Our providers have knowledge on services local to them, including food banks, community groups, medical services and children’s services. Many of our providers have either a list of services they can signpost parents to via leaflets that can be handed to them or discretely via e-mail.

Safeguarding training is offered to all HAF providers, which includes support on where to refer parents to. Part of the training includes where to find information on support services and agencies. This is found in Bexley’s Effective Support for Children and Families document, which all settings are signposted to.

Links for some services in Bexley are also given as part of our provider pre and post-delivery meetings. We also pass on any information that we have about individual initiatives or services, and have signposted Early Help services, local food banks, and agencies supporting with complex needs.

Providers can also contact us should they need support on where to signpost, or where to access specific training from, for instance first aid, food hygiene and DSL training.