Web Links
These links are just for fun.
- This is a virtiual world where children have their own penguin that plays games and can speak to others. It is free to join, but the paid membership offers more functions.
- This site by the British Heart Fondation is both fun and educational. You can read all about it by following this link.
These links are to websites that may be interesting to you.
These are general national websites
- This is useful for school league tables, education news and links to children's education websites
- Provides details of local childcare providers in England and Scotland as well as general information about childcare.
- The purpose of the Department for Children, Schools and Families' is to make England the best place in the world for children and young people to grow up.
- Providing health and social care policy, guidance and publications for NHS and social care professionals.
- Provides information from across UK government departments on topics ranging from travel safety and parental leave to special educational needs and local NHS services.
- Every Child Matters: Change for Children is a new approach to the well-being of children and young people from birth to age 19.
- The Family and Parenting Institute researches what matters to families and parents.
- Family Links is a registered charity promoting emotional literacy, nurturing and relationship skills in families, schools and communities.
- Provides help and advice on jobs and training including how to find your local job centre plus office.
- The official body for inspecting schools and childcare providers; the site provides links to reports and official publications as well as FAQ and contact details.
- A registered charity that offers help and support to anyone parenting a child.
- Parents for Inclusion is a network of parents of disabled children and children with 'special needs'.
- Sure Start is the Government programme to deliver the best start in life for every child. We bring together early education, childcare, health and family support.
- The Parent Organisation Ltd is a company set up to champion the rights of parents - the largest but least represented consumer group in the world.
- Offers information and support to parents, particularly focussed on their child
- Working Families helps children, working parents and carers and their employers find a better balance between responsibilities at home and work.
- For people looking to get back to work.
All of these links are to websites that are local to our area.
These are general Local area Websites.
- The longest established, best-read, free parenting magazine in the South. ABC Magazine is the FREE local parenting magazine offering practical parenting advice to everyone with young children. From babies to big kids!
- Information and online access to services in the City of Brighton & Hove.
- Brighton & Hove PCT is responsible for the health and wellbeing of everyone in Brighton & Hove. The website gives information about local services and standards.
- Brighton & Hove Family Services Directory run by the Family Information Service. This is a directory of services for families within Brighton & Hove.
- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust works in partnership with other local community hospitals, GP practices and clinics, providing general and specialist acute hospital care from two main sites - the Princess Royal Hospital in Haywards Heath and the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.
- BrightonGrid is a different kind of local Web site. For a start, it's the only online guide for adults and families. That means we have lots of what you want to know about Brighton and Hove - whether you live here, or are just visiting.
- Whatever you want to find around Brighton; shops, businesses, hotels, pubs, restaurants, clubs, cinemas, theatres, etc. our directory, classified system and events guide will help you to find out what's on in Brighton and where to find things in and around Brighton.
- Brighton TownTalk is your guide to your town centre, with everything you need to know to make your visit even more enjoyable.
- Local newspaper website with local and national news.
- The Fostering & Adoption Service recruits, trains and supports foster carers and adopters and finds families for Brighton & Hove children that need a foster home or an adoptive family.
- This site by the council helps you sort out any journey within Brighton and Hove.
- Making Sense offers courses workshops and activities in schools, in the community and in the workplace for parents in Brighton and the surrounding area.
- Your local news and weather, travel news, great local films, entertainment and more - here whenever you want to watch.
- This award-winning website is a living history of Brighton and Hove.
- It is primarily a What's On / Where to Go / What to Do Guide for parents of primary school children, supplemented by relevant editorials and advertising.
- This website offers advice and information about the challenges you may face as a parent or carer. The different pages on the website try to provide you with information and advice on child safety.
- South Downs Health provides community, rehabilitation and children
- Local radio and website for local information.
- Local radio station website.
- Local online magazine about what's happening in Brighton.
- Triple P helps you to cut through confusion and gives you clear and simple strategies to turn problems around and prevent problems from developing in the first place.
- Brighton's number one site for tourists finding hotels in Brighton, brighton hotel accommodation, bed and breakfast, guesthouses and self catering, conference organisers and delegates, day trippers, language students, Brighton shoppers, businesses, art enthusiasts, sporty types, foodies, job seekers, and just about anyone else you care to mention.
- Listings for theatre, comedy, clubs, music, days out, film, pubs, folk, yoga & anything else you care for.
These are all local Open Spaces or the websites for the various 'Friends of' Groups for the city's various parks.
Places and events in our local area that are family friendly
- Details of
- Our Mission is to enrich the lives of young people, in particular those from
- This is the website for the Brighton and Hove Libraries.
- One of the most lovely family oriented festival of the year here in Brighton.
- Animal zoo, adventure playground and lots more...
- Indoor adventure playground in Bevendean.
- The Komedia has been voted the Best Family Friendly Theatre in The South and their Kids@Komedia shows are a big hit with Brighton Families.
- We are open from 9.30 am to 5 pm every day except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. There is no charge for entry to Middle Farm, apart from the Open Farm where tickets are £3.00 per head. There is no charge for children under 3.
These links are to the Voluntary Organisations here in Brighton & Hove or for the Southeast of England in general.
- Amaze gives information, advice and support to parents of children with special needs and disabilities in Brighton & Hove.
- Includes a directory of member organisations, as well as details of local projects and community newsletters.
- We provide practical support, education and recreation for those in poor housing, claimants, unwaged people and those on low incomes.
- Welcome to Community.Brighton, a one-stop access point for information & resources for and about voluntary and community groups in Brighton and Hove.
- ESCIS stands for East Sussex Community Information Service. It is a computer database of local and community information developed and managed by the Library and Information Services of East Sussex County Council in association with Brighton and Hove Library Service. It is a free resource for everyone. It is free to be listed and free to use.
- A "one stop window" where relevant sources of information about Equality are made accessible to the wider community and practitioners.
- Supporting LGBT parents and their children in Brighton and Hove.
- Welcome to Rockinghorse, the charity that makes life better for children in hospital in Sussex and beyond.
- IT Support for community groups in the city
- SCIP provides IT services exclusively to charities, voluntary and community organisations and other not-for-profit groups.
- A very special Brighton-based group for children with special needs and their parent/carers.
- We aim to support voluntary organisations which provide services to marginalized or excluded communities and to community groups in marginalized or excluded communities through the provision of training and accreditation of learning to paid workers
These are links to the various websites for Mums.
- Netmums is a unique local network for Mums (or Dads), offering a wealth of information on both a national and local level.
Websites for parenting in general
- The For Parents By Parents web site was born out of the realisation that through the Internet parents could support one another on a much wider scale and that the site could be used to tackle the more challenging and sometimes taboo aspects of becoming and being a parent. One of the best things about this site is that it breaks down to ages to help you find information for your childrens age group.
- Parentline Plus is a national charity that works for and with parents to do the hardest job in the world.
- This website has practical advice for parents and has a live chat option that puts you in touch with a trained Relate consultant.
- And as one of the only evidence-based parenting programs available, with over 25 years of proven clinical research to back it up, you can be sure Triple P works for the majority of families.
Some special advice for parents of children with special needs
- A wweb site to offer support for parents of children with Spectrum conditions.
- An organisation supporting one parent families nationally and locally.
- SPAN has also launched the One Space parenting site written by and for single parents.
- An online magazine for single and step parents
- This website brings together essential information, links to other support organisations, news and resources and provides an online community for one parent families and groups.
- This is a local infomation organisation for single parents in and around Brighton and Hove.
- Action for Kids are a charity that provide Work Related Learning (WRL), mobility aids and other support to help children with special needs live an independant life.
- This site is to inform and support parents and their children with special needs with their education.
These websites are specificly for disabled parents
- Disabled Parents Network (DPN) is a national organisation of and for disabled people who are parents or who hope to become parents, and their families, friends and supporters.
- A website and online forum to support young parents





