Parents and Carers
Welcome to HantsFish Parents and Carers pages. We hope you’ll find the links to agencies working for families & children helpful. We are adding new services every day. Try the Directory search to find services in Hampshire, or the useful websites we have selected for you in the right-hand menu. You can also tell us about services for families & children using our feedback form.
You’ll find information on things like pregnancy and having a baby, healthy living, childcare, education, finances, and also many links to fun and leisure activities for you and your family.
Age-appropriate information is provided for children & young people. We suggest that younger children are supervised when using a computer with web access. For more information on being web-wise see BBC Safesurfing for you and your family.
Useful websites
Hampshire Sites:
- Children's Information Service
- Hampshire support for parents and carers
- Children's Services Department - Hampshire County Council
- Complaints, comments and compliments - Hampshire education and social care
- Hampshire Children's Centres
- Hampshire Children's Fund
- Hampshire advice to parents and carers
- Parent Development Team - search for parenting courses in your area
- Parent Partnership Service - information, advice and support for parents
- Young people's version of the CYPP (
Adobe Acrobat Document, size 971Kb - download Acrobat Reader) - Hampshire's children and young people's plan - Hampshire Drug and Alcohol Action Team
- What's On in Hampshire? - events listings
- Early Education and Childcare in Hampshire
- Education and Learning - Hampshire County Council
- HCFF - Hampshire Children and Families Forum
- Pinpoint (Adobe Acrobat Document, size 2Mb - download Acrobat Reader) - the guide to Hampshire Services for children with special needs
- Brave Hearts Children's Charity - support for children under 16.
- Child employment info
- Bookstart - a programme that encourages parents and carers to enjoy books from an early age.
National Sites:
- BBC Schools - Parents page
- BBC Parent Pages
- Ofsted school inspection reports
- CBBC News
- Carers website - Department of Health
- Channel 4 - parenting
- Child Poverty Action Group
- Directgov - wide range of government information and services
- e-parents - National Family and Parenting Institute
- England Shelter
- Fathers Direct - The National Information Centre on Fatherhood
- Gingerbread - support for lone parents
- Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (FFLAG) info and support for parents of lesbian, gay and bisexual young people
- Home-Start - offers support, friendship and practical help
- Leaflets for parents and young people - about the Common Assessment Framework (CAF)
- National Debt Line - 0808 808 4000
- Netmums - A local website for parents in your local area
- NHS Parents - Health and Care Websites for Parents
- Parents Centre
- Parent-LinePlus
- Parents Chat
- Parent Forum
- Raising Kids
- THT - Terence Higgins Trust - the leading HIV and AIDS charity in the UK
- UK Parents - parenting online
- Wired for Health
- Womens aid