Tower Hamlets Sure Start children's centres

Children’s centres are exciting places with services for children from birth to five years old and their families.

The children’s centres and their partners offer:

• a range of play and learning opportunities
• access to health services
• health and parenting advice
• information about routes into training and employment

Children's centre services include:

• early learning opportunities including nursery education integrated with full day-care
• links to services that undertake the early identification of, and provision for, children with additional needs and disabilities
• outreach services to families in the area
• family support, including support for parents of children with additional needs
• health services including antenatal care, speech and language activities and advice, nutrition and weaning advice
• a base for childminders and a service hub within the community for parents and providers of childcare services
• effective links with Job Centre Plus, local training providers and further and higher education institutions
• effective links with the Family Information Service, local nurseries, out of school clubs and extended schools

All children’s centre staff and partners are working to provide the best early years opportunities so that young children have a flying start in life.

Some children’s centres offer services in one building. Others are a network of local venues offering one or more of the activities. Some of the children's centre services are specifically for families within the reach area and others are open to families across the borough.  Please contact the individual centres for more information.

Further information

Contact the Family Information Service on 020 7364 6495 where you can also get information on childcare and other activities for children in Tower Hamlets.

Find children's centres in Tower Hamlets and download the latest activity leaflets:

Aberfeldy (701kb)
Aberfeldy Neighbourhood Centre
Aberfeldy Street
London E14 0NU
Tel:  020 7517 0988

Around Poplar and East India Children’s Centres (615kb)
115 Three Colt Street
London E14 8AP
Tel: 020 7364 0540

Bigland (641kb)
Studio 3
2 Pinchin Street
London E1 1SA
(temporary site)
Tel:  020 7160 0081

Blackwall (614kb)
Island House
Roserton Street
London E14 3PG
Tel: 020 7531 0326

Bromley by Bow (541kb)
Bromley by Bow Centre
St Leonard's Street
London E3 3BT
Tel: 020 8709 9716

Chrisp Street (648kb)
23-27 Market Way
London E14 6AH
Tel: 020 7364 2856

Collingwood (709kb)
St Bartholomew Gardens
Buckhurst Street
London E1 5QT
Tel: 020 7364 0539

Jagonari (603kb)
Jagonari Centre
183-185 Whitechapel Road
London E1 1DN
Tel: 020 7375 0520

John Smith (706kb)
90 Stepney Way
London E1 2EN
Tel: 020 7364 0537

Lincoln (714kb)
2 Belton Way
Bow
London E3 4BB
Tel: 020 7093 1442

Little Oaks (538kb)
Pelter Street
London
E2 7PE
Tel: 020 7364 0422

Meath Gardens (843kb)
1 Smart Street
London E2 0SN
Tel: 020 7160 0088

Mile End (714kb)
38 Wager Street
London E3 4JE
Tel: 020 8880 7830

Millwall (614kb)
The Barkantine
121 Westferry Road
London E14 8JH
Tel: 020 7791 8229

Montefiore (626kb)
Hanbury Street
London E1 5HZ
Tel: 020 7364 0545

Mowlem (638kb)
Mowlem Primary School
Mowlem Street
London E2 9HE
Tel: 020 7364 7935

Ocean (752kb)
Ocean Children's Centre (including Harry Roberts Nursery)
Commodore Street
London
E1 4PF
Tel: 020 7791 1630

Old Church (791kb)
Roland Phillips Scouts' Centre
65 Copley Street
London E1 3DS
Tel: 7790 1325

Olga (667kb)
Olga Primary School
Lanfranc Road
London E3 5DN
Tel: 020 8981 7127

Overland (650kb)
60 Parnell Road Bow
London E3 2RU
Tel: 020 7364 0538

Shadwell (738kb)
418-422 Cable Street
London E1 0AF
Tel: 020 7364 0544

Wapping (638kb)
15 Chandler Street
London E1W 2QL
Tel: 020 7364 0423

Please note that the activity leaflets are correct at the time of going to print but, occasionally, due to events beyond our control, activities may be changed or cancelled.  Our advice is to check with the children's centre that the service and activity is still running before you go.

There are 23 children’s centres across Tower Hamlets all providing childcare and nursery education, family support and health services for children aged 0-5 years and their families.