Fun activities and learning to support your child’s development. Different themes every week, stories, songs/ rhymes to join in with.
Learn how to support your child’s early years and gain new skills and knowledge. Open to any adult /carer age 19yrs +, residing in Staffordshire and with a child/ren 0-4yrs.
Who is the course aimed at?
Parents/carers with children aged 0-4years who would like to learn more about their child’s development and how they can support it through play and interaction. It has the following aims:
To provide parents/ carers with a basic knowledge of how their child will grow and develop in the first year.
To raise parents and carers awareness of play, new play ideas and how to use everyday activities and items to support their babies development.
To provide opportunities for interaction between parents/ carers and their child.
To enhance skills and confidence of parents/carers.
Entry Requirements
Open to any adult /carer age 19yrs+, living in Staffordshire with a child/ren 0-4 years
Course Content
Week 1 Introduction & settling in
Week 2 Physical development
Week 3 Let’s make marks’
Week 4 Early Communication
Week 5 Creative Play
Week 6 Early maths skills
Week 7 Out and about week
Week 8 Cooking week
Week 9 Bears Week.
Week 10 Themed week.
How you will learn
Courses are delivered face-to-face as group sessions with further information/videos emailed, some catch up sessions following planned groups available
Learner Support
Group sessions with up to 12 learners.
Learner Assessments
We will get to know your needs and aims at the start of the course, and support you to reflect on your own progress as the course continues
Course Materials
All course handouts provided; learner will need home access to wifi and a phone/ I.T device in order to receive additional videos and audio notes, although this can be worked around if necessary
What can learner’s do next/progress onto?
Further community learning courses: e.g. Pram To Primary, Multiply courses. We will advise you of other opportunities locally and online according to your needs e.g. Volunteering, Family Hub sessions, courses in childcare at local colleges.
Are there any fees?
Fully funded and so there are no fees for this course.
Who delivers this course?
Staffordshire Family Hubs
Dates and Times
This course, delivered for Community Learning by Staffordshire Family Hubs, runs in all eight Staffordshire districts/boroughs at different dates and times throughout the year.
email: groupwork@staffordshire.gov.uk
The courses are currently run at the following Family Hubs:
TAMWORTH
20/01/2025 – 24/03/2025, Mondays, 1.00pm – 2.30pm at:
GLASCOTE FAMILY HUB, HAWKSWORTH, TAMWORTH B77 2ER
23/01/2025 – 27/03/2025, Thursdays, 1.00pm – 03.00pm at:
LEYFIELDS FAMILY HUB, MASEFIELD DRIVE, TAMWORTH, B79 8JB
CANNOCK
22/01/2025 – 26/03/2025, Wednesdays, 10.30am – 12.00pm at:
CANNOCK CHASE FAMILY HUB, CANNOCK RD, CANNOCK WS11 5BU
STAFFORD
20/01/2025 – 24/03/2025, Mondays, 09.30am – 11.00am at:
SILKMORE FAMILY HUB, EXETER STREET, STAFFORD, ST17 4EG
31/01/2025 – 04/04/2025, Fridays, 01.00pm – 02.30pm at:
STAFFORD FAMILY HUB, FARADAY ROAD, STAFFORD ST16 3NQ
NEWCASTLE
31/01/2025 – 04/04/2025, Fridays, 10.00am – 11.30am at:
MARYHILL FAMILY HUB, GLOUCESTER ROAD, KIDSGOVE, NEWCASTLE -UNDER-LYME ST7 4DJ
30/01/2025 – 03/04/2025, Thursdays, 01.00pm – 02.30pm at:
NEWCASTLE FAMILY HUB, CEMETERY ROAD, KNUTTON, NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYME ST5 6DH
LICHFIELD
23/01/2025 – 27/03/2025, Thursdays, 1.00pm – 03.00pm at:
SPARK, MOSSBANK AVENUE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 4UN
24/01/2025 – 28/03/2025, Thursdays, 10.00am – 11.30am at:
LICHFIELD FAMILY HUB, PURCELL AVE, LICHFIELD WS13 7PH
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS
29/01/2025 – 02/04/2025, Wednesdays, 12.30pm – 2.30pm at:
CHEADLE FIRE STATION, ASHBOURNE ROAD, CHEADLE ST10 1HF
28/01/2025 – 01/04/2025, Tuesdays, 10.00am – 12.00pm at:
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS FAMILY HUB, ALBERT STREET, BIDDULPH
06/02/2025 – 10/04/2025, Thursdays, 10.00am – 12.00pm at:
ALL SAINTS FIRST SCHOOL, CHEADLE ROAD, LEEK ST13 5QY
SOUTH STAFFS
21/01/2025 – 25/03/2025, Tuesdays, 09.30am – 11.30am at:
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE FAMILY HUB, HOLLY LANE, GREAT WYRLEY WS6 6AQ
Are there any fees?
Fully funded and so there are no fees for this course.
Who delivers this course?
Staffordshire Family Hubs
