Useful Phone Numbers Children’s Centre 01782 231815 Stoke-on-Trent Children’s Centre 01782 238989 The Crescent Children’s Centre 01782 238038 Children’s Centres 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 Activity Tunstall Children’s Centre 01782 236655 Westfield Children’s Centre 01782 237500

Health Visitor Hub 0300 303 3298 School Nurse Hub 0300 124 0362 Guide 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 National Breastfeeding Helpline 0300 100 2012 Dental Advice Line 0300 123 0981 Stoke-on-Trent Libraries 01782 238455 Advice and Access Team 01782 232200 Safeguarding and Referral Team 01782 235100 Stoke-on-Trent City Council General Enquires 01782 234234 Version 2 - Autumn to Winter Citizens Advice Local Advice Line 0300 3309 062 October to November 2019 National Citizens Advice Helpline 03444 111 444

Print date - 16 October 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 Monday Wednesday Blurton Tel: 01782 231815 Email: [email protected] Meir Primary Care Centre 9:30 - Tunstall Primary Care 9:30 - , Hamil Road, Burslem, ST6 1AW Weston Road, ST3 6AB 11:30am Centre, ST6 6BE 10:30am Burslem Tel: 01782 238989 Health Centre 9:30 - Health Centre 10:00 - Email: BurslemChildren’[email protected] London Road, ST4 5NX 11:00am Baden Road, ST6 1SA 12:00noon Pinewood Crescent, Meir, ST3 6HZ Tuesday Westfield 1:00 - The Crescent Tel: 01782 238038 Children’s Centre 3:00pm Email: CrescentChildren’[email protected] Kingsland Children’s 9:15 - Stoke Library and 1:30 - St. Nicholas Avenue, Norton, ST6 8JW Centre, Eaves Lane, ST2 8LY 11:00am Children’s Centre 3:00pm Tel: 01782 231096 Norton Stoke North 9:30 - Blurton Health Centre 1:30 - Email: NortonChildren’[email protected] Children’s Centre 10:30am Rippon Road, ST3 3BS 3:30pm Stoke Library, South Wolfe Street, ST4 4AA Hanford Health Centre 9:30 - Fegg Hayes Clinic 2:00 - Stoke Tel: 01782 236333 New Inn Lane, ST4 8EX 11:30am Fegg Hayes Road, ST6 6QR 3:00pm Email: [email protected] Hanley Health Centre 9:30 - Fenton Health Centre 2:00 - Bishops Road, Chell Heath,ST6 6QW Upper Huntbatch Street 11:30am Glebedale Road, ST4 3AQ 4:00pm Stoke North Tel: 01782 232977 Email: StokeNorthChildren’[email protected] Treehouse 9:30 - Children’s Centre 11:30am Thursday College Road, Shelton, ST4 2DQ Community Health 1:00 - Middleport Medical Centre 9:30 - Tel: 01782 237100 Thomas Boughey Centre, Church Terrace 3:00pm Newport Lane, ST6 3NP 11:00am Email: thomasboughey.children’[email protected] Milton Parish Church 1:30 - Burslem 9:30 - Dawlish Drive, , ST2 0HW Baddeley Green Lane, ST2 7EY 3:00pm Children’s Centre 11:30am Treehouse Tel: 01782 233670 Email: [email protected] Shelton Primary Care 1:30 - Norton 1:30 - Centre, ST1 4PB 3:30pm Children’s Centre 3:00pm Woodland Street, Tunstall, ST6 6AP Tunstall Tel: 01782 236655 Longton Heath Centre 1:30 - St Johns Welcome Centre 1:30 - Email: TunstallChildren’[email protected] Drayton Road, ST3 1EQ 3:30pm Greasley Road, ST2 8JE 3:30pm Buccleuch Road, Normacot, ST3 4RF Surgery 2:00 - Bentilee Neighbourhood 1:30 - High Street, ST6 5QS 3:00pm Centre, Dawlish Drive 3:30pm Westfield Tel: 01782 237500 Email: WestfieldChildren’[email protected] Don’t forget your red book! Friday Health Visitor Hub Number All of our Children’s Centres are open Monday to Tunstall 9:30 - Thursday between 9:00am and 5:00pm and between 0300 303 3298 Children’s Centre 11:30am 9:00am and 4:30pm Fridays. All Centres are closed on Bank Holidays and weekends. 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 Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 9:30 - confident Facebook - @SOTChildrensCentres activities involving both adults and children. 10:15am walker to 6 Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old Twitter - @SOTCCC

Burslem Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth If you are in crisis or in need of help or urgent advice, please only Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs 10:15 - 11:45am to 6 years contact us via telephone or visit the centre in person. Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, old singing and much more! Price: £3 per child

Baby Group - Booking required! TERM TIME From birth Brought to you by the Crescent Pre-School. A ONLY group for you and your baby to explore. Toast, to confident Sensory Rooms 9:45 - walker tea and coffee included. 11:00am Price: £2.50 per baby and parent Crescent We have many Sensory Rooms across Stoke-on-Trent for you to book and Stay and Play - Booking required! TERM TIME From enjoy together. Our sensory rooms are a quiet, calm and soothing space to Brought to you by the Crescent Pre-School. A ONLY confident relax in but it can also be a stimulating, multi-sensory and exciting interactive family focused group for you and your child to 1:00 - walker to 4 explore together. 2:30pm years old experience. Each sensory room varies with different lighting, musical objects, Price: £2 per child and parent and textures which help your child to explore a range of senses and help to TERM TIME Play group-Drop in session! From 12 develop motor skills, co-ordination and much more. It is a great space to bond Stoke Brought to you by Families 2gether. A fun group ONLY months and with your children, to practice early communication and have fun. for children to enjoy. Many different activities to 9:30 - over North try. Refreshments provided. Price: £1 per family 11:30am Our rooms can be booked for up to an hour at a time between 9:30am and 4:30pm Monday to Friday. Room sizes vary across the centre’s and none Boogie Beat - Drop in Sessions! 9:30 - From 6 of our sensory rooms are the same. To book our sensory rooms please Westfield Great fun for little ones by using a mix of song, months to 5 music, storytelling to re-tell traditional stories. 10:15am years old give us a call, we have a sensory room in the following centres: Price: £3.50 per family or 10 classes for £30 Blurton - 01782 231815 Stoke North - 01782 232977 Find out more information about the sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! Burslem - 01782 238989 Thomas Boughey - 01782 237100 The Crescent (Term Time Only) - Tunstall - 01782 236655 Connecting Choices Support 01782 922124 Westfield - 01782 237500 Are you aged between 16-65yrs? Do you want to improve your skills, do more training or get back into work? Connecting Choices can offer you support with regular meetings, action plans and assessments. They can support you to overcome Play Spaces employment barriers, access training, develop your employment skills, volunteer or gain employment. If you are interested please get in touch with the team by contacting the Connecting Choices Coach near to you. We have 4 exciting Play Spaces in our Children’s Centres for your children to Jane Christie at the Crescent Children’s Centre - Call: 078941254862 enjoy for free. From slides, to ball pits to climbing frames, there’s lots to enjoy! Sonia Barlow at the YMCA, Hanley, ST1 3AE - Call: 07841730652 Our Play Spaces can be used for free between 9:00am and 4:00pm Monday Deepa Mistry at Norton Children’s Centre - Call: 07841254859 to Friday. Please note, whilst there is no age limit for our Play Spaces all Sajida Razzaq at Fenton Town Hall, Baker Street - Call: 07841730651 children need to be less than 145cm tall and should always be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please note some of our groups may change or not run in the School Blurton - 01782 231815 Treehouse - 01782 233670 holidays and all of our Centres are closed on bank Holidays. Please The Crescent - 01782 238038 Westfield - 01782 237500 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 Location Activity and Details Time Age and chat whilst little ones play in a safe and stimulating environment. 9:30 - Adults Only Age: From birth to 4 years old Price: £3 per session Functional Skills English 11:45am Messy and Sensory Play - Booking required! 12:40 - Adults Only A fun group where babies can explore their senses with taste safe Crescent Functional Skills Maths 2:45pm activities. No need to worry about the mess, just bring some wipes and TERM TIME ONLY Booking Required for both courses. a towel for after. For more information please give Jane Christie a call on 07841254862 Baby Age: From 3 months to confident walkers (4 years old at Treehouse) Price: £5 per session Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth Zone Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs 10:00 - - Booking required! Norton 11:30am to 6 years Baby Massage and Yoga Classes Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, old Yoga - Strengthen your baby’s muscles, improve their flexibility, singing and much more! Price: £3 per child develop their fine and gross motor skills through gentle yoga moves. Massage - Each week you will learn new massage strokes for each Thomas Shelton Juniors - Drop in session! 3:30 - From 8 to 12 part of the body, building up to a full massage for your little one. For more information please contact on 01782 5:00pm years old Age: From 5 weeks to crawling Price: £20 for 5 week course Boughey 237100 or email [email protected] For more information or to book please call 07834237364 Messy and Sensory Play Or search for Baby Zone on Facebook From Booking required with Baby Zone. 10:00 - A fun group where babies can explore their 11:30am 3 months to Soccer Lions- Physical Activity Group - Booking required! senses. Don’t forget wipes and a towel for after. 4 years old Physical play involving both adults and children using lots of different Price: £5 per session equipment such as footballs, skittles, hoops, bean bags and lots more. Treehouse Age: From 12 months (confident walker) to 6 years old Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs. 1:00 - 2:30pm to 6 years Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, old Soccer Play Together - Drop in session! singing and much more! Price: £3 per child Lions Lots of play activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, messy play, many North different toys, outdoor play, singing and much more! Biscuits, raisins and Messy and Sensory Play From Booking required with Baby Zone. A fun 1:30 - 3 months to water are provided but you are also welcome to bring your own snack group where babies can explore their senses. and join everyone at the table at snack time. Tunstall 3:00pm confident Don’t forget wipes and a towel for after. walkers Age: From birth to 6 years old Price: £5 per session Price: £3 per child (Under 12 weeks £1.50) Baby Massage Classes - Booking For more information or to book please call 07747867745 10:00 - From 8 required with the Health Visiting Team on 11:30am weeks old Or search for Soccer Lions North Staffordshire on Facebook 0300 303 3298. A 4 week rolling programme.

Baby Group - Drop in session! TERM TIME ONLY TAMS Group - Drop in Session! A fun group for babies to enjoy. Lots of different activities for little ones Twin and Multiple Staffordshire. An informal group 12:30 - No age to explore and learn from. Refreshments provided. for parents and carers to come along and chat while 2:30pm limit Age: From birth to 2 years old Price: £1 per family Westfield your children enjoy some activities. Please contact Georgina 07717 416705 for more details. Families Play Group - Drop in session! TERM TIME ONLY A fun group for children to enjoy. Lots of different activities for little ones Street Games Youth Club 2gether Held at Westfield or alternately Bengry Road, Please to explore and learn from. Refreshments provided. 6:30 - contact for Normacot. If you are interested or would like more 8:30pm Age: From 12 months and over Price: £1 per family details about the group please contact details. [email protected] For more information please call 01782 232977 Or search for Families 2gether on Facebook Find out more information about the sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5!

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Breastfeeding Support Group - Drop in session! Come along to a relaxing group where you can get help and advice about all aspects of feeding your baby. You will be able to meet other Wednesday 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 Baby Massage Classes - Booking required! Visitors A free 4 week rolling programme. Baby massage has many benefits to both you and baby including better sleep and attachment and bonding. Baby Massage and Yoga Classes From 5 10:00 - Age: From 8 weeks old. Babies must have had their 6-8 week GP Booking required with Baby Zone! weeks to Midlands Burslem 11:00am check. There is no charge for this. Alternating 5 week courses of baby massage crawling Partnership and baby yoga. Price: £20 for 5 week course NHS Baby Steps Course - Booking required! Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From Foundation Are you a new parent? If so this course could be for you. It is a free Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 11:15 - confident Trust four week course for you, your partner and baby to join and meet new activities involving both adults and children. 12:00noon walker to 6 people. You will find out about helping your baby to grown and learn, Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old keeping your baby safe, starting solid foods and what to do if you baby Norton is unwell. Breastfeeding Support Group 1:30 - No age For more information or to book please on these courses Drop in Sessions! Get help and advice while 3:30pm limit you meet other breastfeeding mums. please call the Health Visitor Hub on 0300 303 3298

Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From Jo Jingles - Drop in session! TERM TIME ONLY Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 9:30 - confident Music, singing and movement for little ones. A fun group with songs, activities involving both adults and children. 10:15am walker to 6 Jo Jingles instruments, props, bubbles, parachute and much more! Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old Age: From 4 months to 4 years old Price: £3.50 per session Westfield Staffordshire For more information please call 07989173634 Breastfeeding Support Group No age 10:30am - Drop in Sessions! Get help and advice while limit Or search for Jo Jingles Stafford on Facebook you meet other breastfeeding mums. 12:00noon Baby Group - Booking required! TERM TIME ONLY Find out more information about the sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! A family focused relaxing and welcoming environment for you and your baby to explore together. Toast, tea and coffee included. The Age: From birth to confident walker Price: £2.50 per baby and parent Crescent Stay and Play - Booking required! TERM TIME ONLY Stoke-on-Trent Libraries Pre-School A family focused relaxing and welcoming environment for you and your Free weekly sessions that are perfect for families with young children, Nursery child to explore together. explore the world of books and words, develop communication skills and Age: From confident walker to 4 years Price: £2 per child and parent much more. For more information please call them on 01782 238455 or For more information or to book please call 01782 922124 Or search for The Crescent Pre-School Nursery on Facebook

Boogie Beat - Drop in session! Great fun for little ones using a mix of song, music, storytelling and fun Adult Community Learning Boogie props to re-tell traditional stories with a lively and fun dance twist. Adult Community Learning offer a range of courses in a variety of subjects Beat Age: From 6 months to 5 years old North Staffs Price: £3.50 class or 10 classes for £30 in different places across the city. If you would like to know more please and Cheshire give them a call on 01782 234775 or email [email protected] For more information please call 0791244254 or search for Boogie Beat North Staffs and Cheshire on Facebook

Please note some of our groups may change or not run in the School holidays. All of our Centres are closed Please note some of our groups may change or not run in the School holidays and all of our Centres are closed on bank Holidays. Please on Bank Holidays. Please check with the centre or check with the provider or centre before attending any sessions! 8 provider before attending any sessions! 5

Monday Tuesday

Location Activity and Details Time Age Location Activity and Details Time Age

Jo Jingles - Drop in Session! TERM TIME From 4 Babbles and Brews - Booking Required! From birth Music, singing and movement for little ones ONLY 1:15 - Blurton 11:15 - months to 4 Brought to you by Baby Zone. Stay and Play to with musical instruments and much more! years old Burslem where parents can enjoy a hot drink and chat 2:45pm Price: £3.50 per session 12:00noon 4 years old while little ones play. Price: £3 per session

Jo Jingles - Drop in Session! TERM TIME From 4 Music, singing and movement for little ones ONLY Breastfeeding Support Group 10:30am - No age Crescent 10:00 - months to 4 Stoke Drop in Sessions! Get help and advice while with musical instruments and much more! years old 12:00noon limit Price: £3.50 per session 11:00am you meet other breastfeeding mums.

Play Together - Drop in Session! From birth Baby group - Drop in session! TERM TIME Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs 1:00 - Stoke Brought to you by Families 2gether. A fun group ONLY From birth to Norton to 6 years 12:30 - Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, 2:30pm old North for babies with lots of activities to enjoy. Re- 2 years old singing and much more! Price: £3 per child freshments included. Price: £1 per family 2:00pm

Functional Skills English 9:30 - Adults Only Soccer Lions - Physical Activity Group From 11:30am NEW VENUE FROM 4 NOVEMBER Thomas Booking Required! Physical play and lots of 1:00 - confident Stoke Boughey activities involving both adults and children. 1:45pm walker to 6 Functional Skills Maths 12:30 - Adults Only Price: £4 per class or £37 for 12 weeks years old North NEW VENUE FROM 4 NOVEMBER 2:30pm Play Together - Drop in Session! TERM TIME ONLY Booking Required for both courses. From birth Brought to you by Soccer Lions North Staffs. 9:30 - For more information please give Deepa Mistry a call on 07841254859 to 6 years Tunstall Activities to enjoy together. Art, crafts, toys, 11:00am old Baby Massage Classes - Booking singing and much more! 10:00 - From 8 Price: £3 per child Treehouse required with the Health Visiting Team on 11:30am weeks old 0300 303 3298. A 4 week rolling programme. Normacot Juniors - Booking Required! 4:30 - From 8 to Find out more information about the sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! For more information and to book a place 6:00pm 12 years old please contact [email protected] Westfield Normacot Youth - Booking Required! 6:45 - From 11 to For more information and to book a place 8:45pm 19 years old SENDIASS Drop in Sessions please contact [email protected] TERM TIME ONLY Find out more information about the sessions and groups on pages 4 and 5! Free impartial advice and support relating to Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) for parents/carers, children and young people ages 0 to 25 years old. For more information Are you registered with please call 01782 234701 or 01782 234847 1st Monday of the month at Burslem - 10:00am and 12:00noon Stoke-on-Trent Children’s Centres? 2nd Monday of the month at Stoke North - 10:00am and 12:00noon If you have registered at one of the Children’s Centres in 3rd Monday of the month at Tunstall - 10:00am and 12:00noon Stoke-on-Trent you are registered with them all. Any information that you 4th Monday of the month at Norton - 10:00am and 12:00noon give to us is saved securely on our system and is used to monitor the services we provide. If you have changed your phone number, address or have had a new Please note some of our groups may change or not run in the School addition to your family since we last saw you please let our Children’s Centres know holidays and all of our Centres are closed on bank Holidays. Please and we can update your details. By doing so you will be helping us to keep check with the provider or centre before attending any sessions! 6 the information you share with us as up to date as possible. 7