Infant Feeding Friendly Norfolk
Joining the scheme
Who can join the scheme
Businesses, organisations and venues across Norfolk can sign up to the scheme. The scheme is open to any venue that welcomes the public. We encourage you to sign up if visitors to your business, organisation, or venue may feed their infant on your premises. This includes commercial, health and community settings. For example:
- Restaurants or cafes
- Schools or nurseries
- Leisure centres
- Libraries
- Community centres
- Parks and museums
- Health centres or GP practices
- Hairdressers, opticians or dentists
- High street shops
To sign up, you will need to make a pledge to provide Infant Feeding Friendly spaces for families. You may:
- Already provide welcoming infant feeding friendly environments
- Want to improve your spaces for families
What the scheme includes
The Infant Feeding Friendly Norfolk (IFFN) scheme provides:
- A window sticker and pledge certificate to put on display
- An infant feeding policy template
- A listing on the Infant Feeding Friendly Norfolk locator map
- Training materials to support with staff training
Benefits of joining the scheme
- There is no cost to join the scheme
- It may attract new and repeating customers
- We promote and publicise Infant Feeding Friendly members through the Norfolk Community Directory
- Members are supporting their local communities and contributing to improving public health
- There is the opportunity to improve customer relations
- Mothers are part of informal networks and will often recommend places to visit to others
How to join the scheme
Complete our Infant Feeding Friendly Norfolk registration form to apply for the scheme. You can find a link to the form at the bottom of this page.
Once you have completed the form:
- We will email you to confirm we have registered you to the scheme
- You will need to:
- Ensure there is an infant feeding policy in place in your business or organisation. This must be accessible to all members of staff. We will include an infant feeding policy template in our confirmation email
- Choose where to collect your scheme pack from
You can collect your scheme pack from:
- Any of Norfolk's family hubs
- One of the following libraries:
You can contact IFFN@norfolk.gov.uk if you need further information or any assistance with joining the scheme. Read our privacy notice to find out how we use your personal information.
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