Families offer considerable support to those serving, or those who have served in the armed forces. There are specific initiatives under the Armed Forces Covenant to support family life in the armed forces and for veteran families.
Local support
Find information on childcare, organisations, services and activities for families, children and young people in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City.
Go to: Children and Families
Go to: Childcare
Find out about the support in Nottinghamshire, including armed forces Breakfast Clubs for children in the Armed Forces Hub (Nottinghamshire County Council).
National support organisations
Further information can be found on the following links:
Charnwood, Melton and Rushcliffe Armed Forces Project (opens in new tab)
Army Families Federation (opens in new tab)
Royal Air Force Families Federation (opens in new tab)
Royal Navy Families Federation (opens in new tab)
Little Troopers (opens in new tab) – a tri service charity with a range of free factsheets and resources for parents and schools.
Royal British Legion Support for Service Children (opens in new tab) - best practice guides looking at ways to support Service children in school.
Reading Force (opens in new tab) - using books to bring Forces children and families closer together.
Service Children in State Schools (opens in new tab) - an affiliation of thousands of state-maintained schools in England that have Service children on roll.
Service Children’s Progression Alliance (opens in new tab) - bring people together to improve educational outcomes for children from military families so that they can make informed and confident transitions through further and higher education into thriving adult lives and careers.
Armed Forces Education Trust (opens in new tab) - working for children and young adults whose education has been compromised or put at risk as a result of parents’ past or current service in our Armed Forces.
Directorate of Children and Young People (opens in new tab) - was established in 2010 to provide a single Ministry of Defence (MOD) focus for all issues related to service children and young people.