Children's Centre
We provide great opportunities here at Underhill Children's Centre to support children to achieve their goals and reach their full potential, in a fun, safe and caring environment. Underhill Children's Centre is located within the heart of the Barnet community and brings together a wide variety of services for children, families and the community as a whole.
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About the Centre
Underhill Children's Centre forms part of the extended services at Underhill School and is directly managed by the school. The centre is part of the Child and Family Early Help Service. All centre staff are carefully vetted.
Our opening hours
Underhill Children's Centre is open from 8.30am to 4.15pm, Monday to Thursday and 8.30am to 3.30pm on Friday, during term time. Opening hours are subject to change during half-term and holidays with the children's centre, usually, closing at 3.30pm. We are closed on weekends, bank holidays and for fixed closures over Christmas and the Summer Term. There will also be "inset days" each year when Underhill Children's Centre will be closed for staff training - we aim to give at least one month's notice of these dates.
BREAKING NEWS:
CANCELLATION: All children's centre groups are cancelled on Wednesday 18th November, 2026. Instead, all families are invited to attend:-
Best Start in Life Partnership Event at the RAF Museum.
Event details:
Location: RAF Museum, Grahame Park Way, NW9 5LL
Date: Wednesday 18 November 2026
Time: 10am–2pm (Set-up from 9am)
FIXED CLOSURE DATES:
Monday 26th October until Friday 30th October 2026
Monday 21st December 2026 until Wednesday 6th January, 2027.
Please note the Children's Centre will close at 1.30pm on the following dates:-
Friday 18th December 2026
Thursday 25th March 2027
INSET DATES: 13th April 2026, 1st & 2nd September 2026, Monday 19th October 2026, 5th January 2027 and 12th April 2027
I am looking for childcare
We can support you by offering:
- Free Early Years Education (FEE2) Working alongside Barnet Early Years Team, we can help check your eligibility and support you in finding a suitable early years provider - https://www.barnet.gov.uk/children-and-families/childcare
For further information visit:-
https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk
- Childminders support Group
- Access to advice, information and support from the Welfare Rights Service
- Nursery Stay and Play
- Support with school applications
I am looking to return to work
We can support you by offering:
- Access to advice, information and support from Welfare Rights Service
- Employment
- ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages) lessons - in partnership with Barnet College
- Paediatric First Aid Course
I am pregnant and looking for help with..
We can support you by offering:
- Healthy Start Programme - pick up your free vitamin drops/tablets when you bring in your Healthy Start Card.
- Midwife Support
- Family, outreach and inclusion support
- Access to advice, information and support from the Welfare Rights Service
I am looking for parenting support
Parenting can sometimes be very difficult. As a result, you may feel you need some additional support. We offer a variety of services that may help:
- Access to parenting programmes
- Low level outreach support for parents who feel that they need some additional support with family dynamics and parenting, e.g. boundaries and routines. We offer an ongoing free support services to parents with children under 5 years.
- Family support
- Home-start Barnet - https://homestartbarnet.org/
- Links to Child & Family Early Help Service - https://www.barnet.gov.uk/children-and-families/early-help-children-young-people-and-families
I have just had a baby
We run a number of activities for parents to help following the birth of a baby:
- Baby Stay & Play for Non-walkers
- Baby Self-weighing
- Breastfeeding Support
- Health Promotion Workshops
- Home-start Barnet - https://homestartbarnet.org/
- Introduction to Solids Workshop
- Rhyme Time
- Baby Makaton Sing & Sign
I have a toddler - what can I attend?
We have lots of activities for you and your toddlers:
- Boogie Mites
- Fun Toddler Circuit
- Ready, Steady School
- Rhyme Time
- Stay & Play
I am concerned about my under 5's behaviour, development and learning
We offer lots of support:
- Baby Groups
- Health visiting support
- Health promotions including healthy eating, introduction to solids, oral hygiene and toilet training
- Outreach and inclusion
- Parenting programmes
- Stay & Play sessions
- Speech and Language therapy and support
I need adult support
You are just as important to us as the children:
- Access to counselling
- Outreach services
- Victim support for anyone that has been the victim of a crime. To book your FREE appointment call 020 8200 4483)
- Women's Aid (Solace)