Help and support If you’re a new parent
We will:
- Give you a baby box, which will have some essentials like bodysuits, nappies and shampoos
- Give you a gift to the value of £25
- Help you to apply for any benefits you might be entitled to as a new parent
- Support you to apply for the Sure Start maternity grant of £500
If you’re struggling to look after your baby and you’re being supported by an early help practitioner or social worker, your PA can come to meetings with you.
Family hubs
Our family hubs will support you to get the help you need. There are eight family hubs across Staffordshire that you can visit, and you can get help and support online.
You can get support from a family hub if you are:
- A parent or carer of a child aged 0-19
- A parent or carer of a child aged 0-25 with special educational needs or a disability
- Pregnant
Bump to Toddler Pathway
Visit our Bump to Toddler Pathway for lots of helpful information and useful links, including:
- What to expect during pregnancy and as a new parent
- What to do if your baby is ill
- Support for your family
- Keeping your baby safe and free from harm
Hungry Little Minds
Our Hungry Little Minds emails explain how your baby’s brain will develop and what you can do to help them.
If you live in Staffordshire and have a baby up to two-years-old, you can sign up and get two personalised emails a month from Hungry Little Minds.
Each email will give you guidance about easy activities to try at home, details of events near you, reminders when your baby’s health checks are due and news about other services that can help you.