Activities at Monks Coppenhall Children's Centre

Weekly timetable - December 2018

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

The Centre is closed from 4.00pm on Monday 24 December until 9am on Wednesday 2 January 2019. If you have a general query between Monday 24 December until 9am on Wednesday 2 January 2019 during the hours of 9am-5pm, call Crewe Family Centre on 01270 371301.

If you have a concern about a child during these times, call CHECS on 0300 123 5012. If you have a concern about a child out of hours including weekends and bank holidays, please contact the Emergency Duty Team (Out of Hours) on 0300 123 5022

Monday

Monday activities at Monks Coppenhall children's centre
Activities	Time	Activity details
Sensory Room	9.00am-4.00pm	Ring or call into the centre reception to book an hour slot
Baby Massage 3 and 10 December	10.00am-11.00am	Ring or call into the centre reception to book your place. Booking essential
Stay and Play 3 and 17 December Christmas Stay and Play 10 December	1.15pm-2.45pm	A fun filled session for you and your children aged 0-4

Tuesday

Tuesday activities at Monks Coppenhall children's centre
Activities	Time	Activity details
Sensory Room	9.00am-4.00pm	Ring or call into the centre reception to book an hour slot
Educational Psychologist 4 December	9.15am-12.15pm	By appointment only
Play Can Make A Difference 4 and 11 December	9.30am-10.30am	Booking required
Parenting Journey - Stop 9 (from 18 months) 4 December	11.00am-12.30pm	A fun and active play session introducing "5 a day" for your child's learning and development for 18-24 months.
Parenting Journey - Stop 5 (for 9-16 weeks old) 18 December	11.00am-12.30pm	A pathway of support and guidance for parents and expectant parents on your child's learning and development This Stop (for babies 9 - 16 weeks) is delivered by Health Visitors and Family Service Workers. It is an opportunity for new parents to visit the Children’s Centre and meet other parents. The focus of this Stop is safety in the home and communicating with your baby. Invite letters will be sent to you. Please confirm with your children’s centre if you are unable to make that date
Midwife Clinic	1.00pm-5.00pm	Booking required
Parenting Journey - Stop 6 (weaning) 4 December	1.15pm-2.45pm	A pathway of support and guidance for parents and expectant parents on your child's learning and development The focus of the session is weaning and communicating with your baby. Call the centre to book your place
Parenting Journey - Stop 2 (antenatal) 11 December	1.15pm-2.45pm	A pathway of support and guidance for parents and expectant parents on your child's learning and development At this Stop Health Visitors and Family Service Workers provide support to expectant parents offering advice and information prior to baby’s birth This is also an opportunity to look around the Children’s Centre. Invite letters are sent by health visitors. Please call the children centre if you are unable to make your session date
Parenting Journey - Stop 8 (for babies 12 months old) 18 December	1.15pm-2.45pm	A pathway of support and guidance for parents and expectant parents on your child's learning and development An informal group session looking at different ways of communicating with your baby and play activities to promote language development. For children from 12 months old. Please ring to book your place

Wednesday

Wednesday activities at Monks Coppenhall children's centre
Activities	Time	Activity details
Sensory Room	9.00am-4.00pm	Ring or call into the centre reception to book an hour slot
Cherubs Breastfeeding Group	10.30am-midday	Breastfeeding Support for Mum's or Mum's to be. No need to book, drop-in
Health Visitor drop-in	1.30pm-3.30pm	Have your baby/toddler weighed plus ask for advice or help from a member of the Health Visiting Team. No need to book, drop-in

Thursday

Thursday activities at Monks Coppenhall children's centre
Activities	Time	Activity details
Sensory Room	9.00am-4.00pm	Ring or call into the centre reception to book an hour slot
Parenting Journey	9am-midday	Stop 7: 9-12 month development check Stop 10: 2 year development check By appointment only

Friday

Friday activities at Monks Coppenhall children's centre
Activities	Time	Activity details
Sensory Room	9.00am-4.00pm	Ring or call into the centre reception to book an hour slot
Babies Together (0-1) Christmas Babies Together 14 December	1.30pm-2.30pm	Sing, play, learn and share

Regular Activities

Here are details of some of our regular groups and what they have to offer;

Regular activities
Group	Description
Antenatal	Please contact the midwife
Babies Together	A weekly drop in group for babies. Relax, meet new friends and gain advice and information on relevant topics. Your baby will experience activities to stimulate their senses, this will help your baby to grow and develop
Baby Massage	Book onto one of our Baby Massage courses and learn how to safely massage your baby with confidence. Please call for further information
Cherubs	A breastfeeding support group for parents both before and after baby is born
Development Checks	You will receive an appointment from your Health Visitor for this session
Health Visitor drop in	Have your baby/toddler weighed and get advice from Health Visitors and Family Service Workers
Sensory Room	Lovely relaxing Sensory Room, suitable for babies, toddlers and children with additional needs. Ring or call into the centre reception to book an hour slot
Stay and Play	A weekly drop-in session for children aged 0 to 4 years, to play inside or out. Arts, crafts, singing songs, stories, plus a healthy snack are all on our menu!
Play Can Make A Difference	A 4 session course to help you, to help your child, to communicate. Advice on how to help your child develop their communication skills. Ask in centre or call us for more information: 01270 371240
Parenting Journey	The journey consists of 12 appointment sessions, which you will be invited to by your Health Visitor or children centre, from pre-birth through to your child starting school. Each session includes information and guidance for you as a parent, including your child's development checks with a Health Visitor. Stop 6 is for babies 4-7 months where the session gives guidance by a Health Visitor on weaning for appropriately aged babies. Please call the centre for more information and to book your place

If you have a concern about a child or your enquiry is urgent contact CheCS on 0300 123 5012 and out of hours including weekends and bank holidays on 0300 123 5022.