child

18 Jun 2025

Finding a safe place for refugee children

“He called me ‘Auntie’ and said, ‘This is my home’,” said a local foster carer about a refugee boy who came to stay after …

20 Sep 2024

Apply for primary school places

Is your child due to start primary school in September 2025? If so, you can apply for places now. Under the London-wide primary school …

15 Aug 2024

Childcare funding – don’t miss out

If your child is under 5 you could be eligible for support with the cost of childcare – but you need to apply before …

6 Sep 2022

Getting off to a healthy start

Are you pregnant? Or do you have a young child? Healthy Start is a scheme run through the NHS which gives eligible pregnant women, …

4 Feb 2022

‘Caring is my calling’ – could fostering be yours?

“We both benefit because I really enjoy it and it is rewarding. It’s most gratifying when you see the positive effect it has on …

9 Sep 2021

How speech therapy unlocks family communication

Our borough is the third most ethnically diverse local population in the whole of the UK and more than half of our school pupils …

20 Aug 2020

Are you providing private fostering? You could get help

Some children in our community may be being cared for outside of their immediate family, by friends or wider family members, because of parental …

28 Apr 2020

You can still claim Child Benefit despite crisis

Parents of newborn babies can still claim Child Benefit despite the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the restrictions surrounding it. Under the national social …

10 Mar 2020

The heart of adoption in London

Adopt London, the new organisation at the heart of fostering in London, has officially launched. The organisation brings together 23 London boroughs, including Ealing, …

16 May 2018

How borough is becoming baby friendly

New parents often complain that they are given contradictory advice when they are coping with the many challenges a baby and toddler provide – …

6 Mar 2018

‘All you need’ baby booklet for new parents

The NHS in north-west London is handing out a new baby booklet to women to give them useful information and contacts for when they leave …

29 Nov 2017

Much more than words at our libraries

Our libraries are more than a place of books, computers and information; they unlock the joys of learning, foster friendships and provide social glue …

Locations

Acton

Greenford

Northolt

Southall

Ealing

Hanwell

Perivale

Advertising

Unleashing the creativity of our community

When we launched ‘367,100 Creatives’ (the council’s cultural manifesto for creative change), we were clear about one thing: this wasn’t meant to be a …

Subscribe to our newsletter

It is simple to register to receive fortnightly email updates from Around Ealing Extra