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We are proposing to expand our current traditional Children’s Centres for families and children aged 0-5 to become Family Hubs, offering services to families with children aged 0-19, or up to 25 for young people with SEND.

This change would mean that more families, children and young people will be able to access help, support and essential services in one place.

The proposal follows the success of our Woodlands Family Hub in Selsdon. Our second Family Hub at the Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre in South Norwood is due to formally launch later this year.

Family Hubs provide additional services to Children's Centres, including support and advice on education, housing, debt and money management, employment, skills, youth work, health and wellbeing services, all under one roof.

The proposal would see three main Family Hubs across the borough, one in the north, one in the south and one in the central area. Woodlands in Selsdon which is already providing services, will be the main hub for the south. The Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre (SCTC) in South Norwood, which will have a formal launch later this year, will cover the north with a strong focus on older children and young people.

We are considering locations for the central Croydon main Family Hub, including Selhurst Children's Centre and library buildings, which we'd like your views on in our survey.

In addition to the main hubs, families will be able to access support at outreach sites; Byron, Fairchildes, Purley Oaks and Castle Hill for the south; Winterbourne, Ecclesbourne and Kensington Avenue for north Croydon; and Aerodrome and Shirley for central.

We are also planning on introducing community-based ‘information hubs’ in places like schools, GP surgeries and libraries, and a digital Family Hub, so families can get the right help at the right time, in a way that works for them.

Before moving ahead with the proposals, we want to hear the views of residents, partners and professionals.

To have your say, please complete the survey by Sunday 24 August.

Responses to this consultation will be analysed and will form part of recommendations to Cabinet in October 2025.


We are proposing to expand our current traditional Children’s Centres for families and children aged 0-5 to become Family Hubs, offering services to families with children aged 0-19, or up to 25 for young people with SEND.

This change would mean that more families, children and young people will be able to access help, support and essential services in one place.

The proposal follows the success of our Woodlands Family Hub in Selsdon. Our second Family Hub at the Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre in South Norwood is due to formally launch later this year.

Family Hubs provide additional services to Children's Centres, including support and advice on education, housing, debt and money management, employment, skills, youth work, health and wellbeing services, all under one roof.

The proposal would see three main Family Hubs across the borough, one in the north, one in the south and one in the central area. Woodlands in Selsdon which is already providing services, will be the main hub for the south. The Samuel Coleridge Taylor Centre (SCTC) in South Norwood, which will have a formal launch later this year, will cover the north with a strong focus on older children and young people.

We are considering locations for the central Croydon main Family Hub, including Selhurst Children's Centre and library buildings, which we'd like your views on in our survey.

In addition to the main hubs, families will be able to access support at outreach sites; Byron, Fairchildes, Purley Oaks and Castle Hill for the south; Winterbourne, Ecclesbourne and Kensington Avenue for north Croydon; and Aerodrome and Shirley for central.

We are also planning on introducing community-based ‘information hubs’ in places like schools, GP surgeries and libraries, and a digital Family Hub, so families can get the right help at the right time, in a way that works for them.

Before moving ahead with the proposals, we want to hear the views of residents, partners and professionals.

To have your say, please complete the survey by Sunday 24 August.

Responses to this consultation will be analysed and will form part of recommendations to Cabinet in October 2025.

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