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 + 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. All course handouts and materials are provided for you.
Learner Support
Group sessions with up to 12 learners.
Learner Assessments
Initial assessment, mid point review and end of course evaluation
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?
On completion of the course you will be able to access other community facilities to support you and your family, other community learning courses of interest to you, volunteering and employment.
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.
The courses for Autumn 2023 are currently full. Please let us know if you would like to be added to our waiting list.
Please contact:
Kate Tomson-Rayner
Telephone 01785 854700/ 07773315753
email kate.tomson-rayner@staffordshire.gov.uk or groupwork@staffordshire.gov.uk
The courses are currently run at the following Children’s Centres
STAFFORD
at SILKMORE CHILDREN’S CENTRE, EXETER STREET, STAFFORD, ST17 4EG
NEWCASTLE
NEWCASTLE CHILDREN’S, CENTRE, KNUTTON, NEWCASTLE ST5 6DH
LICHFIELD
CHARNWOOD CHILDREN’S CENTRE, PURCELL AVENUE, LICHFIELD,WS13 7PH
and at:
SPARK, Mossbank Avenue, Burntwood, WS7 4UN
EAST STAFFORDSHIRE
EAST STAFFORDSHIR CHILDREN’S CENTRE, WATERLOO STREET, BURTON ON TRENT DE14 2NJ
SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE
LANDYWOOD CHILDREN’S CENTRE, HOLLY LANE, GREAT WYRLEY, WS6 6AQ
STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS
BIDDULPH CHILDREN’S CENTRE, ALBERT ST, BIDDULPH ST8 6DT
Are there any fees?
Fully funded and so there are no fees for this course.
Who delivers this course?
Staffordshire Family Hubs
How to enrol on this course and find out more?
Kate Tomson-Rayner
Telephone 01785 854700/ 07773315753
Email kate.tomson-rayner@staffordshire.gov.uk or groupwork@staffordshire.gov.uk
