Services at Teme Valley Children's Centre

Everyone's welcome (parents to be, mums, dads, grandparents, carers and childminders!)

Some of our services include:

• Adult Courses
• Baby Sessions/Courses
• Birth to under 5's - Play Sessions
• Breastfeeding Support
• Bumps 2 Babes Group
• Fun Stay and Play sessions (for under 5's)
• Nearly New Table Top Sales
• Parenting and Family Learning Programmes
• Parents to Be Sessions
• Support and Advice
• Speech and Language, Job Centre Plus and Citizens Advice Bureau.
• We can also provide free access to a one to one Counselling Service.

Baby Sessions/Courses

Bumps to Babes:  a fun and informal session for mums to be and parents/carers with non-mobile babies.  Provides the opportunity for a chat, play and to ask any questions you may have about pregnancy or parenting.  Guest speakers are invited covering topics such as healthy weight, introducing solid and safety.  The sessions are held term time only.

Parents to Be Sessions:  4 weekly sessions for parents to be, either as couples, on your own or with a friend, relative or birth partner.  The course is flexible, interactive and fun and covers topics such as breastfeeding, labour and birth and early days at home.

Birth to under 5's - Play Sessions

Stay and Play Hubs:  fun interactive parent, carer or grandparent and child session run by an Activity Worker.  Lots of age appropriate toys and activities available.  Sessions run 3 times a week in Tenbury, Martley and Alfrick.  See our Summer Activites Timetable  (1 MB) for session times.  The sessions are held term time only.

Support and Advice

Family Support:  We all know that children don't come with manuals and that at times parenting can be challenging.  Sometimes we need some support and advice or just pointing in the right direction.  Our experienced Family Support Workers have considerable experience of child development, family life, parenting and home safety.  Home visits can be arranged.

Citizens Advice Bureau:  provide a face to face advice clinic at Alfrick Stay and Play Hub - contact us to find out dates available.

Counselling:  our qualified counsellor is available for one-to-one sessions.  Please phone the Centre for full details or speak to a member of staff.

Parenting and Family Learning Programme

Family Links:  a 10 week parenting course which helps anyone involved in bringing up children think about what they do, why they do it and how they feel about it.  Please phone to book your place.

Adult Courses

Basic First Aid Course:  a 7.5 hour course (split over 2 evenings or one full day) aimed at parents or carers and is tailored to first aid for children and babies.  Topics covered include:  initial diagnosis, resuscitation techniques, choking, wound handling, burns and recovery position.  Attendees will receive an Emergency First Aid at Work Certificate on completion of the course - valid for 3 years.  To book a place, please contact us at Teme Valley Children's Centre.

Family Finance Course:  a free 5-week course where you can learn how to develop planning and budgeting skills to plan for a special trip for your family.  Please phone us to book a place or for more details.

We also work alongside the many pre-schools, toddler groups, primary and secondary schools, daycare nurseries, health clinics and library services in the rural area. 

We liaise with many local professionals such as health visitors, midwives, GP’s, community police team, housing officers, speech and language therapists and counsellors. We also have close links with over 5’s Family Support Workers, the Extended Schools Co-ordinator as well as HomeStart and JobCentre Plus

We have contact with organisations such as Women’s Aid, Asha, St Basils and some of the local churches,

Our heart is to support families in the rural area in whatever way we can during these very important early years of children’s lives.

For further information on any of these services please contact us.

Membership

If you would like to become a member of our Children's Centre and keep up to date with all our activities and events, please download the membership form and return to us.