Schools, nurseries, groups, free play and the doctor, sorted by the age of your child.
You apply through the council for the borough you live in, even for a school in another borough. E20 spans four boroughs, so check which one your home is in.
Source: Newham secondary admissions, checked 18 October 2026. Newham's dates; the other boroughs publish their own.
Your choice stays in this page's address. EVH saves nothing about your child.
Register the birth within 42 days
By booked appointment, at East Ham Town Hall for a baby born in Newham. If your baby was born elsewhere, Newham can still book you in and pass the details on. Newham, register a birth
Register your baby with a GP
The East Village surgery is Liberty Bridge Road Practice, which takes new patient registrations online.
Join the children's centre
Rebecca Cheetham Children's Centre is free with a child under 5, and during pregnancy. Some sessions need booking. Under 5s
Plan for funded childcare
Working parents can get 30 free hours a week from 9 months, and can apply once your baby is 23 weeks old. Nurseries and childcare
Sources: newham.gov.uk, the children's centre's 2026 timetable and gov.uk, checked 18 October 2026.
If you work, a child aged 9 months to 4 years can get 30 hours of free childcare a week for 38 weeks of the year, at a registered nursery or childminder. Apply once your child is 23 weeks old. Check on gov.uk
Source: gov.uk, Free Childcare for Working Parents, checked 18 October 2026.
Times and ages are the organiser's. Check their page before you go.
Know a group I've missed?
I'm thinnest on childminders and holiday clubs. A name and a link is enough.