Let's Play for 0-4 Year Olds
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For more information go mixture of light activities such to www.islington.gov.uk/fis as moving about, standing up or balancing, and more energetic activities such as climbing, Visit a library. dancing to music, running, skipping There are 10 Children under five need to be or throwing and catching a ball. libraries across Islington active every day to develop their offering baby bounce muscles and motor skills and to and activities for under be healthy. This involves moving 5s – all for free! about, playing and spending less Not yet walking: Reaching, time sitting down, including in a grasping, turning their head, pushchair or car seat.’ pulling, pushing and playing all For activities for young count at this age. Why not try people with a disability go to mobiles or play gyms, putting www.allinislington.org.uk an object a little out of reach and encourage crawling. Being active at home: Use Many parks and balloons, music, bubbles and housing estates have your imagination to be active playgrounds and also offer at home with your children sports facilities and activities. For more information go to www.islington.gov.uk/parks All four Islington leisure centres with a pool have toddler and family sessions Find out about upcoming events in Islington for 0-4 year olds: http://events.islington.gov.uk/ 1 Crouch Hill Elthorne Park 2 To Finsbury a A Wray Park HORNSEYCrescent ROAD Archway Finsbury Park 3 4 b Upper Holloway 17 5 Whittington Park 6 c Arsenal JUNCTION ROAD B 7 SEVEN SISTERS ROAD Tufnell Park DRAYTON PK TUFNELL PARK ROAD HOLLOWAY ROAD Emirates Stadium AD Drayton Park RO N E HIGHBURY PARK D 18 M d 8 A Holloway Road C 10 e 9 C Highbury Caledonian Fields Let’s Play Canonbury f Road Highbury Paradise & Islington ST PAUL’S ROAD D Physical activity in early years is really Park LIVERPOOL ROAD 11 important for healthy growth and development. D Caledonian Road CANONBURY ROAD A O & Barnsbury R There are lots of opportunities to encourage UPPER STREET N A young children to be active locally. At this age I 12 N ESSEX ROAD it doesn’t have to involve sport, but any activity O D g E that gets children moving and reduces the time L A Essex Road C they spend sitting still. 19 h 13 NEW NTH RDRosemary E i Barnard N1 Gardens Park Shopping 14 centre Angel PENTONVILLE ROAD CITY ROAD King’s Cross St Pancras GOSWELL15 ROAD j F G ST JOHN STREET Old Street Children’s Centres ROSEBERYSpa Fields AVE King’s Square There are sixteen Children’s Centres in Islington. OLD STREET Families can enjoy a range of activities, such as 16 stay and play sessions and baby massage/yoga. Families can also receive information, advice and Farringdon support, such as maternity appointments, parenting courses and healthy lifestyles advice. www.islington.gov.uk/childrenscentres 1 9 Margaret McMillan Hungerford 2 10 Leisure centres North Islington Paradise Park 3 Archway 11 New River Green There are seven leisure centres in Islington – just some of the things Libraries 4 12 Ambler Bemerton they offer are listed here… There are ten libraries in Islington which run a 5 13 A range of activities like singing and rhyme times Hornsey Road Packington Archway Leisure Centre Swimming and baby bounce sessions. 6 Willow 14 Kate Greenaway a B Sobell Leisure Centre Archway Library 7 Conewood Street 15 Moreland Gymnastics, ice skating, b N4 Library 8 16 trampolining The Factory Golden Lane c North Library C Highbury Pool and d One O’clock Clubs Fitness Centre John Barnes Library (temporary location) There are three One O’clock clubs in Islington which Swimming e Central Library offer drop-in sessions for parents and carers of D Islington Tennis Centre f Mildmay Library under 5s including stay and play indoors and E outdoors with sand, water and much more. Cally Pool g West Library Swimming 17 Whittington Park One O’clock Club h South Library F Finsbury Leisure Centre 18 Highbury Fields Bandstand One O’clock Club i Lewis Carroll Library G Ironmonger Row Baths 19 j Barnard Park One O’clock Club Swimming Finsbury Library.