Adult Learning: A variety of Adult Learning
opportunities for parents. Please look out for further
information at our Children’s Centre’s.
Baby Massage: A great way to bond with your baby.
For Babies 8 weeks - 6 months.
Baby Oasis: Breastfeeding Support group.
Bump to Baby: For 0-12 months. Water play, mark
making, treasure baskets, music and messy play! Meet
other mums, share advice and experiences.
Chatter: Activities, ideas and tips for supporting your
child’s communication, speech and language. Practical
activities, songs, rhymes, stories and much more.
Child Minder Drop-In: Free use of our large playroom
for all child-minders and the 0-5 year’s children they look
after.
Discovery Play: Watch your child enjoy exploring,
learning, and making their own discoveries. For 1-2
years.
Happy Hands: Run by an external provider, this group
is invite only. A group for hearing impaired children.
Health Clinic: A chance to get your baby weighed,
speak to a health visitor, get some breastfeeding support
and meet other new mums and dads.
Here’s Looking at you Baby: The group has been
developed from long term research into infant behaviour.
It shows the importance of parents understanding what
their babies are trying to communicate before they can
use words. For all parents of children 0-6 months.
Family Vision: A course for families moving forward
from domestic abuse experiences, helping you and your
children to think about what you most like about your
family, what you want to celebrate and want to do more
of. This is run by a life coach.
Little Acorns: A group which provides fun activities
including arts and crafts and play as well as outside
activities. Parent led group for 1-5 years.
Little Rhyme Time: Songs, rhymes, musical
instruments and more. Interactive and fun session for
babies and children. Suitable for 0-5 years.
Little Story Time: A chance to come and share books
and story sacks with your little ones. Gain information
on how to share books and support reading at home.
Messy Makers: For 0-5 years. Lots of messy activities
for you and your child to try. Please remember to wear
old clothes!
Play Sessions: For 0 - 5 years. A drop in session, with
lots of activities for you and your child to try.
Ready, Steady Pre-School: A play session for children
aged 2 ½ - 3 years, who are due to start Nursery or
Pre-school.
Solihull, Understanding your child’s behaviour: A
course for all parents and carers who want to know more
about parenting, to understand their children and their
children’s behaviour.
Treasure Baskets: For 6-12 months. The session
provides a rich experience for your baby and helps them
to develop their confidence, concentration and
understanding of the world around them.
Twins Group: Meet other mums and dads of twins, chat
and make friends. A variety of fun activities for parents
and children.
Weaning Talk: Is your child aged 4 – 12 months? Do
you have questions about your child’s feeding or diet? A
group to discuss and an opportunity to ask questions.
Young Parents Group: An opportunity for young
parents and their children to meet each other and to take
part in a range of fun activities including messy play, arts
& craft, music, singing and much more.
Countess
Chestnut
Wear
Flying
Start
Central Exeter Children’s Centres
For Children and their families
www.childrenscentres.eci.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
5th January 27th March 2015
A Project of
Exeter Community Initiatives
14 York Rd, Exeter ,EX4 6BA
Website: www.eci.org.uk
Email: [email protected]
Registered Charity No:1026229
Company No: 2844870
Please note that all Book a place groups
start w/c 12th January. Only our Drop in
groups start w/c 5th January.
Our Activity Train
For Families
Chestnut Children’s Centre
Countess Wear Children’s Centre
Flying Start Children’s Centre
Magnolia Avenue
c/o Countess Wear School
Dix’s Field
Wonford
Glasshouse Lane
(behind the Civic Centre)
Exeter, EX2 6DJ
Exeter, EX2 7BS
Exeter, EX1 1QA
Tel: 01392 493577
Tel: 01392 874245
Tel: 01392 434221
Monday
09:30-11:30 Adult Learning (Book a place)
10:00-11:30 Here’s Looking at you Baby
(Starts 26th January) (Book a place)
13:30-14:30 Messy Makers (Book a place)
13:30-14:30 Baby Massage (Book a place)
Monday
10:00-11:30 Play Session
@Newcourt Community Centre (Drop in)
13:00-14:30 Little Acorns (Drop in)
13:30-14:30 Treasure Baskets
(Book a place)
Monday
10:00-11:30 Young Parents Group
(Book a Place)
12:30-13:30 Baby Oasis (Drop In)
13:30-15:30 Health Clinic (Drop In)
Tuesday
09:30-11:15 Ready, Steady Pre-School
(Book a place)
13:30-15:00 Health Clinic (Drop in)
13:30-14:15 Little Story Time (Book a
place)
Wednesday
10:00-11:30 Bump to Baby (Book a place)
Tuesday
10:00-11:00 Discovery Play (Book a place)
13:30-14:30 Treasure Baskets
(Book a place)
Wednesday
09:30-11:00 Chatter (Book a Place)
13:00-14:30 Child Minder’s Drop In
Thursday
09:30-11:30 Family Vision (Book a place)
13:30-14:30 Discovery Play (Book a place)
TBC Twins Group (Book a place)
Friday
10:00-11:30 Play Session (Drop in)
13:00-14:00 Bump to Baby (Book a place)
Thursday
09:30-11:30 Solihull: Understanding your
child’s behaviour (Book a place)
13:00-14:00 Health Clinic (Drop in)
Friday
09:30-10:15 Little Rhyme Time
(Book a place)
For any of our groups that have (Book a
place) on them, you can do this by
speaking to any of our reception staff,
signing up via our website or by giving
us a call. All of our contact details are
detailed on the top of this leaflet.
For any more information on any
groups, more detailed leaflets are
available or speak to a member of staff.
Wednesday
10:30-11:15 Little Rhyme Time
@ Exeter Central Library (Book a place)
Thursday
10:00-11:00 Bump to Baby (Drop in)
Friday
10:00-11:30 Play Session
@Southernhay Church (Drop In)
10:30-11:30 Baby Massage (Book a place)