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Formerly National Children's Home, Action for Children provides a wide range of services for vulnerable children, young people and their families. Projects include adoption, fostering and children in care services, targeted services for young people including supported accommodation, family support services including children's centres, parenting support…

Action for Children has been running short breaks for children with aged 5–18 years, with ASD and other special needs and disabilities in Islington since 2012. Our team of experienced staff help the children to make independent choices at the play centre. The play centre has…

The Camden Society runs services across London and Oxfordshire. With a reputation for creativity, innovation and enterprise they generate new opportunities for people with disabilities to achieve greater equality. All their services are person-centred, supporting people to develop their lives in whatever ways they choose.The…

Centre 404 provides support and services to disabled children and Adults with learning disabilities or autism and their families. Supporting Families: Centre 404 offers support to families from birth onwards throughout life. We offer families advice, support and advocacy on all matters that may affect…

Centre 404 offers a range of activities and learning experiences for young people and adults with learning disabilities as well as their brothers and sisters. We also provide play schemes during Easter and Summer school holidays. We are a short breaks provider. There is a…

The Children in Need Service undertakes a broad range of work with children in need and their families. We work with children and families who require additional support as well as with children and young people who are in need of protection. Key teams within…

The Children’s Services Contact Team (CSCT) is the single point of contact for all services for children, young people and families in Islington who may need extra help and support. If you are worried about a child, please phone the Contact Team in the first…

The Disabled Children’s Family Support Team is based at the Lough Road Centre. The team is part of the Disabled Children's Service (DCFST). All the children accessing this service will have a child in need support plan in place following an assessment of their needs…

Islington Council Disabled Children’s Service is an integrated, multi-agency and co-located partnership of services offering information, advice, assessment, intervention and support to children with severe and complex needs. It provides services for children aged 0-18 (social care) and 0-19 (health) and potentially young adults up…

The Disabled Children’s Team is part of the Islington Disabled Children’s Service co-located with Health and the Early Support Team at the Northern Health Centre. The team works with disabled children with severe and complex needs to provide statutory social work services as set out…

The Early Support Team are a team of keyworkers based at the Northern Health Centre. They work with individual families for up to six months, aiming to help families feel confident and supported in caring for their disabled child. An Early Support keyworker can complete…

Coronavirus update: If you have a family support worker they will continue to remain in contact with you during this period. If you need family support please contact: Families First 020 7527 4343 between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and email familiesfirst@islington.gov.uk Practitioners wanting…

The Family Based Short Breaks Team offers a regular overnight or weekend breaks in another family home to children or young people with disabilities.  Eligible children and young people will have been assessed as needing this service through a social work assessment  by the Disabled Children's Social…

Islington FIS Drop In is not running currently. Please email fis@islington.gov.uk with any queries. (last upated 18.3.20) Islington FIS (Family Information Service), is a telephone and web-based information and advice service for children, young people, their families and practitioners working with them. The information provided includes: childcare,…

Hayward Adventure Playground is especially for children with Special Needs and their siblings. This playground provides the space and freedom for disabled children and young people to experience child-led free play and be themselves. Here children are able to play adventurously, creatively and imaginatively in…

We work with carers living or caring for someone living in Islington – A carer is a person who provides support for a partner, relative or friend who is frail, disabled, has a long-term illness, mental health issue or substance misuse problem and who cannot…

Looking for childcare? Want to find free and fun activities for your child? Do you need information and advice about where to turn for family support? Are you looking to start childminding or work in a nursery? Contact Islington's friendly team of family information service…

Islington Safeguarding Children Board (ISCB) is a multi-agency body responsible for ensuring that agencies work well together to safeguard and protect children and young people from harm, and improve their welfare and well-being. What is Safeguarding? Promoting the welfare, well-being and opportunities of children; agencies…

The Service provides free, legally based, impartial, confidential and accessible information, advice and support on all matters relating to special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).  We offer: Information and advice, either face to face, by telephone or electronically Help with preparing for meetings with schools,…

Markfield provides services for disabled children and adults Services for adults with Learning Disabilities. Weekly sessions offering arts activities for adults with Learning Disabilities giving them achance to develop their creative talents through visual arts, drama and media with guest artists and performers to help people…