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Simply Play (PEEP) 2024

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

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?

Further parenting courses: e.g. Pram to Primary; community learning courses (Multiply, digital etc), volunteering , 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.

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/Family Hubs:

TAMWORTH

GLASCOTE CHILDREN’S CENTRE, HAWKSWORTH, TAMWORTH B77 2ER

22/04/2024 – 08/07/2024, Mondays, 1.00pm – 3.00pm

and

LEYFIELDS FAMILY HUB, MASEFIELD DRIVE, TAMWORTH,B79 8JB

25/04/2024 – 04/07/2024, Thursdays, 12.30pm – 2.30pm

CANNOCK

CANNOCK FAMILY HUB, CANNOCK RD, CANNOCK WS11 5BU

24/04/2024 – 03/07/2024, Wednesdays, 10.00am – 12.00pm

STAFFORD

SILKMORE FAMILY HUB, EXETER STREET, STAFFORD, ST17 4EG

22/04/2024 – 08/07/2024, Mondays, 12.30pm – 2.30pm

SOUTH STAFFS

SOUTH STAFFS FAMILY HUB, HOLLY LANE, GREAT WYRLEY WS6 6AQ

23/04/2024 – 02/07/2024, Tuesdays, 10.00am – 12.00pm

EAST STAFFS

EAST STAFFS FAMILY HUB WATERLOO STREET, BURTON ON TRENT DE14 2NJ

24/04/2024 – 03/07/2024, Wednesdays, 09.30am – 11.30am

LICHFIELD

SPARK, MOSSBANK AVENUE, BURNTWOOD, WS7 4UN

25/04/2024 – 04/07/2024, Thursdays, 01.00pm to 3.00pm

STAFFORDSHIRE MOORLANDS

ALL SAINTS FIRST SCHOOL, CHEADLE ROAD, LEEK, ST13 5QY

25/04/2024 – 04/07/2024, Thursdays, 10.00am to 12.00pm

Are there any fees?

Fully funded and so there are no fees for this course.

Who delivers this course?

Staffordshire Family Hubs

https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Care-for-children-and-families/Family-Hubs/Family-Hubs-Groupwork.aspx 

How to enrol on this course and find out more?

Contact: Kate Tomson-Rayner

Telephone: 01785 854700/ 07773315753

Email: kate.tomson-rayner@staffordshire.gov.uk or groupwork@staffordshire.gov.uk

To enrol on this course Telephone 01785 895331 OR 07817 112833

email: hayley.allman@staffordshire.gov.uk

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Further questions?

If you have any questions or want further advice about any aspect of adult community learning in Staffordshire, then please contact us:

Contact details

Staffordshire Community Learning Team

Staffordshire County Council, 2 Staffordshire Place, Stafford, ST16 2DH

Phone:

01785 278770

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