Briary Children' Centre
News and Links
NEWS
To view our latest Activity Schedule (Feb) please click here.
To view the Briary Campus termly Newsletter please click here.
TOY LIBRARY
Come along and take a look at our free Toy Library during the Play & Stay sessions
“TWENTY SOMETHINGS”
A group for mums between 20 and 25
INCREDIBLE YEARS
(12 week course) Explores praise, improving family relationships through play, and effective use of time out.
TUMS to ONES
For 6 weeks A fun and informative group For new mums & their babies. Booking essential -
Baby Signtime
Songs & Rhymes
Booking essential (term-time only)
Little Signtime
Songs & Rhymes
Booking essential (term-time only)
CAN Group
A drop-in for children with additional needs and their parents/carers, Additional needs can mean different things to different people. If you feel you might benefit then please come along!
Kent Parent Partnership Service
Next dates: 1st Feb 12 & 7th March 12 13:30pm-15:00pm
Advice & Support for children with special educational needs and disabilities DROP IN—no need to book
Activity Train
Little Rhyme Time
0-5 years, Singing, Rhymes & Musical Instruments A chance for your child (and you!) to have fun making music with instruments and singing. DROP IN - No need to book
Little Gardeners DROP IN - No need to book
Starting 23/2/12 - 29/3/12
BABY MASSAGE
For 4 weeks, Booking essential, Please contact reception
BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT GROUP
Snacks, support and friendship for breastfeeding and mixed feeding parents (and parents to be) Get support from breastfeeding peer supporters. (Advice on introducing solids and mixed feeding is also available). Children with additional needs welcome! No need to book, just drop in
COOKERY PROGRAMME
(term-time only) Come & join in at our free 5 week Community cooking club. Create some yummy recipes on a budget & have fun too! Booking essential
PARENT FORUM
FRIDAY 3rd FEBRUARY
Come and express your ideas and opinions on how we can improve services and activities.
Dad’s Group
18th Feb & 17th March, Just drop in
LINKS
http://www.nhs.uk/Planners/breastfeeding
HomeDad UK is the only UK support group dedicated to helping dads who are staying at home to bring up their children. We have over 500 members who are either at home full-time, work part-time or are raising kids on their own.
Our website, HomeDad.org.uk, was launched in September 2000 by two stay-at-home dads, Nick Cavender from Watford and Simon Windisch from Reading who realised that there was a lack of support and information for dads at home with their children.
About food co-ops
The main principle behind all community run food co-ops is that by pooling their buying power and ordering food in bulk direct from suppliers, a group of people can buy good food at a more affordable price.
Small food co-ops or buying groups work by collecting together everyone’s orders in advance, whereas other models operate more like other food businesses in that they order the produce from suppliers and then sell it to their customers via stalls, bag or box schemes, mobile stores, shops or other types of outlet.
http://www.infantandtoddlerforum.org/
The Forum aims to provide healthcare professionals with practical help and information on infant and toddler nutrition and development.