Norwood offers a very broad range of support for children and families. We have three Children and Family Centres offering a range of services including toy libraries, mother & toddler groups, soft play, sensory and therapy rooms as well as counselling.
Please click on one of the blue links below for further details.
Kennedy Leigh Family Centre
The Kennedy Leigh Centre in Hendon brings together early education, childcare, health and family services. Visitors can benefit from the Centre’s many facilities and groups including the Norwood Nursery, Binoh, Unity and Family Support, as well as a sensory room and the deli, where food and drink is prepared by Norwood service users.
The Somers Centre
The Somers Children & Family Centre is in Hackney, East London, and specialises in accommodating the needs of the large Jewish community that is present in that area. Facilities include Binoh, after-school clubs, summer schemes, a variety of parent and child drop-in services, family support services, as well as speakers and workshops on a diverse range of topics that relate to child development and parenting. Over the last year, the Somers Centre has also secured funding to develop their soft play room into a soft play and sensory room.
Wellbeing at Bearsted
Wellbeing at Bearsted is Norwood’s health and wellbeing centre in Hackney, providing services for the local orthodox Jewish community. It is a partnership between Norwood, the City and Hackney Primary Care Trust, and provides expert health care advice and services for children up to the age of five, including a newborn hearing screening clinic, an immunisation drop-in and a mobile dental clinic.
The Leonard Sainer Centre
The Leonard Sainer Children & Family Centre in Redbridge provides a multi-disciplinary service to the local community. The centre is home to a number of services including Family Support and Unity, and alongside the services it provides for children and families, the Leonard Sainer centre is unique in that it provides support for adults with learning disabilities, particularly those living in our local residential homes in North East London.
Adult activities include music sing-alongs and cultural afternoons every six weeks. Each gives residents of our homes the opportunity to develop relationships and lead full and interesting social lives.
