Waverley Family Centre

Children's Services Manager - Sharon Creak

Team Manager - Amy Goodyear

What we do

Family centres help families with all aspects of family life. Your local family centre will support you with parenting and relationship challenges and will help you to grow in confidence so you can manage any future difficulties. The aim of the family centre is to help families build their own resilience and support network.

Our Family Support Team work across the whole Waverley Borough, providing support to families with children aged 0-11 years old.

Our team is here to support and guide you to get the best out of family life. We want to work in partnership with you to help each member of your family to reach their full potential.

We offer a variety of courses providing support with all aspects of family life as well as sessions for families with children with special educational needs and disabilities.

Groups and courses

The Family Centre offers parenting programmes and group sessions about common issues, for example, strategies to help with family routines or keeping your children safe. It is a place for parents and carers to develop their own skills and meet other like-minded people. Our groups and classes range from a few hours to regular weekly sessions, and you can choose which ones are best for you.

Groups and courses cover topics including:

SEND groups
Parenting
Who’s In Charge
Speech and language development
Health and nutrition for you and your family

Groups and courses are free to you and your family. We aim to create a warm, welcoming and safe space for you at our centre where we hope you will feel comfortable to spend time and ask questions to help you enjoy a more positive family life. We work closely with other partners such as Home Start and local Health Visitors.

We look forward to meeting you!

Breast Pump Hire

The Family Centre offers a free breast pump hire service on a short-term basis to support mothers who are facing early breastfeeding challenges. There is a small cost of the flange/pump collection set which is yours to keep. To enquire about hiring a breast pump, please use the 'Contact us' button below. Any mother experiencing breastfeeding issues should reach out to their breastfeeding support groups run by Surrey Child and Family Health and out of hours breastfeeding support lines which can be found at » Breastfeeding and Infant feeding and or reaching out for some expert advice Monday-Friday 09.00-17.00 via 0300 247 1122.