Useful Phone Numbers Stoke-on-Trent Blurton Children’s Centre 01782 231815 Burslem Children’s Centre 01782 238989 Children’s Centres The Crescent Children’s Centre 01782 238038 Norton Children’s Centre 01782 231096 Stoke Children’s Centre 01782 236333 Stoke North Children’s Centre 01782 232977 Thomas Boughey Children’s Centre 01782 237100 Treehouse Children’s Centre 01782 233670 Tunstall Children’s Centre 01782 236655 Westfield Children’s Centre 01782 237500
Health Visitor Hub 0300 303 3298 School Nurse Hub 0300 124 0362 Citywide Midwife Hub 01782 672181 North Community Midwives Team 01782 231152 Central Community Midwives Team 01782 233582 South Community Midwives Team 01782 231822 Infant Feeding Support 24Hour Helpline 01785 230059 Community Breastfeeding Team 0300 7900 163 Activity National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 2012 Dental Advice Line 0300 123 0981 Stoke-on-Trent Libraries 01782 238455 Advice and Access Team 01782 232200 Guide Stoke-on-Trent City Council General Enquires 01782 234234 Version 1 - Winter to Spring Stoke on Trent Citizens Advice Helpline 03444 111 444 February to April 2019
Print date - 28 January 2019 While we try to keep all sessions and information on this booklet up to date, please note that we reserve the right to change sessions if necessary. 12 1
Our Children’s Centres Health Visitor Clinics
Oakwood Road, Blurton, ST3 3AR Blurton Tel: 01782 231815 Monday Wednesday Email: [email protected] Meir Primary Care Centre 9:30 - Tunstall Primary Care 9:30 - Weston Road, ST3 6AB 11:30am Centre, ST6 6BE 10:30am Vale Park, Hamil Road, Burslem, ST6 1AW Burslem Tel: 01782 238989 Trent Vale Health Centre 9:30 - Smallthorne Health Centre 10:00 - Email: BurslemChildren’[email protected] London Road, ST4 5NX 11:00am Baden Road, ST6 1SA 12:00noon
Westfield 1:00 - Pinewood Crescent, Meir, ST3 6HZ Tuesday Children’s Centre 3:00pm The Crescent Tel: 01782 238038 Email: CrescentChildren’[email protected] The Crescent 9:15 - Stoke Library and 1:30 - Children’s Centre 11:30am Children’s Centre 3:00pm
St. Nicholas Avenue, Norton, ST6 8JW Kingsland Children’s 9:15 - Blurton Health Centre 1:30 - Norton Tel: 01782 231096 Centre, Eaves Lane, ST2 8LY 11:00am Rippon Road, ST3 3BS 3:30pm Email: NortonChildren’[email protected] Stoke North 9:30 - Fegg Hayes Clinic 2:00 - Stoke Library, South Wolfe Street, Stoke, ST4 4AA Children’s Centre 10:30am Fegg Hayes Road, ST6 6QR 3:00pm Stoke Tel: 01782 236333 Hanford Health Centre 9:30 - Fenton Health Centre 2:00 - Email: [email protected] New Inn Lane, ST4 8EX 11:30am Glebedale Road, ST4 3AQ 4:00pm
Bishops Road, Chell Heath,ST6 6QW Hanley Health Centre 9:30 - Upper Huntbatch Street 11:30am Thursday Stoke North Tel: 01782 232977 Email: StokeNorthChildren’[email protected] Treehouse 9:30 - Middleport Medical Centre 9:30 - Children’s Centre 11:30am Newport Lane, ST6 3NP 11:00am College Road, Shelton, ST4 2DQ Cobridge Community Health 1:00 - Burslem 9:30 - Tel: 01782 237100 Thomas Boughey Centre, Church Terrace 3:00pm Children’s Centre 11:30am Email: thomasboughey.children’[email protected] Milton Parish Church 1:30 - Norton 1:30 - Dawlish Drive, Bentilee, ST2 0HW Baddeley Green Lane, ST2 7EY 3:00pm Children’s Centre 3:00pm Tel: 01782 233670 Treehouse Shelton Primary Care 1:30 - St Johns Welcome Centre 1:30 - Email: [email protected] Centre, ST1 4PB 3:30pm Greasley Road, ST2 8JE 3:30pm Woodland Street, Tunstall, ST6 6AP Longton Heath Centre 1:30 - Bentilee Neighbourhood 1:30 - Tunstall Tel: 01782 236655 Drayton Road, ST3 1EQ 3:30pm Centre, Dawlish Drive 3:30pm Email: TunstallChildren’[email protected] Goldenhill Surgery 2:00 - High Street, ST6 5QS 3:00pm Friday Buccleuch Road, Longton, ST3 4RF Tunstall 9:30 - Westfield Tel: 01782 237500 Don’t forget your red book! Email: WestfieldChildren’[email protected] Children’s Centre 11:30am 2 11
Friday Keep up to date! Get the latest info about the services we offer. You can like us on Facebook, Location Activity and Details Time Age follow us on Twitter, give one of our Centres a call or just pop into Reception.
Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From Facebook - @SOTChildrensCentres Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 9:30 - confident activities involving both adults and children. 10:15am walker to 6 Twitter - @SOTCCC
Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old If you are in crisis or in need of help or urgent advice, please Burslem only contact us via telephone or visit the centre in person. Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth 10:15 - Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs to 6 years 11:45am Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, old singing and much more! Price: £3 per child Sensory Rooms Baby Group - Booking required! TERM TIME From birth Brought to you by the Crescent Pre-School. A ONLY to confident We have many Sensory Rooms across Stoke-on-Trent for you to book and group for you and your baby to explore. Toast, 9:45 - walker tea and coffee included. 10:45am enjoy together. Our sensory rooms are a quiet, calm and soothing space to Price: £2.50 per baby and parent relax in but it can also be a stimulating, multi-sensory and exciting interactive Crescent - Booking required! Stay and Play TERM TIME From experience. Each sensory room varies with different lighting, musical objects, Brought to you by the Crescent Pre-School. A ONLY confident and textures which help your child to explore a range of senses and help to family focused group for you and your child to 1:00 - walker to 4 develop motor skills, co-ordination and encourages exploration. For parents explore together. 2:30pm years old Price: £2.50 per baby and parent it’s a great space to bond with your children, to practice early communication Play group-Drop in session! TERM TIME and most importantly to have fun. From 12 Stoke ONLY Brought to you by Families 2gether. A fun group months and Our rooms can be booked for up to an hour at a time between 9:30am and for children to enjoy. Many different activities to 9:30 - North over try. Refreshments provided. Price: £1 per family 11:30am 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Room sizes vary across the centre’s and none of our sensory rooms are the same. To book our sensory rooms please From 6 Boogie Beat - Drop in Sessions! 9:30 - months to 5 give us a call, we have a sensory room in the following centres: Great fun for little ones by using a mix of song, 10:15am music, storytelling to re-tell traditional stories. years old Blurton - 01782 231815 Thomas Boughey - 01782 237100 Westfield Knit and Natter SESSION NOT RUNNING AT Burslem - 01782 238989 Tunstall - 01782 236655 THE MOMENT, Please contact for more 2:00 - Everyone The Crescent - 01782 922124 Westfield - 01782 237500 information. Learn to knit together. No 4:00pm welcome experience needed just bring along your own Stoke North - 01782 232977 wool and needles. Free to attend. Find out more information about our sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! Play Spaces
Don’t Forget we are on Facebook and Twitter! We have 4 exciting Play Spaces in our Children’s Centres Like us on Facebook @SOTChildrensCentres for your little ones to enjoy for free. From slides, to ball pits Or follow us on Twitter @SOTCCC to climbing frames, there’s lots to enjoy! Our Play Spaces can
If you are in crisis or in need of help or urgent advice, please only contact be used for free between 9:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday. us via telephone or visit the centre in person. We have Play Spaces in the following centres: Blurton - 01782 231815 Treehouse - 01782 233670 Please note some of our groups may change or not run in the School holidays. The Crescent - 01782 238038 Westfield - 01782 237500 Please check with the provider or centre before attending any sessions! 10 3
Details about groups Thursday
Babbles and Brews - Booking required! An informal Baby Stay & Play where parents can meet for a hot drink and Location Activity and Details Time Age chat whilst little ones play in a safe and stimulating environment. 9:30 - Adults Functional Skills English Age: From birth to 4 years old Price: £3 per session 11:45am Only 12:40 - Adults Messy and Sensory Play - Booking required! Crescent Functional Skills Maths A fun group where babies can explore their senses with taste safe activities. 2:45pm Only No need to worry about the mess, just bring some wipes and a towel for after. TERM TIME ONLY Booking Required for both courses! Baby Age: From birth to confident walkers Price: £5 per session For more information please give Jane Christie a call on 07841254862 Zone Baby Massage and Yoga Classes - Booking required! Messy and Sensory Play From birth Yoga - Strengthen your baby’s muscles, improve their flexibility, develop their Booking required! Brought to you by Baby Zone. 10:00 - to confident fine and gross motor skills through gentle yoga moves. A fun group where babies can explore their 11:30am walkers Massage - Each week you will learn new massage strokes for each part of senses. Don’t forget wipes and a towel for after. the body, building up to a full massage for your little one. Price: £5 per session Age: From 5 weeks to crawling Price: £20 for 5 week course Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth 1:00 - Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs. to 6 years For more information or to book please call 07834237364 Treehouse 2:30pm Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, old Or search for Baby Zone on Facebook singing and much more! Price: £3 per child
Soccer Lions- Physical Activity Group - Booking required! Baby Steps Course - Booking required Starts 7 New babies Physical play involving both adults and children using lots of different Please call the Health Visiting Team 0300 303 February and parents/ equipment such as footballs, skittles, hoops, bean bags and lots more. 3298. Are you a new parent? a free four week 1:30 - carers course where you can find out about learning, 3:30pm Age: From 12 months (confident walker) to 6 years old safety, solid foods and keeping well. Soccer Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks Lions Messy and Sensory Play Play Together - Drop in session! From birth Booking required! Brought to you by Baby Zone. 1:30 - North Lots of play activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, messy play, many different to confident Tunstall A fun group where babies can explore their 3:00pm Staffordshire toys, outdoor play, singing and much more! Please bring along your own senses. Don’t forget wipes and a towel for after. walkers healthy drink and snack. Price: £5 per session Age: From birth to 6 years old Price: £3 per child Baby Massage Classes - Booking For more information or to book please call 07747867745 required. Please call the Health Visiting Team 10:00 - From 8 Or search for Soccer Lions North Staffordshire on Facebook Westfield 0300 303 3298. A 4 week rolling programme. 11:30am weeks old Baby massage benefits you both and helps with Baby group - Drop in session! TERM TIME ONLY better sleep and attachment and bonding. A fun group for babies to enjoy. Lots of different activities for little ones to explore and learn from. Refreshments provided. Find out more information about our sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! Age: From birth to 2 years old Price: £1 per family Families Play Group - Drop in session! TERM TIME ONLY Are you registered with Stoke-on-Trent 2gether A fun group for children to enjoy. Lots of different activities for little ones to explore and learn from. Refreshments provided. Children’s Centres? Age: From 12 months and over Price: £1 per family If you have registered at one of the Children’s Centres in Stoke-on-Trent For more information please call 01782 232977 you are registered with them all. Any information that you give to us is saved Or search for Families 2gether on Facebook securely on our system and is used to monitor the services we provide in our centres. If you have changed your phone number, address or have had a new addition to your family since we last saw you, please let reception know at any of our Children’s Please note some of our groups may change or not run in Centres and we can update your details on our system. By doing so you will be helping the School holidays. Please check with the provider or us to keep the information you share with us as up to date as possible. centre before attending any sessions! 4 9
Breastfeeding Support Group - Drop in session! Come along to a relaxing group where you can get help and advice about all Wednesday aspects of feeding your baby. You will be able to meet other breastfeeding mothers and share ideas and stories together. There is no age limit and charge for the groups. Location Activity and Details Time Age Health Visitors Baby Massage Classes - Booking required! A free 4 week rolling programme. Baby massage has many benefits to both Breastfeeding Support Group 10:00am - No age Crescent Drop in Sessions! Get help and advice while you and baby including better sleep and attachment and bonding. 12:00noon limit Midlands you meet other breastfeeding mums. Age: From 8 weeks old. Babies must have had their 6-8 week GP check Partnership There is no charge for this. Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From NHS Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 11:15 - confident Foundation Baby Steps Course- Booking required! activities involving both adults and children. 12:00noon walker to 6 Are you a new parent? If so this course could be for you. It is a free four week Norton Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old Trust course for you, your partner and baby to join and meet new people. You will Breastfeeding Support Group find out about helping your baby to grown and learn, keeping your baby safe, 1:30 - No age starting solid foods and what to do if you baby is unwell. Drop in Sessions! Get help and advice while 3:30pm limit you meet other breastfeeding mums. For more information or to book please on these courses please Baby Massage and Yoga Classes call the Health Visitor Hub on 0300 303 3298 From 5 Stoke From 27 March to 24 April 2019 - ONLY 10:00 - Jo Jingles - Drop in session! TERM TIME ONLY weeks to Booking required with Baby Zone! 11:00am Music, singing and movement for little ones. A fun group with songs, North crawling Alternating 5 week courses of baby massage instruments, props, bubbles, parachute and much more! and baby yoga. Price: £20 for 5 week course Jo Jingles Age: From 4 months to 4 years old Price: £3.50 per session Baby Massage and Yoga Classes Staffordshire From 5 For more information please call 07989173634 From 13 February to 13 March 2019 - ONLY 10:00 - weeks to Or search for @JoJinglesStafford on Facebook Booking required with Baby Zone! 11:00am Alternating 5 week courses of baby massage crawling and baby yoga. Price: £20 for 5 week course Boogie Beat - Drop in session! Tunstall Boogie Great fun for little ones using a mix of song, music, storytelling and fun props Baby Steps Course - Booking required Starts 27 to re-tell traditional stories with a lively and fun dance twist. New babies Beat Please call the Health Visiting Team 0300 March and parents/ Age: From 6 months to 5 years old No Charge 303 3298. Are you a new parent? a free four 1:30 - North Staffs carers week course where you can find out about 3:30pm and Cheshire For more information please call 0791244254 learning, safety, solid foods and keeping well. Or search for @BoogieBeatNStaffsandCheshire on Facebook Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From Baby Group - Booking required! TERM TIME ONLY Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 9:30 - confident A family focused relaxing and welcoming environment for you and your baby Westfield walker to 6 activities involving both adults and children. 10:15am to explore together. Toast, tea and coffee included. Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old The Age: From birth to confident walker Price: £2.50 per baby and parent Find out more information about our sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! Crescent Stay and Play - Booking required! TERM TIME ONLY Pre-School A family focused relaxing and welcoming environment for you and your child
Nursery to explore together. Adult and Community Learning Age: From confident walker to 4 years Price: £2 per child and parent Courses available at Blurton Children’s Centre (ST3 3AR) For more information or to book please call 01782 922124 Building on confidence Cognitive Behaviour Or search for The Crescent Pre-School Nursery on Facebook 5 week courses - Wednesday 6 February 7 week course - Tuesday 26 February At 10:00am – 12:00noon At 10:00am - 12:00noon Knit and Natter - Drop in Session! Come along and learn to knit together. No experience needed just bring Colour, Crystals and Chakras To find out more information and book Knit and along your own wool and needles. Everyone welcome 4 week course - Wednesday 20 March yourself a place please contact Karen Natter No age limit and free to attend. At 10:00am – 12:00noon Tunnicliffe on 01782 238980. For more information please call 07533911662. Please note some of our groups may change or not run in the School holidays. Please check with the provider or centre before attending any sessions! 8 5
Monday Tuesday
Location Activity and Details Time Age Location Activity and Details Time Age Jo Jingles - Drop in Session! TERM TIME From 4 Baby Steps Course - Booking required Starts 5 Music, singing and movement for little ones ONLY New babies Blurton months to 4 Please call the Health Visiting Team 0300 March with musical instruments and much more! 11:15 - and parents/ years old Blurton 303 3298. Are you a new parent? a free four 1:30 - Price: £3.50 per session 12:00noon carers week course where you can find out about 3:30pm TERM TIME learning, safety, solid foods and keeping well. Jo Jingles - Drop in Session! From 4 ONLY Crescent Music, singing and movement for little ones months to 4 with musical instruments and much more! 10:00 - Babbles and Brews - Booking Required! From birth years old 1:15 - Price: £3.50 per session 11:00am Brought to you by Baby Zone. Stay and Play to confident Burslem 2:45pm where parents can enjoy a hot drink and chat walkers while little ones play. Price: £3 per session Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth 1:00 - Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs to 6 years 2:30pm Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, old Breastfeeding Support Group 10:30am - No age singing and much more! Price: £3 per child Stoke Drop in Sessions! Get help and advice while 12:00noon limit you meet other breastfeeding mums. 9:30 - Adults Norton Functional Skills English 11:45am Only Baby group - Drop in session! TERM TIME 12:40 - Adults Stoke Brought to you by Families 2gether. A fun group for ONLY From birth to Functional Skills Maths 2:45pm Only North babies with lots of activities to enjoy. Refreshments 12:30 - 2 years old included. Price: £1 per family 2:00pm TERM TIME ONLY Booking Required for both courses! For more information please give Deepa Mistry a call on 07841254859 Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From Baby Massage Classes - Booking Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 1:00 - confident required. Please call the Health Visiting Team activities involving both adults and children. 1:45pm walker to 6 10:00 - From 8 Thomas Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old Treehouse 0300 303 3298. A 4 week rolling programme. 11:30am weeks old Baby massage benefits you both and helps with Boughey better sleep and attachment and bonding. Shelton Juniors - Drop in session! For more information please contact on 01782 3:30 - From 8 to 12 5:00pm years old Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From 237100 or email [email protected] Tunstall Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 11:15 - confident activities involving both adults and children. 12:00noon walker to 6 Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth 10:30 - Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs. to 6 years Tunstall 12:00noon Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, old Find out more information about our sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! singing and much more! Price: £3 per child TERM TIME ESOL (English as a Second Language) ONLY Adults Booking Required! For more information 9:30 - Only Connecting Choices Support please contact the centre on 01782 237500. 11:30am Are you aged between 16-65yrs? Do you want to improve your skills, do Normacot Juniors - Booking Required! more training or get back into work? Connecting Choices can offer you support for Westfield 4:30 - From 8 to 12 For more information and to book a place 6:00pm years old 6 to 8 months with regular meetings, action plans and assessments. They can support please contact [email protected] you to overcome employment barriers, access training, develop your employment skills, volunteer or gain employment. If you are interested please get in touch with the team by Normacot Youth - Booking Required! 6:45 - From 11 to 19 contacting the Connecting Choices Coach near to you. For more information and to book a place 8:45pm years old Jane Christie at the Crescent Children’s Centre - Call: 078941254862 please contact [email protected] Sonia Barlow at the YMCA, Hanley, ST1 3AE - Call: 07841730652 Find out more information about our sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! Deepa Mistry at Norton Children’s Centre - Call: 07841254859 Sajida Razzaq at Fenton Town Hall, Baker Street - Call: 07841730651 Please note some of our groups may change or not run in the School holidays. 6 Please check with the provider or centre before attending any sessions! 7