Lower Central Halifax Children's Centres
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For further information about any of our activities and services please contact your Children’s Centre: Boothtown Children’s Centre New Road Children’s Centre 01422 250365 01422 835614 Rawson Street North, New Road, Sowerby Bridge, Upper and Central Calderdale Children’s Centres Boothtown, HX3 6PU HX6 1DY Siddal Children’s Centre 01422 395501 St Paul’s Methodist Church, Backhold Lane, Siddal, Tower Hill, Sowerby Bridge, HX3 9DL HX6 2EQ Southowram Sure Start Centre 01422 395501 St Peter’s Community Centre, St Law Lane, Southowram, Peter’s Avenue, Sowerby Bridge, HX3 9QL HX6 1HA Or visit our NEW website: www.childrencentres.co.uk “We love coming here and my “The staff are great, daughter always learns new even remembering things” my son’s favourite toys” What’s On - Summer Term 2016 What Parents say about our Children’s Lower Central Halifax Centres Children’s Centres “Activities are “I’ve only been coming always varied and with my son for the last month staff always engage and I can see a massive improvement in his development with the children” Jubilee Children’s Centre, Lightowler Road, Halifax, HX1 5NB Tel: 01422 342552 Website: www.childrencentres.co.uk What’s On in the Summer Term 2016 Courses Summer 2016 We have lots of new and exciting activities going on in the Summer term, please turn to pages 6 and 7 for full details of when and where Siddal Children’s Centre they are running or see our full activity timetable on pages 4 and 5. Creche Is there a Course Start Date Time Duration settling in crèche? date NEW! Wednesday 1.00— 6 weeks No—Children N/a Baby Yoga— 20th April 3.00pm in activity Mini me time Learning through play is vital to a child’s development and Jumping Clay provides the perfect hands-on learning tool at these Southowram Children’s Centre ‘Hungry Caterpillar’ themed workshops. Children will be Creche Is there a encouraged to bring their imagination to life, and will create their Course Start Date Time Duration settling in crèche? own clay characters to take home. date Suitable for children aged 3—5 years. Food Safety Wednesday 9.30— 3 weeks Yes Wednesday 27th April 11.30am 20th April Baby Sign—Mini Me Time Volunteering Wednesday 9.30— 1 session No N/a Using songs, music and rhymes and Careers 25th May 11.30am only enhances the development of information language, literacy and numeracy, session socialisation as well as being fun for NEW! Wednesday 9.30— 3 weeks No—Children N/a both parents and babies. Baby Rave 8th June 11.30am in activity Research shows that signing babies have a tendency to have a greater interest in books, increased NEW! Wednesday 9.30— 3 weeks No—Children N/a Jumping 29th June 11.30am in activity early vocabulary and improved literacy. Clay Suitable for children aged 6 months—2 years How to book onto a course Please contact the Children’s Baby Yoga—Mini Me Time Centre where the course is running to book a place. (Contact telephone An opportunity to enjoy yoga with your baby through movement, numbers are on the back page of rhyme, sound and massage. Meet likeminded mums with babies at this booklet). Please note that a similar age. Baby Yoga promotes more and better sleep and places are limited and you will be regular movement promotes a more ‘settled’ behavior with less contacted to confirm your place. extreme ups and downs. Suitable for children aged 6 months—2years. 2 7 Courses Summer 2016 What’s On in the Summer Term 2016 We have lots of FREE courses to keep you and your little ones busy Baby Rave this Summer term. Please see pages 2 and 3 for full descriptions of A fun packed energetic 3 week course which combines good all the courses listed below. Book early to avoid disappointment! music, a party like atmosphere and creative play to entertain your baby. Week 1 - Introduction to the "rave", Week 2 - Crafts Courses marked with a star are NEW for the Summer term and story telling, Week 3 - Rave with fancy dress and soft play. Suitable for children aged 0– 5 years. Boothtown Children’s Centre Creche Is there a Course Start Date Time Duration settling in crèche? date NEW! Tuesday 1.00 – 3 weeks No—Children N/a Training Courses for adults Jumping 12th April 3.00pm in activity Volunteering and Clay Careers Information Food Safety Sessions NEW! Tuesday 1.00— 3 weeks No—Children N/a This 3 week course teaches you the Lal Duncan will lead Baby Rave 3rd May 3.00pm in activity important factors that need to be these sessions to talk considered when preparing and Volunteering Tuesday 1.00 – 1 session No N/a about CV writing, the serving food, including hygiene, benefits of and Careers 24th May 3.00pm only contamination and food hazards. information volunteering and how session You will receive a certificate on to move closer to paid completion and this course can help work. There will be Paediatric First Tuesday 1.00— 6 weeks Yes Tuesday when you are applying for jobs. Aid 14th June 3.00pm 7th June time for questions and Crèche available, booking essential. Lal can signpost and New Road Children’s Centre offer parents contacts in the education, Paediatric First Aid Creche training and self- Is there a Course Start Date Time Duration settling in This 6 week course will provide you employment sectors. crèche? date with knowledge and practical skills Lal can also offer one on how to give first aid/assistance to to one employment Paediatric First Thursday 1.00 – 6 weeks Yes Thursday babies or young children and deal Aid 21st April 3.00pm 14th April skills support at a pace with minor illnesses. that suits each Crèche available, booking essential. NEW! Thursday 1.00— 4 weeks No—Children N/a individual. Parents can Baby Yoga— 9th June 3.00pm in activity be referred for this Mini me time For details of where the training support by any courses are running and how to member of staff. NEW! Thursday 1.00 – 3 weeks No—Children N/a book onto a course, please turn Baby Sign— 7th July 3.00pm in activity to pages 6 and 7. Booking essential. Mini me time 6 3 Lower Central Halifax Children’s Centres Activity Timetable Summer 2016 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Boothtown Tweenies Jumping Clay Family Support Drop in Friends Group Antenatal Clinic 1.30 – 3.00pm For children aged 3 to 5 years 9.30 - 11.30am 9.15 - 11.15am 9.00 - 5.00pm Children’s 12th—26th of April For first appointment please Centre For children aged 0-24 1.00 - 3.00pm Self referral/referral only contact 07771973229 months Volunteering and Careers Baby Group Term time only For general queries 01422 250365 Session 1.30 - 3.00pm contact 01422 261364/01422 Tuesday 24th May For children under 1 Stay and Play 261360 1.00pm—3.00pm Baby Rave 1.30 – 3.00pm Dad’s Open Day For children aged 0-5years For children aged 0 - 5 years Saturday 23rd April 3rd—17th May 2016 11.00am—1.30pm 1.00—3.00pm For children aged 0—11 years Paediatric First Aid old. 7th June - 19th July 1.00—3.00pm New Road St Paul’s Methodist Church, Antenatal Clinic Friends Group St Paul’s Self referral/referral only, Stay and Play 9.00 - 12.00 noon Methodist Church, Children’s Term time only Tweenies Centre 9.15 - 10.45 am To book call 835614 1.00 - 3.00 pm For children 0 - 5 years Paediatric First Aid 9.15—10.45 am 01422 835614 Toddler Talk Activities at New Road CC: 21st April—26th May For children 0-2 years 1st Monday of every month Antenatal Clinic 1.00—3.00pm Baby Yoga speech and language to book call 01422 835614 Health Visitor For children aged 6 months—2 years support for children 0 - 5 9.00 - 5.00 pm drop-in/Well Baby 9th—30th June St Peter’s Community years, run by a Speech Baby Group Clinic 1.00—3.00pm Centre and Language Therapist 9.45 -11.00 am 1.00—3.00 pm Baby Sign Stay and Play For children aged 6 months—2 years 1.00 - 3.00 pm For children under 1 7th—21st July 9.00 -10.30 am 1.00—3.00pm For children 0 - 5 years Siddal Antenatal Clinic Stay and Play Family Support Children’s For first appointment please 9.00 - 10.30 am Drop-in contact 07771973229 For children 0 - 5 years 9.00—11.00 am Centre For general queries 01422 395501 contact 01422 261364/01422 Baby Yoga Beenies 261360 Children aged 6 months to Friends Term-time only 2 years. Self referral/referral only, 1.30—3.00 pm Health Visitor 1.00 - 2.00pm contact the centre for more For children 0-24 months Drop-in/Well Baby Clinic 20th April—25th May 2016 information on 01422 395501 9.30 - 11.30 am Term time only 1.00 –3.00 pm Southowram Stay and Play Food Safety Course Beenies 9.30 - 11.30am 9.00 - 10.30 am Term-time only Outside of term time, Sure Start 27th April -11th May 2016 we run Holiday Centre For children 0 - 5 years Baby Rave 9.00—10.30 am Friends For children aged 0-5years For children 0-24 months Activities, please ring the 01422 395501 Family Support Drop-in 1.00 –3.00pm 8th June - 22nd June 2016 Centres for more 1.30—3.30 pm Self referral/referral only, 9.30-11.30 information.