Our Parent & Toddler group meets twice a week in term-time on Wednesday and Friday mornings between 9 and 11 a.m. We are very grateful to Coalfields Regeneration Trust for their ongoing financial support of the group, giving us £2000 this year towards the running costs of the group (energy bills, refreshments etc.)
It’s an opportunity for children to learn through play, with role play equipment, dressing up costumes, ride-on vehicles and much more available. We have a craft activity every week for the older toddlers which helps them to learn the basics of making marks on paper, using stickers and glue and so on. There is a special area for babies to learn to explore their environment and we provide drinks and toast for all. For parents and carers, the group provides a safe place and the chance to chat with others who are also in the same position of caregivers, one of the loneliest jobs in the world. Eachj session ends with percussion instruments and singing nursery rhymes, thus developing children’s understanding and language skills.
Thanks to funding from the Snap Tin Community Hub, we have some planters outside and have been planting seeds to grow carrots, tomatoes, basil, cress, strawberries and sunflowers, teaching children about the provenance of food and the importance of caring for what we grow. When the weather’s sunny, we love to play outside.
It’s just £1 per family (no matter how many children!) per session, with drinks and toast included, so do pop in today!