Our children's centres offer services for parents and carers from pregnancy through to the end of their child's reception year at school.

We provide a range of drop-ins and bookable programmes supporting your child's learning and development, including baby massage for first-time parents, speech and language and parenting programmes and support for families with children with Special Educational Needs (SEN).

We also work closely with our midwifery and health visiting partners. Antenatal and postnatal clinics, development checks and weaning support are delivered though the centres, along with drop-in child health clinics.

Timetable and services

Children's Centres Timetable and Service Information (April 2019 to March 2020)

For details of eligibility and bookings for programmes, please speak to a member of children's centre staff, your health visitor or other practitioner who is working with you and your child.

Find your local centre

• Abbey (South Wimbledon)
• Acacia (Mitcham Eastfields)
• The Avenue (West Wimbledon)
• The Bridge (Raynes Park)
• Church Road (Mitcham)
• Ivy Gardens (Pollards Hill)
• Lavender London Road (Mitcham) Childcare only
• Lavender Steers Mead (Mitcham)
• Lower Morden (Morden)
• Newminster (Morden)
• The Children's Centre at St Mark's (Mitcham) Childcare only

Child development support

• Early Learning Together Baby Programme
• Early Learning Together Preschool Programme
• Early Learning Together Toddler Programme 
• Portage Service

Parenting support

• Incredible Years Autism and Language Delay Programme
• Incredible Years Baby Programme
• Incredible Years Nursery and Reception Programme
• Incredible Years Toddler Programme
• Personalised Individualised Parenting Therapy

Speech, language and social communication support 

• Early Communication Group Programme
• Social Communication Group Programme

Support for young parents

• Young parents drop-in

Family support

• Family Information and Support Hubs

Register to use our children's centres

Registering helps us to keep you informed about our services and helps us to monitor and improve them.

• Download a children's centre family registration form

The Children's Centre Registration Database - Why we collect information

Information for practitioners

Download the early years services referral form

Consultation 2016-2017

From July 2016, Merton Early Years Service consulted with service users and stakeholders to gain feedback on our proposals for the development of services for children from pregnancy to age 5.

Download the Services for Children from Pregnancy to age 5 Consultation Analysis and Phase 2 Response published February 2017.

Contact us

Email: fsd@merton.gov.uk​