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Redgrave Children and Young People’s Centre: How it helps and supports local parents “I can talk to them like they’re my family and that’s what it feels like. They really do care…If there’s a problem, someone will always sit down and help to talk me through it, whether it’s personal or something practical like finances. Redgrave Children’s Centre has been fantastic, and is the first place I turn to.” Josie Heasman is 21 and lives in Luton with her son, Remaine, who is three. Limbury Fields Children's & Community Centre The Children’s Centre team consists of Health Visitors, Midwives, Outreach Workers, Childminding Development Workers, Teachers and an admin team. The Centre works very closely with partners in the linked schools and nurseries and is very proud of its Our Sites and Partners integrated working. Activities such as Stay and Play sessions, Adult Education, Parenting Programmes, holiday activities, JobCentre Plus and advice and support are delivered from Redgrave Children and Young People’s Centre…and from partner sites at: BUTTERFLIES NURSERY GRASMERE GILL BLOWERS 2 - 3 year old’s Butterflies Nursery is located on the site of NURSERY SCHOOL NURSERY SCHOOL Of special importance is our facility for 2-3 year olds. This facility offers 16 part time Redgrave Children and Young People’s Grasmere Nursery School is located in Gill Blowers Nursery School has places to vulnerable children. The unit offers Centre. Managed by the Pre-school Learning Icknield Way and caters for up to 156 two locations… creative play areas, numeracy and literacy Alliance since 2005, the nursery moved on children aged three to four years... providing Mossdale in Hockwell Ring and learning, sensory stimuli and a library/music to the current site in June 2011. 15 hours of free childcare with wraparound Leabank, off Waluds Bank Drive. area. There is also a beautifully designed ‘GOOD’ Ofsted inspection childcare available from 8am until 6pm (and The Leabank site is part of the Redgrave and interesting garden, with plenty of space also in school holidays). Registered by OFSTED to provide care and Children and Young People’s Centre, for outdoor activities. education for up to 65 children, of whom no Outside there is an extensive garden with and has achieved great success for its more than nine can be under two years old, sandpit, climbing frames and a large orchard children, receiving a ‘Good’ judgement with LIMBURY FIELDS CENTRE the nursery were last inspected by OFSTED in area with a Forest School Lodge to explore. ‘Outstanding features from Ofsted in 2010. Limbury Fields is located at Icknield Way, September 2009 and were given a ‘GOOD’ The nursery also employ a Specialist Teacher Staff work closely with parents and and offers a range of services for families Ofsted inspection outcome. and Nursery Nurse to support children and the Children’s Centre including: The nursery has a Baby families with additional needs. We also offer The nursery runs a variety of groups that * Baby Massage Courses Room and 2-5 room a range of Children’s Centre services and promote child development and the Early * Breastfeeding Support activites in our spacious Family Room. As well as providing up to 15 hours of free Years Foundation Stage e.g. Messy Play, * Safe @ Home assessments Tadpoles Baby and Toddler Unit care and education per week to three and Practical Play. The nursery is a ‘resourced * Healthy Start Vitamins four year olds, and eligible two year olds, the The Tadpoles Unit can offer full daycare for nursery’ which means that it has staff specially * Play and Stay Sessions nursery provides childcare from 8am to 6pm children from three months to three years of trained to meet the needs of children with * Healthy Eating Guidance and Advice. for children aged two to five years. age. Milk, nappies and home cooked meals special needs, and ongoing relationships with CHEYNES are all included. the special INFANT SCHOOL needs professionals who are frequent Children’s Centre services are provided from visitors to the setting. the Bluebell Family Room at the Cheynes The 3-4s unit nursery Infant School site. Activities are run by the The nursery is a Local Authority maintained School Family Worker and Children’s Centre setting. There are places for 40, part time, staff and include Stay and Play sessions, three to five year olds in an indoor and adult education, Bump2Babe sessions and a outdoor learning environment. Child Health Clinic. 22 33 Our Sites and Partners continued SUNDON STARS EDWIN LOBO UNIT Promote health, wellbeing and to help your child attain the highest PRE-SCHOOL The Edwin Lobo Unit provides a Community therapeutic handling possible quality of life through play and Educate parents and carers purposeful activities. Located on the site of Cheynes Infant School Paediatrics Medical Service. This is a Provide aids for standing and mobility Team Leader - Mandy Nash on Cranbrook Drive, the pre-school is in a Consultant Paediatrician led community 01582 708141 purpose built building which includes its own based service for children and young people Provide exercises for home and school with suspected disability, neuro-disability, and outdoor / garden area. Managed by the Liaise with parents, medical staff and • Children’s Speech and Language Pre-school Learning Alliance, it is registered developmental delay. school Therapy to provide care and education for up to 34 The Consultant Paediatricians also provide Maximise your child’s functional The Pre-School Special Needs Speech children aged two to five years old. specialist medical opinion and advice for independence. & Language Therapy Team work with The pre-school was Ofsted inspected in statutory assessments. Referrals to this service Team Leader - Penny Jones children who have communication and February 2012 and received a ‘GOOD’ can be made by health and social care 01582 708164 feeding difficulties. The aims of their Ofsted inspection outcome. professionals. work are to: • Children’s Community - Empower parents/education staff Breakfast and Out of School Clubs CHILDREN’s Occupational Therapy to encourage children’s speech, As well as daily pre-school sessions, Sundon THERAPY SERVICES The Occupational Therapy team work language and communication Stars offers Breakfast and Afterschool Clubs with children who have a physical Children’s Therapy Services are based at the development. disability / coordination difficulties which are open to both pre-school children Centre and offer: - To implement alternative means of and children from Cheynes Infant School and which result in difficulties with functional communication eg signing. • Children’s Community skills eg: the Junior School. Physiotherapy - To ensure children are feeding safely - Hand function (including handwriting and advise on ways of developing The Physiotherapy team work with and scissor skills) children in Luton and the South eating and drinking skills. - Play Bedfordshire area. The Physiotherapy The service provides input to children team aims to: - Self care skills (eg using cutlery/cups, via nursery visits, individual advice, dressing, toileting) Evaluate your child’s abilities in relation to group input and home visits dependent their physical development - Requirement for specialised postural on the child’s needs. sitting Provide an individual physiotherapy They liaise with parents/carers, treatment plan - Access to school curriculum health and education professionals as They work in partnership with appropriate. parents/carers, education and health Team Leader – Amanda Armstrong professional colleagues. 01234 310278 They provide individual advice and, where appropriate, treatment; aiming 4 5 Where are we? WHITEFIELD PRIMARY SCH WHITEHORSE VALE LEA MANOR HIGH SCH GRASMERE NURSERY SCHOOL GREAT BRAMINGHAM WOOD STOCKHOLM WAY LEA MANOR RECREATION CENTRE CHEYNES INFANT SCHOOL FUTURES HOUSE HOLY CROSS CHURCH REDGRAVE GARDENS PURLEY CENTRE REDGRAVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’S CENTRE WAULUDS NORTHWELL DRIVE BANK DR WAULUD PRIMARY SCH ICKNIELD WAY BRAMINGHAM ROAD LIMBURY FIELDS COMMUNITY CENTRE LYGETUN DRIVE GILL BLOWERS NURSERY Redgrave Children and Young People’s Centre is located in a bespoke building, sited in the grounds of Lea Manor High School. 6 Turnover for our addresses 7 Kevan is making sure his granddaughter has Where are we? a better future with support from Redgrave Children and Young People’s Centre. Redgrave Children and Young People’s Centre Redgrave Gardens, Luton, Bedfordshire LU3 3QN Tel: 01582 556661 Fax: 01582 515717 Cheynes Infant School and Sundon Stars Pre-School Cranbrook Drive, Sundon Park, Luton, Bedfordshire LU3 3EW Tel: 01582 617800 Fax: 01582 571647 Gill Blowers Nursery School Leabank, Wauluds Bank Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire LU3 3LW Tel: 01582 565797 Grasmere Nursery School Icknield Way, Luton, Kevan Spencer lives in Luton with his representative. He has also volunteered at the Bedfordshire LU3 2BT granddaughter, Cathy-Jo, who is seven. Dad’s Club and is planning to enrol on future Tel: 01582 593426 Parenting courses courses if possible. “The Centre is definitely an Limbury Fields Centre Centre Fax: 01582 593426 excellent facility for anyone with young children, Icknield Way, Luton, Kevan was given an early Nursery place at Gill and there’s something there for everyone,” he Bedfordshire LU3 2JR Blowers for Cathy-Jo and it was through this that believes. “They helped me with finding nursery he came into contact with the Centre and found Tel: 01582 595190 and school places for Cathy-Jo and there is out about the many courses available to parents always someone to talk to if you have a problem and carers. “I wasn’t in work and because I had or need advice, so I’m glad to be able to make the time it was a good opportunity for me to learn a contribution by offering my assistance if I something new and to get me out of the house,” can.” Kevan was recently presented with an he says. “I also wanted to make sure I was doing Edwin Lobo unit Adult Learning Award, reflecting his on-going everything I could for Cathy-Jo, and the various are based at the commitment to training and to his dedication to his parenting courses I’ve taken have been very granddaughter’s care.