Support

Children’s Centres

 Calcot, Theale and Area Children’s Centre, Calcot Infant School     0118 9456157

Blagdon Nursery School & Childrens Centre, Whitley        0118 9015425

Blagdon Nursery School and Children’s Centre, Whitley         0118 9015425

Burghfield & Area Children’s Centre, Mrs Bland’s Infant & Nursery School                                      0118 9832332

Calcot & Theale Children’s Centre, Calcot Infant School            07824 408456

Caversham Children’s Centre, Amersham Road           0118 9015429

Coley Park Children’s Centre, St Mary’s and All Saints Primary school       0118 9394859

Dee Park Children’s Centre, Ranikhet Primary school, Tilehurst      0118 9390900

Earley – Riverdale Children’s Centre, Silverdale Road       0118 9088066

East Downlands Sure Start Children’s Centre, Pangbourne Primary School                                     0118 9845105

East Reading Children’s Centre, New Town area of Readig         0118 9015400

Hamilton Road, services & activities supporting families with children under five                           0118 9015400

Katesgrove Children’s Centre, activities and groups for families      0118 9750819

Orwell House,services & activities supporting families with children under five, Craven Rd    0118 9015400

Oxford Road Children’s Centre, activities for children under 5 and their families                         0118 9015676

Parent Pop In, chat with outreach workers, Norcot Early Years Centre, Wed am’s                      0118 9015577

Southcote Children’s Centre, Coronation Square        0118 9390535

Surestart Children’s Centres, info, support, activities, adult learning, childcare                           0118 9390900

SureStart Whitley Children’s Centre, for young families and families-to-be                                     0118 9015780

Woodley Children’s Centre, family support, The Ambleside Centre    0118 3776444

Family Welfare

ARC – young people’s information and counselling service      0118 9776710.

Berkshire Family Mediation, for couples ending their relationship        01189 571159

Berkshire Probation Service           01189 560466

Berkshire Women’s Aid (24 hrs), support, help and advice           01189 504003

Broken Rainbow, domestic violence support for LGBT people       08452 60 44 60

Childline (FREE call)                   0800 1111

Family Information Service, information for every family member       0800 328 9148

Home-Start, support & friendship for young families in Reading          0118 9429518

Jobcentre Plus, for general information on tax credits        0845 300 3900

Jobcentre Plus, if you are looking for work         0845 606 0234

Jobcentre Plus, if you need to claim a benefit          0800 055 6688

National Centre for Domestic Violence        08009 70 20 70

National Domestic Violence helpline (FREE call) 24 hour           0808 2000247

NSPCC (FREE call) 24 hour child protection helpline, Textphone 0800 056 0566                     0808 800 5000

Pregnancy Crisis Centre, Basingstoke           01256 460100

Reading Lifeline Crisis Pregnancy Centre, London Street           0118 9596669

Refuge – National Domestic Violence Helpline (FREE call)          0808 2000 247

Relate, relationship counselling for couples and families            0118 9876161

Sahara Asian Women’s Project, emergency accommodation         0118 9266333

Samaritans, emotional support to anyone in distress, Reading        0118 9266333

SMART (Substance Misuse Arrest Referral Team)          0118 9567532

The Mankind Initiative, domesic abuse         0870 794 4124

Victim Support National Telephone Support Line       0845 30 30 900

W.Berks Community Care Team, support for vulnerable children      0845 6014726

West of Berkshire Substance Misuse service       01189 557333

Women’s Aid – National Domestic Violence Helpline (FREE call)     0808 2000 247

Family Health

Family Health and Baby Clinics, all over Reading, drop-in           0118 9312111

NHS Dental Access Centre, emergency dental care, Tilehurst          0118 9452967

NHS Direct, details of local doctors, pharmacists, dentists, textphn 0845 606 4647                0845 4647

NHS Direct, health advice & information 24 hrs a day, textphn 0845 606 4647                          0845 4647

PALS, free advice for patients, carers & their families, text 0787 6505 312                                     0118 9822829

Health Visitors

NHS Berkshire West PCT, parenting support in Reading          0118 9822854

Parenting Courses and Support

Home Start, support to families under stress, with a child under 5     0118 9888025

NCT Helpline for Twins, weekday eves 7-10pm, w/ends 10am-10pm   0870 421 4876

Norcot Early Years Centre, childcare, activities, advice, support      0118 9015577

Parentline Plus, free helpline, 24 hours a day       0808 800 2222

Reading Borough Council, parenting classes, various venues        0118 9390396

The Princess Royal Trust Carers Centre, support to all carers       0118 9505177

Youth Services

Reading Borough Council, youth engagement service              0118 9390742

Reading Connexions Centre, support for 13 – 19 year olds           0845 4085004

Teenage Pregnancy Social Inclusion Service, Reading             0118 9015054

Young Women Expecting Babies, Reading            0118 9692197

One Parent Families

Gingerbread (FREE call), support for lone parent families          0800 0185026

Fathers Support

Dad’s & Kids Group at Norcot Early Years Centre, 82 Lyndhurst Rd       0118 9015618

Families Need Fathers, information support centre, Tilehurst         0118 9019132

M.A.L.E (Men’s Advice Line Enquiries), domestic violence       0808 801 0327

Fostering and Adoption

Catholic Children’s Society, various services, Reading          0118 9875121

Directions, foster care, Reading          0118 9015222

Foster Care Associates, Woodley         0118 9698543

Parents & Children Together (PACT), free support, Reading        0800 7311845

West Berkshire Family Placement Team         01635 503155

Bereavement

Daisy`s Dream, support for bereaved children in Berkshire           0118 9342604

Speech and Language

Berkshire Clinic of Speech and Language therapy, Caversham       0118 9474454

Emma Hurdiss Speech & Language Therapy, Lower Earley          07935 895195

Julia Blake, speech therapist, therapy in your home, Caversham       0118 9470853

Little Talkers, speech therapist, Burghfield Common        07706 222447

Sally Newman B.Sc,P.G.C.E,M.R.C.S.L.T, Caversham         0118 9474490

Speech Sort Ltd, speech therapy, Silchester Common        0118 9700300

Special Needs and Learning Difficulties

Alafia Project, support for ethnic minority children with disabilities, fax 0118 9606729         0118 9510279

Berkshire Autistic Society, Oxford Rd            0118 9594594

Berkshire County Blind Society, for children and adults         0118 987 2803

Building for the Future, improving the lives of local disabled children      0118 9706704

Bulmershe Gymnastics Club, for children with physical or learning disabilities                            0118 9263686

Bulmershe L.C, additional needs swim school, term time, 5 – 16 yrs        0118 9268733

Dingley Family & Specialist Early Years Centre, Kenavon Drive, RG1      0118 3277424

Dingley Family & Specialist EYC, Summer Play Scheme, Kenavon Drive, RG1                               0118 3277424

Downs Syndrome Group ,West Berkshire, support group       07847 327528

Dyslexia Support Group, Wokingham        07806 230044

Krazy Play Days, soft play centre, evenings for disabled children      0118 9426171

Marshlands Square Playclub, Elm Rd       0118 9553643

MENCAP Bubble Club, 0 – 4yrs children with special needs, fax 0118 9015188                            0118 9662518

MENCAP Friday Club, 11 – 15 yr olds with special needs, fax 0118 9015188                                   0118 9662518

MENCAP Holiday Clubs, Easter & Summer 4 – 15yrs, fax 0118 9015188                                           0118 9662518

MENCAP Saturday Club, 4 – 11yrs  children with special needs, fax 0118 9015188                      0118 9662518

MENCAP Tuesday Club, for 16 – 25+ yrs with special needs, fax 0118 9015188                            0118 9662518

National Mencap        020 74540454

Parent Partnership, guidance and training to parents & schools       0118 9746105

Parenting Special Children, supports families of children with disabilities                                      0118 3264784

Peapods, support for families of children with physical disabilities     07826 027844

Reading CTPLD Learning disability team       0118 9553742

Reading Cygnets Swimming Club, for people with learning difficulties 0118 9722522

Reading Deaf and HOH Centre, 131-133 Cardiff Rd, fax 0118 9500507          0118 9594969

Reading Mencap, Alexandra Rd, fax 0118 9015188        0118 9662518

SCOPE, National charity for people with cerebral palsy        0808 8003333

Wokingham District Mencap, learning disability support    0118 979 8539

Special Schools

The Avenue Special School,  2 – 19 years with a wide range of special needs                                   0118 9375554

Citizens Advice Bureaux

Citizen’s Advice Bureau,  free & confidential advice, Reading, fax 0118 9782277                      01189 598059

Citizen’s Advice Bureau, free & confidential advice, Wokingham, fax 0118 9796194                   0118 989 0389

Citizen’s Advice Bureau, free & confidential advice, Woodley, fax 0118 9698714                        0118 9699006

Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Swallowfield Medical Practice, Swallowfield  0118 9883134