Early childhood and family service (ECFS)

The Early Childhood and Family Service (ECFS), offers support to 0-5-year-olds and their families in Norfolk. We have commissioned Action for Children to deliver additional support.

Everyone can:

Use our online early childhood in Norfolk guide to get advice
Benefit from early childhood and family service activities in Norfolk
Use the Action for Children app to find upcoming virtual group activity sessions and set reminders. Available from Google Play or Apple App Store. Just enter your district council area (you can add more areas in settings) and register
Call 0344 800 8020 or email ecfs-families@actionforchildren.org.uk to ask for extra help or find out about the latest community activities and virtual groups in your area
Follow our Early Childhood and Family Service Facebook page www.facebook.com/earlychildhoodfamilyservice and your local district page: Breckland ECFS, Broadland ECFS, Great Yarmouth ECFS, King's Lynn and West Norfolk ECFS, North Norfolk ECFS, Norwich ECFS, South Norfolk ECFS

Our early childhood community fund scheme can also help you set up new groups in the future.

If you need extra help or someone to talk to

Sometimes families need a little extra help or support. ECFS teams are trained to support you.

You can join a virtual group activity session
We can provide home learning packs and resources
You can request a place on one of our free virtual courses for parents. Course topics include parenting 0-5s, keeping children safe and improving your mental health
We can support you over the phone or online
Where it is safe to do so, we can arrange to meet with you
We can put you in touch with other people who can help, such as our early help and family support service
If you are in financial hardship, we have a family support fund that we could use

To ask for extra help call 0344 800 8020, email ecfs-families@actionforchildren.org.uk or

Request support from the Early Childhood and Family Service