Award. A teacher and three schoolchildren from Stockwell Primary School, along with two young people and a youth worker from Route One Youth Centre met with the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall. The meeting was held […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleLord MayorLord Mayor's AwardPauline Turnerschools
Council launches new support to help improve school attendance 21st May 2024 Over 100 representatives from education providers across the city came together for the launch of the ATTEND Framework. The ATTEND Framework is an early intervention tool that offers a way of identifying the underlying reasons for pupil absence. It’s for pupils aged between five and 16 years old when attendance falls below 90%. The framework […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockEarly help teamEducationFamily hubsHull Parent Carer Forumschool attendanceschoolsSEND
Find out more about fostering in Hull this Foster Care Fortnight 16th May 2024 Hull City Council is celebrating Hull’s foster carers this Foster Care Fortnight. Foster Care Fortnight, held every May, is a yearly event led by The Fostering Network. It highlights our nation’s incredible foster carers and the difference they make in the lives of young people every day. From 21-23 May, the council will be lighting […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockFoster care fortnightFosteringHull FosteringLooked after children
Start for Life programme is helping children in Hull achieve better outcomes 15th May 2024 Ofsted and the CQC have published a joint review, praising the success of the Start for Life programme which Hull has been a key part of. The government announced funding for the Start for Life programme back in 2021. Through family hubs, it offers a range of services to support parents from pregnancy until their […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleCouncillor Linda TockCQCfamiliesFamily hubsOfstedstart for life
Hull parents can now register births at Longhill Family Hub 1st May 2024 Parents in Hull can now register the birth of their baby at the Longhill Family Hub in east Hull. Previously, parents have only been able to register a birth at the Hull Register Office, located in the Wilson Centre in Hull City Centre and the Priory Family Hub in west Hull. When a child is […] Read more Children and families News birth registrationChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleFamily hubsPauline TurnerWilson Centre
Hull City Council offering cash bonus to new childcare practitioners 30th April 2024 Hull City Council has been chosen to take part in a new pilot scheme that offers a cash incentive to newly qualified or returning childcare practitioners. Back in March 2023, the government announced transformative reforms in childcare for working parents, expanding the offer of free childcare to more working parents. As a result, all local […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News ChildcareChildren and familiesChildren and young peopleEducationNurseriesnursery places
Increase in number of Hull school pupils offered their first preference primary school 18th April 2024 Families across the city have received their children’s primary school place allocation for September. 96% of pupils were offered their first preference of school, up from 95% the year before. 2% of pupils were offered their second preference and 1% their third preference. This means 99% of pupils in total obtained one of their preferences, […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleEducationHull SchoolsPauline Turnerprimary school places
Hull Vicar Father Phil walks from Liverpool to Hull to raise money for Leisure and Family Support Service’s sensory garden 10th April 2024 Father Phil, the Vicar of Sculcoates, St Mary’s and St Paul’s churches in Hull and Bishop’s Adviser to the Deliverance Ministry, has walked 130 miles over 5 days from the Liver Building in Liverpool to The Deep in Hull. He did it to raise money for new sensory equipment for the children and young people […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleLAFSSPauline TurnerSEND
Hull City Council achieves national recognition for its revolutionary approach to children’s homes 9th April 2024 More children staying close to home and children’s homes that don’t look like children’s homes: Hull City Council has taken an innovative approach to children’s homes that has caught national attention and has enabled more children to live and thrive in Hull. Back in 2017, the city had just six children’s homes. Children being placed […] Read more Children and families News Children and familiesChildren and young peopleChildren's homesLooked after childrenPauline Turner
