Kids
Charity 275936
Overview
Summary
Kids appears to operate as a national SEND-focused infrastructure organisation rather than a single local service provider. Its role combines direct support for disabled children, young people and families with rights-based advice, dispute resolution, youth voice and influence on education policy. The available evidence suggests that it works across local authority systems while also creating practical, inclusive opportunities outside those systems, positioning it as both a support provider and an intermediary between families and public services.
Operational geography
Coverage: Citywide
Operational areas:
Evidence and reasoning
Supporting evidence
Sutton Wylde Green
Confidence: high
Kids directly operates its Family Centre Nursery at 249 Birmingham Road, Wylde Green, and lists the same address as its head office. This is a continuing service site rather than a registered-address inference alone.
- Kids — Kids Family Centre Nursery
Kids states that its inclusive nursery operates at Kids Family Centre, 249 Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfield, B72 1EA, Monday to Friday. - Kids — Contact
Kids identifies 249 Birmingham Road, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield as its head office.
Sheldon
Confidence: high
Kids' current Family Groups service page explicitly schedules a weekly Birmingham family group at Stanville Community Hub, Stanville Primary School, Sheldon.
- Kids — Kids Family Groups
The service page lists a Monday Family Group at Stanville Community Hub, Stanville Primary School, Stanville Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 3YN.
Billesley
Confidence: high
Kids' current Family Groups page explicitly lists a weekly delivery venue at Grendon and Billesley Nursery and Family Centre.
- Kids — Kids Family Groups
The service page lists a Tuesday Family Group at Grendon and Billesley Nursery and Family Centre, Grendon Road, Birmingham, B14 4RB.
Small Heath
Confidence: high
Kids' current Family Groups page explicitly schedules a weekly session at Bertram Children's Centre in Small Heath.
- Kids — Kids Family Groups
The service page lists a Friday Family Group at Bertram Children's Centre, 6 Bertram Road, Small Heath, Birmingham, B10 9QP.
Bartley Green
Confidence: high
Kids lists a weekly Family Group at Doddington Children's Centre, while Birmingham City Council identifies that venue as being in Bartley Green.
- Kids — Kids Family Groups
The service page lists a Friday Family Group at Doddington Children's Centre, 28 Doddington Grove, Birmingham, B32 4EL. - Birmingham City Council — Welcome to Family Hubs
The council identifies Doddington Children's Centre, B32 4EL, as the Edgbaston Family Hub location in Bartley Green.
Erdington
Confidence: high
Kids lists a weekly Family Group at Lakeside Children's Centre and Birmingham City Council identifies the venue as Erdington Family Hub.
- Kids — Kids Family Groups
The service page lists a Monday Family Group at Lakeside Children's Centre, Lakes Road, Birmingham, B23 7UH. - Birmingham City Council — Welcome to Family Hubs
The council identifies Lakeside Children's Centre, Lakes Road, B23 7UH, as Erdington Family Hub.
Remaining uncertainties
- The evidence strongly supports a citywide Birmingham Family Groups offer: it is for Birmingham families and is delivered on weekdays through ten venues distributed across the city. This record includes only wards where the supplied ward identifier can be matched confidently from the available venue evidence; it is not a complete list of all delivery wards.
- Several Family Group venues are hosted by children's centres, schools, community hubs or Family Hubs. The evidence establishes regular Kids delivery at those venues, but does not establish that Kids owns, manages or has a permanent dedicated base at them.
- Kids also describes Birmingham early-years 'Navigators' support in a 2023 organisational article, but the current service page, delivery locations and commissioning basis were not located in the reviewed evidence. It is therefore not treated as current ward-level operational evidence.
- Frankley Children's Centre is listed as a Family Groups venue for Birmingham families, but its Rubery address may sit outside Birmingham's city boundary; it has not been used to infer an operational area within Birmingham.
Additional evidence needed
- A current Kids Birmingham service directory or contract/commissioning information confirming all active Birmingham services, including the status and geography of the Navigators offer.
- Current confirmation from Kids or host organisations that each Family Groups venue remains active, including any term-time, holiday or venue-change arrangements.
- A venue-to-current-ward geographic lookup for the remaining Family Groups venues, particularly Rookery, Dyson Gardens, Springfield Project and Holland House.
Areas of work
- Disability
- Education/training
- General Charitable Purposes
Who they help
- Children/young People
- People With Disabilities
How they help
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
Discoveries involving this organisation
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Observations
A bridge between families and statutory systems
Kids appears to help families navigate, challenge and resolve difficulties within SEND provision, rather than only delivering supplementary activities. Its mediation, advice and consultation responses may position it as a practical intermediary between families, local authorities and health services.
Why it matters
This suggests its influence may extend beyond the people using individual services: it may affect how local SEND systems respond to families and how policy debates reflect lived experience.
Show evidence
“Kids provides easy-read SEND guides and resources to help families navigate the SEND system.”
Source:Organisation“Its mediation and disagreement resolution service helps families resolve disputes with the local authority or health service.”
Source:Organisation“Kids submitted formal responses to SEND reform and EOTAS consultations.”
Source:Organisation
Local reach with a national learning role
Operating in over 60 local authorities while participating in a UK-wide digital inclusion programme suggests a distributed model: local delivery may generate insight that can inform wider programmes, reports and advocacy.
Why it matters
This may make Kids a useful connector between local variation in SEND experience and national discussions about inclusion, digital access and reform.
Show evidence
“Kids offers services in over 60 Local Authorities.”
Source:Organisation“The Digital Services Consortium programme aims to empower over 20,000 disabled children, young people and families across the UK.”
Source:Organisation“Kids published a first-year report on the Driving Digital Inclusion programme.”
Source:Organisation
Inclusion is pursued through both rights and ordinary life
Kids appears to frame inclusion broadly: alongside advocacy and education support, it offers youth community activity, holiday homes and quiet spaces at Comic Con. This may indicate an approach that treats belonging, leisure and family respite as part of equal opportunity.
Why it matters
This distinguishes the organisation from a narrowly advice-led SEND charity and points to potential links with cultural venues, leisure providers and community organisations.
Show evidence
“Kids states that every child should have an equal opportunity to play, learn, grow and thrive.”
Source:Organisation“Kids Holiday Homes are available for service users in Cayton Bay and the Cotswolds.”
Source:Organisation“Kids provided a quiet space at Comic Con London.”
Source:Organisation
- The evidence does not show how services are funded, commissioned or distributed across local authorities.
- It is unclear which activities are core services, pilots or occasional projects.
- There is limited evidence about outcomes for children, young people and families.
Remaining uncertainties
- Annual reports or impact evaluations showing service volumes, outcomes, funding sources and local authority relationships.
- Information on delivery partners, referral routes and how young people's views influence organisational decisions.