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Two free launch dates for Brent families
Support from pregnancy through to young adulthood
A borough-wide early years plan shaped by local views
What residents need to know before attending

Families in Brent are being invited to two free Best Start Family Hub launch events this summer, with the first taking place at St Raphael’s Best Start in Life Family Hub on Wednesday 17 June from 1pm to 3pm.

A second launch will follow at Preston Park Best Start in Life Family Hub on Thursday 2 July from 11.30am to 2.30pm. Both events are free, and Brent Council says residents are invited to attend.

The launches are aimed at families, parents, carers and young people who want to meet local professionals and find out what support is available through the borough’s new Best Start Family Hubs.

Two free launch dates for Brent families

Date	Details
Wednesday 17 June	St Raphael’s Best Start in Life Family Hub launch, 1pm to 3pm
Thursday 2 July	Preston Park Best Start in Life Family Hub launch, 11.30am to 2.30pm

The new hubs sit at the centre of Brent’s Early Years Strategy, which is designed to make family support simpler, faster and easier to access.

Brent Council says the Best Start Family Hubs were formerly known as Brent Family Wellbeing Centres. The new hub network is intended to bring health, education and family support services together in community settings, so families can reach advice and guidance in one place rather than navigating separate services alone.

For readers comparing local family services and event dates, Beehive has also covered Brent’s free Best Start hub launches with a focus on childcare, SEND, health visiting and parenting support.

Support from pregnancy through to young adulthood

The hubs are described as welcoming local spaces for families from pregnancy through to age 18. For young people with special educational needs, support can extend up to age 25.

At the launch events, residents will be able to meet local professionals and connect with services including health visiting, parenting support, early education, childcare advice, speech and language development, SEND support, and activities for children and young people.

The practical focus is early contact. The council says the wider strategy will concentrate on earlier intervention, stronger support for the youngest children with additional needs, and tackling inequalities before they become barriers to a child’s future.

That makes the launch events useful not only for families already looking for help, but also for parents and carers who want to understand what is available before a problem becomes urgent.

A borough-wide early years plan shaped by local views

Brent Council says the Early Years Strategy was shaped by the views of more than 400 local parents, carers and professionals.

The strategy sets targets to increase take-up of free childcare, improve school readiness and help more children thrive by the time they start school. The council has framed the hubs as part of a more connected, inclusive and family-focused early years system across Brent.

Cllr Jake Rubin, Cabinet Member for Children’s Services, Employment and Climate Action, said every child deserves the best possible start in life and every family should be able to access support quickly and easily.

“Our new Best Start Family Hubs and Early Years Strategy mark a major step forward for Brent, bringing services together so families receive joined-up support from pregnancy through to school age,” he said.

What residents need to know before attending

The launch events are free, and the source notice says residents are invited to attend. No separate booking requirement, venue street address, transport guidance or accessibility details were included in the source information.

The confirmed launch details are St Raphael’s Best Start in Life Family Hub on Wednesday 17 June, 1pm to 3pm, and Preston Park Best Start in Life Family Hub on Thursday 2 July, 11.30am to 2.30pm.

Source: Brent Council