EXETER CHILDREN’S CENTRE - ACTIVITY TIMETABLE
Term Time
Exeter Primary School & Children’s Centre, Brayford Avenue, Corby,
NN18 8DL - 01536 204765
(Near KFC & Lidl)
What?
Open House
MON
Time
Open house time, everyone welcome.
8:50am – 11:15am
The Igra Group
11:30am – 1:30pm
Young Parents Group
2:00pm – 4:00pm
What?
TUES
Time
Training Time A selection of free basic courses, offered with free crèche, including:

Introduction to sign language (9.15-11.15)

Introduction to counselling
Baby Massage (with crèche)
10:00am
Baby Group (with breastfeeding support available)
11:00am
Stay & Play – Let’s Celebrate Activities for the under 5’s including craft, stories &
singing are run by our Children’s Centre teacher
Dad’s group (and first Saturday AM of the month)
Time
Midwife Clinic with Bumps & Babies
9:30am – 12:30pm
Numeracy/Literacy Course
9:30am – 11:30am
Drop-in Family Health Group (with breastfeeding support)
Health visitor advice & baby weighing
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Basic Skills Course For Young Parents (under 25)
3:00pm – 5:00pm
Dancercise Class
6:00pm – 7:00pm
What?
Time
Stay & Play


THURS
1:00pm – 3:20pm
5.00-6.00pm
What?
WEDS
Contact us if you are
interested
Activities for the under 5’s including Big Cook & Little Cook
Speech and language therapist, Rachel
Solihull Parenting Approach (next course available September 2012)
8:50am – 11:30am
Stay until 12:45pm on cook &
eat sessions
9:30am – 11:30am
Happy Families Group (referral only)
CAB advice with Michelle
Training Time Free basic courses, offered with free crèche, including:

ESOL engagement
Antenatal Classes 4 week course; speak to your midwife to book.
What?
CAN DO Sessions (with crèche) (15
Tbc
Time
Messy Monsters Drop-in Play Session
FRI
1:00pm – 3:00pm
8:50am – 11:00am
th
June – 10
th
Aug)
Parent Support Group Support group for parents with children of any age with
additional needs or disabilities, just come along
11.00am – 1.00pm
1:00pm – 3:00pm
Free internet access for parents Free access to the internet with safe area for children to play. Book through the
centre.
All activities and crèches within the Children’s Centre are free but please book crèche places in advance.
Times may be subject to change – Please contact the centre
Family Visiting Service – Exeter children’s centre has a team of family visitors who are trained to support
families in their own homes. This service is available to all families with children under 5 years of age. Please
contact the centre for more information.
Big Cook & Little Cook
Cook together with children and other families in a warm welcoming environment and
Experience other healthy lifestyle choices. The later part of the session is an opportunity
to stay for lunch and eat the food that you have prepared together so we recommend you
arrive before 11am if you wish to cook.
With Jayne and Sandra.
Breastfeeding support group with support from ‘Mum to Mum’ support workers, Nicki and
Jamie.
A group for new parents and parents to be with support, activities and access to the
midwives.
A mixture of Dance and exercise for the adults. Get fit while having great fun. Requests
for any dance styles taken by our fully qualified dance and fitness instructor, Sheena.
Do you find Monday mornings hard, getting up and getting the kids to school on time?
Every Monday the children’s centre has toys and activities out so you can enjoy a cup of
tea with friends. With Lesley.
Breastfeeding Support
Bumps & Babies
Dancercise Session
Open House
Let’s Celebrate
Activities for the under 5’s including craft, stories & singing are run by our Children’s
Centre teacher, Janice. A great opportunity to discuss children starting school.
A time for parents who have moved to the UK to enjoy activities with their children and
have an opportunity to gain support from the children’s centre staff on any issues that
affect their family. Just come along. With Carole.
Health visitors are in the centre for advice and support with children’s centre staff
available for baby weighing, just call in. No health visitor on the last Wednesday of the
month.
12 week programme of basic literacy/numeracy skills with crèche facility for children.
Please book in advance.
Really messy play session for all ages…..great fun! With Jayne and Sandra.
Igra Group
Health Visitor Clinic
Numeracy/Literacy Course
Messy Monsters
Midwife Clinic
Training time
Respite
Rainbows
Care
at
Little
Solihull parenting approach
Speech & Language Therapist
Stay and play
Support Group for parents
with children with additional
needs
Kids Igra
What’s life
Virtual Baby Course
Young Parents
Opportunity for parents to be to come to the centre and see the midwife, Linda, for
check-ups, advice and support. Book appointments through your own midwife.
We offer a range of free training and on site crèche facilities for parents. The courses
range from 4 – 12 weeks and are an easy introduction back into learning, which include
employability skills and tour of the ‘new’ Tresham campus. We also link with Job Centre
Plus and family learning to ensure a range of support is available.
We have the facility to offer short term, free childcare places for families in crisis,
where mums who have post natal depression, where children have additional needs or where
the places would greatly benefit their family. Please ask staff for more details.
The parenting group, with Jenny and Linda, is intended for parents and carers who want to
know more about sensitive and effective parenting. It aims to develop a framework of
thinking about parent/child relationships which can be developed into a life long skill.
Support for all aged children, focusing on giving your child the best start with their
communication and language skills, run by our qualified speech therapist, Rachel.
Drop in session for all the family, with Michelle, our CAB advisor. Activities suitable for
children under 5.
A peer support group, with Lesley, for parents with children who have additional needs
(behavioural, emotional, physical, language etc), younger children welcome.
A fun language session for children where English is a second language and attend Exeter
Primary School. Ask your teacher for details.
A 6 week course is delivered by Jenny and Carol Copeland, in partnership with NCC
Children & Young People Services and is designed to enable young people (13-19) to
experience the reality of life decisions reflecting to parenthood. Topics include: How to
look after your baby, First Aid, STD’s and society views.
A group for young families (under 25yrs) focussing on arts, crafts and personal
development. With Jenny.
We also offer a number of groups and activities at other locations within our reach area. Please come into
the centre and pick up our outreach timetable.