Achieving for Children

Stay up to date with everything happening for families with under-5s across our Best Start Family Hubs.

To help parents, carers, and early years professionals stay connected, the Best Start Family Hub Team has launched a quarterly newsletter packed with practical guidance, local service spotlights, and upcoming sessions for children aged 0 to 5.

We've just published the first edition and you can check it out here: https://rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk/BestStartnewsletters

Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Family Hub Service - Achieving for Children RBWM

Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) will be inspecting our local area (Kingston upon Thames) in the next few weeks. This is a multi-agency inspection of the support provided to children and young people with SEND across education, health and social care.

An important part of the inspection process is hearing the voices of children, young people and families. Ofsted and CQC have therefore compiled surveys for parents and carers, as well as children and young people.

These surveys will allow inspectors to consider the views of key stakeholders across the local SEND system.

To find out more about the inspections and have your say, visit: kr.afcinfo.org.uk/kingstoninspection

In a national response to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care, the government is changing how children's services work across the country.

The changes focus on:

- supporting families earlier
- making services clear and easy to understand
- improving outcomes for children
- working closely with parents, carers and guardians

We want to ensure these changes make life easier for local families. To have your say and have your voice heard in preparation for these changes, families are invited to attend small focus groups to share their opinions. These sessions are taking place across our Windsor and Riverside Family Hubs on 9 and 12 June, respectively.

For more information, visit our AfCinfo website: rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk/focusgroupschanges

Starting school is a big step for children and parents alike. 🎒🍏

Preparing for school isn’t about ticking off a checklist. It’s about small steps, practised together, that build confidence over time and help children feel secure and prepared for when they start school, in their own way and at their own pace.

For useful tips and guidance, including how to follow simple instructions, visit: https://beststartinlife.gov.uk/preparing-for-school/

To understand Best Start in Life in RBWM, visit: https://rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk/pages/community-information/information-and-advice/family-hub-service/best-start-in-life

Best Start in Life Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Family Hub Service - Achieving for Children RBWM

Stop the scroll, start the find. We’ve added a new helping hand to our AfCinfo and SEND Local Offer websites.

Whether you're looking for information on family hubs or preparing for adulthood, our new AI assistant is here 24/7 to guide you to the right page. Simply click 'ask me' in the bottom right corner.

The AI assistant features multilingual support, allowing users to communicate naturally in their preferred language.

For Kingston and Richmond: https://kr.afcinfo.org.uk/
For RBWM: https://rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk/

Kingston Council - Kingston Stronger Together London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead

The new Renters’ Rights Act 2026 came into effect in England from 1 May 2026. With this in mind, Achieving for Children is looking for a dedicated housing professional who can utilise their knowledge and experience to influence and facilitate change across the private housing sector, ensuring excellent outcomes for care leavers.

This is a new and exciting opportunity to establish and develop access to private rented sector accommodation for care leavers in Kingston and Richmond. You will support young people transitioning from care to settled accommodation in adherence to statutory guidelines.

For more information and to apply: https://careers.achievingforchildren.org.uk/vacancy/-accommodation-procurement-and-development-officer-609603.html

If you are a parent or carer of a child aged 0 to 14, we want to hear from you.

Whether you are currently using early years childcare, looking for a place, or have a school-aged child attending before-school, after-school, or holiday clubs, your feedback is vital.

Achieving for Children, on behalf of The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead, is looking to better understand your needs to help us plan and improve childcare as well as wraparound provision across the borough.

For more and to access the survey: https://rbwm.afcinfo.org.uk/blog_articles/5503-early-years-and-wraparound-childcare-survey

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