being a parent

Register a birth

Cambridgeshire County Council services (This link will open in a new window)

General Register Office (This link will open in a new window)
Information about how to register a birth or death in England and Wales

Find local childcare

Opportunity links (This link will open in a new window)
Childcare in Cambridgeshire
Childcare link (This link will open in a new window)
Government line giving information about childcare options Freephone 0800 096 0296
Childcare Index (This link will open in a new window)
Information on pre-school childcare

Parent support

Gingerbread (This link will open in a new window)
A charity that works nationally and locally, for and with single parent families, to improve their lives.
Single Parnet Helpline Freephone: 0808 802 0925

Families need fathers (This link will open in a new window)
Information and support for parents, including unmarried parents of either sex. FNF is chiefly concerned with the problems of maintaining a child's relationship with both parents during and after family breakdown.

Parentline Plus (This link will open in a new window)
Help and information for parents, grandparents, step-parents and foster parents. Helpline 0808 800 2222

Parent Centre (This link will open in a new window)
(Working with DirectGov) Information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and finding childcare.

Relate (This link will open in a new window)
Relationship counselling organisation

Places to visit with children

IdeasForTheKids.co.uk (This link will open in a new window) is a comprehensive free online source of places to go and things to do with kids in the UK. It is aimed at parents and families (rather than the children themselves) and has over 10,000 child-friendly venues and attractions listed across the UK...over 2,200 of which are in Cambridgeshire and the South East of England.

Advice on bullying

School bullying (This link will open in a new window)

Help and advice for children, teenagers and young adults

Childline (This link will open in a new window)- information on health, exams, eating etc
National Youth Agency (This link will open in a new window)- Advice and contacts
YouthNet UK (This link will open in a new window)- guide to life for young adults aged 16-25
BBC (This link will open in a new window)- information and advice for teens

Financial affairs

Department for Work and Pensions (This link will open in a new window)
Benefits and services for families.