For the most up to date information go to our website: www.spell-lanarkshire.webs.com or visit our facebook page SPELL Training Courses for Play workers, Parents & Committee Anaphylaxis Awareness Stewart First Aid Training Trainer: Date: Friday the 8th of March 2013 Time: 12.30pm – 3pm Venue: Hillhouse & Earnock Community Centre, Hamilton Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Trainer: CRBS Date: Wednesday 20th March 2013 Time: 1pm – 3pm Venue: Hillhouse & Earnock Community Centre, Hamilton Child Protection Trainer: Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) Date: Tuesday 23rd April 2013 Time: 12.30 – 3pm Venue: Carluke Community Wing, Carluke Primary School GIRFEC: Getting it Right For Every Child Trainer: Scottish Childminding Association (SCMA) th Date: Tuesday 14 May 2013 Time: 12.30 – 3pm Venue: Carluke Community Wing, Carluke Primary School COST: All courses are free of charge. A refundable booking fee of £10 at the time of booking is required before a place will be confirmed. Contact Wendy on: 01698 768944 or email your interest to us: [email protected] PLAY TALK READ BUS TOUR 2013 The Play, Talk, Read campaign funded by the Scottish Government is aimed at helping parents stimulate their children's learning from birth through low-cost, fun activities. The Play, Talk, Read bus will be touring South Lanarkshire for two weeks in March 2013. Come along and let the children enjoy some fun on the big purple bus. Area Date Venue East Kilbride Monday 4th March 2013 To be announced. Check website: Tuesday 5th March 2013 www.playtalkread.org/play Cambuslang & Rutherglen Wednesday 6th March 2013 Rutherglen Primary Care Centre 130 Stonelaw Road Rutherglen Thursday 7th March 2013 Clydesdale / Larkhall Monday 11th March 2013 To be announced. Check website: Tuesday 12th March 2013 www.playtalkread.org/play Wednesday 13th March 2013 Hamilton Thursday 14th May 2013 Fairhill Lifestyle Centre, Hamilton Bothwell Friday 15th May 2013 St Bride’s Church Bothwell Towdabout Mobile Play Service for Playgroups South Lanarkshire Leisure & Culture Play services are introducing a charge for this service from April 2013. The cost will be £10 plus VAT for Toddler groups and £20 plus VAT for Playgroups. If you want to book a session please call them on: 01698 476194 Speech and Language Therapy Drop In Clinic The Speech and Language Therapy Department is running a Drop in Clinic on the following date: Larkhall Health Institute Tuesday 26th February 2013 10am – 12 noon The idea of this Drop In is for any parents who are concerned about their child’s speech, or who just want some information on normal speech and language development, to come along and receive some information and speak to a Speech and Language Therapist. It is not necessary for the child to come along as there will be no formal assessment given at this stage. The clinic is a way of promoting the speech and language service and giving general advice. The Speech and Language Therapy Telephone Advice Line Tel: 01236 794102 any Thursday from 2- 4pm Lone Parent Helpline: 0808 801 0321 One parent families Scotland (OPFS) run a free helpline. This includes mobile calls to them from Vodaphone, 3, Orange, TMobile and Virgin. They offer confidential advice from a One Parent Rights worker. It operates between 9.30am-4pm Monday – Thursday 2-4pm Great snowy day activity for kids Fill squirt bottles with food colouring and water then have the kids go outside and paint in the snow. NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGE RATES Don’t forget new minimum wage rates were introduced on the 1st of October 2012: 16-17 years : £3.68 per hour 18-20 years: £4.98 per hour 21 years and over: £6.19 per hour There is also a NMW Helpline: 0845 6000 678 to call if you need further assistance FAMILY MAN FUN DAY JUNE 2013 – FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY The planning is underway by South Lanarkshire Council for the Family Man Fun Day held at Hamilton Racecourse for Fathers day this year. Does your group want a free fundraising stall at the event? Last year Hillhouse Playgroup had a free stall and by selling home baking managed to finance their summer outing. Contact Fiona Robertson, Community Learning: 01698 452214 or email her: [email protected] SOUTH LANARKSHIRE VOLUNTARY PRE-FIVE GROUPS - A BIG THANK YOU! There are lots of great pre-five voluntary groups in South Lanarkshire working hard all year round to improve the lives of our under-fives. So we thought we would mention every single one in this issue of our Newsletter and say a big thank you for making such a big difference in your local community. Here are the playgroups and on the back page are all the Toddler groups too. Playgroups (3-5) Area Playgroups (3-5) Area Jack Horner Corner Playgroup Blantyre Childcare in the Community Hamilton Biggar Pre-school Playgroup Biggar Hillhouse Playgroup Hamilton Cambuslang Childcare Project Cambuslang/Rutherglen Selkirk Street Playgroup Hamilton Greenlees Nursery Cambuslang/Rutherglen Uddingston Preschool Hamilton Little Pets Pre-school Class Cambuslang/Rutherglen Carmichael Playgroup Lanark Stonelaw Pre-school Playgroup Cambuslang/Rutherglen Carstairs Village Pre-fives Lanark Upstairs Kids Klub Cambuslang/Rutherglen Crossford Playgroup Lanark Braidwood Playgroup Carluke St Nicholas Playgroup Lanark Busy Bees Playgroup East Kilbride Walston Pre-fives Lanark Clann Trang Gaelic Playgroup East Kilbride Larkhall East Playgroup Larkhall Jack and Jill’s Pre-fives Group East Kilbride Ballgreen Hall Playgroup Strathaven Kiwi Playgroup East Kilbride Busy Bees Play Centre Strathaven Mounties Community Nursery East Kilbride Strathaven Community Nursery Strathaven Wombles Playgroup East Kilbride SPELL TODDLER GROUPS IN SOUTH LANARKSHIRE 2013 Toddler Groups (0-3) Area Toddler Groups (0-3) Area Blantyre Childminding Group Blantyre Bothwell Childminding Group Hamilton BusyBadgers (a.m) Blantyre Bothwell Todders Hamilton Busybadgers (p.m) Blantyre Bumblebees Toddler Group Hamilton Little Rainbows Blantyre Bumps & Babies Hamilton Tiny Totz Blantyre Cadzow Bridge Toddler Group Hamilton Biggar Babies & Toddlers Biggar Hamilton West Toddler Group Hamilton Carnwath Under fives Biggar Jumpin’Jacks Toddler Group Hamilton Carstairs Village Toddlers Biggar Little Hands Toddler Group Hamilton Crawford & Abington Toddlers Biggar Little Lambs Toddler Group Hamilton Crawfordjohn Toddlers Biggar Little Stars Toddler Group Hamilton Leadhills Toddlers Biggar Salvation Army Toddlers Hamilton Roberton Toddlers Biggar Selkirk Street Toddlers Hamilton Shieldhill Toddlers Biggar St Brides Toddler Group Hamilton Burnside & Eastfield Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang St Johns Toddler Group Hamilton Cambuslang Parish Church Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Tiny Tots Toddler Group Hamilton Fernhill Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Trinity Toddlers Hamilton Flemington & Hallside Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Tumble Tots Toddler Group Hamilton Halfway Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Uddingston Toddler Group Hamilton Hawthorne Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Blackwood & Kirkmuirhill Lanark Johnstome Drive Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Toddlers Kirkhill Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Carstairs Village Toddlers Lanark Little Creations Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Coalburn Toddlers Lanark Little Creations too Toddler Group Rutherglen/Cambuslang Crossford Toddlers Lanark Little Rascals Toddler Group Rutherglen/Cambuslang Douglas Toddlers Lanark Mashed Bananas Toddler Group Rutherglen/Cambuslang Kirkfieldbank Toddlers Lanark Muddy Puddles Toddler Group Rutherglen/Cambuslang Jubilee Gang Toddlers Lanark St Brides Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Stonelaw Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Lesmahagow Toddlers Lanark Sunshine Corner Toddlers Rutherglen/Cambuslang Little Lambs Toddlers Lanark The Braes Toddler Group Rutherglen/Cambuslang Pebble Patch Toddlers Lanark Braehead Under Fives Carluke St Nicholas Toddlers Lanark Braidwood Toddlers Carluke The Ark Toddlers Lanark Carluke Lifestyle Toddlers Carluke Wrigglers Toddlers Lanark Forth Toddlers Carluke Ashgill Toddlers Larkhall Kirkstyle Toddlers Carluke Rainbow Toddlers Larkhall Law Church Toddlers Carluke Happy Faces Larkhall Law Toddlers Carluke Trinity Toddlers Larkhall St Athanasius Toddlers Carluke Chapelton Toddlers Strathaven & Stonehouse Teenies Toddler Group Carluke Drumclog & Dungavel Strathaven & Stonehouse Tiny Tots Toddlers Carluke Sandy Kids Toddlers Strathaven & Stonehouse Toddles Toddler Group Carluke St Patricks Toddlers Strathaven & Stonehouse Auldhouse Pre-fives East Kilbride Strathaven Evangelical Church Strathaven & Stonehouse Cubs Den Toddler Group East Kilbride Toddlers Forever Friends Toddler Group East Kilbride Strathaven Toddlers Strathaven & Stonehouse Hansel & Gretal Toddler Group East Kilbride Strathaven Yummy Mummies Strathaven & Stonehouse Happy Faces Toddler Group East Kilbride Sunshine Toddler Group Strathaven & Stonehouse Incy Wincy Toddler Group East Kilbride Little Monkeys Toddler Group East Kilbride There are currently 107 Toddler Groups operating in Little Stars Carers & Toddlers East Kilbride South Lanarkshire. Offering valuable play There are currently 107 Toddler Groups operating in Mr Men Toddler Group East Kilbride opportunities for the children and babies and the Our Lady of Lourdes Toddler Group East Kilbride South Lanarkshire. Offering valuable play Gaelic Toddlers East Kilbride chance to make friends and share experiences. opportunities for the children and babies and the Rainbow Corner East Kilbride chance to make friends and share experiences. Smarteenies Toddler Group East Kilbride If you think there are any groups missing from this list Spangles Toddlers East Kilbride please email us and let us know. If you think there are any toddler groups missing from Tiger Tots East Kilbride [email protected] or phone: 01698 768933 this list please email us and let us know. Tiny Tots East Kilbride [email protected] or phone: 01698 768933 Tiny Torags East Kilbride Support for Play & Early Learning in Lanarkshire Westwood Baptist Church Toddlers East Kilbride Support for Play & Early Learning in Lanarkshire .