Derby City Council Family Hubs

What is a Family Hub?

The Hubs offer a range of activities, sessions, advice and support for families and young people aged from 0-19 years and up to 25 years for young people with special educational needs and disabilities.

What’s on offer:

• Fun and interactive groups.
• Child development during their 0-5 years.
• Infant feeding workshops, breastfeeding clubs and support for new parents.
• Help with well-being, mental health and parent-infant relationships.
• Support for children with special educational needs and their families.
• Dads, co-parents and other care givers activities.
• Targeted youth support work for young people aged 11 to 19.
• Child and family health activities, healthy eating, oral health and baby clinics.
• Support with managing finances and getting back into work or training.

You can find your local Hub here: Family Hub parents - Derby City Council. You can register for the Family Hub by clicking here:

Derby City Council SEND Local Offer

Local Authorities are required to publish information about services they expect to be available in their area for  children and young people from birth to 25 years who have Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND); and also services outside of the area which they expect children and young people for their area will use. 

This will be known as the ‘Local Offer’.

The Local Offer puts all the information about education, health and care services, leisure activities and support groups in one place. It has two main purposes:

• to provide clear, comprehensive and accessible information about the support and opportunities that are available;
• to make provision more responsive to local needs and aspirations.

To view the Local Offer for Derby City please click on the link below:

Derby's SEND Local Offer - Derby City Council

Springwood Library

Click on the picture below to see what's on offer in our local library!

Other Derby Library Activities

Alvaston, Mickleover, Normanton and Riverside libraries host some fantastic events for children and families.

All events are FREE and take place in Derby Libraries - booking is essential, please book by calling the number of the library you wish to attend. Children must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 

From paper crafting to children's coding workshops. All interests are catered for! Click on the image below for more details and booking information. 

Holiday Activities Food Programme (HAF) 

The holiday activities and food (HAF) programme aims to provide support for families in Derby by providing free activities and meals during school holidays. Click on the image below for more details: