How does it work?
Let’s Play will offer your CHILD a chance to:
Play with a wide range of toys and
equipment.
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Develop their social skills, confidence and
self esteem.
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Socialise with other children

Learn new songs and rhymes.
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Have fun!!
Let’s Play
Cheshire West and Chester’s Children’s
Centres offer
services for families with children aged
0-19 .
To receive more information about
groups or any of our other
services please contact your local
Children’s Centre
@
Elton Children’s
Centre
10.00 am—11.15 am
Let’s Play will offer YOU a chance to:
Play with your child.

Meet other parents and careers.

Learn new ideas about things you might
like to do at home with your child.

Get advice and guidance around your
child’s development.
2016– 2017
What is Let’s Play?
What to expect:
Let’s Play is a structured group ran by our
Let’s Play has a set routine each week.
Early Years Worker and supported by Catch
Let’s Play offers you time to play and explore
with your child, please remember your child
is your responsibility while in the session and
you must not leave them unattended.
22 volunteers.
Stay and Play is a free session for babies
and young children under the age of 5 and
their families.
There is a range of activities on
offer for the children including
mark making, messy play, books, sand and
water play, music and more.
Characteristics of
Effective Learning
During Let’s Play you will be able to see
your child develop as they begin to explore
and experiment with the world around
them. This will enable them to become life
long learners.
Playing and exploring
At the end of the session tidy-up time is an
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important part of the routine so please
encourage your child to help. All of our toys
have picture and word labels to help you find
where things go.
Active play

After our tidy-up we will join up as a whole
group for our end of session time together.
We usually finish with our ‘What’s in the
bag’ songs and then we sing Goodbye to
Important
We ask that you do not use your mobile
phone within the
everyone. During song time we will also use
MAKATON (baby sign) for more information
on this please ask.
Your child will delight in playing with
what they already know and they will
begin to develop a ‘can do’ attitude
when exploring new items
Your child will enjoy achieving what
they set out to do as they become
more involved in activities and
increased concentration will allow
them to keep on trying
Creating and thinking critically

Your child will begin to have their own
ideas and they will make links to help
them to choose ways to do things
session to make
calls or take photographs.
Early Years Foundation Stage