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Family Services
Please also refer to the section Parental Involvement and Family Links (Parents).
To access our services please complete a Homerton Children’s Centre Registration form on your first visit. Please sign the register in the lobby on entry, including your clearly written surname, each time you attend.
Our Family Services Team
Mari Holloway – Assistant Head of Centre & Family Services Manager
Fran Crouch – Family Worker
Carole Gardener – Family Worker
Veronica Speirs – Family Worker
Angie Ingle – Family Worker
Jo Scrutton – Childminding Network Co-ordinator
You can contact us by:
Phone: 01223 508766 (Homerton Children’s Centre)
Phone: 01223 247345 (Jo Scrutton, Childminding Network Co-ordinator)
Fax: 01223 508767
Post: Holbrook Road, Cambridge, CB1 7ST
Or e-mail:
Mari: admissions@Homerton.cambs.sch.uk
Carole, Fran, Veronica, Angie: fsw@Homerton.cambs.sch.uk
Jo: jo.scrutton@ncma.org.uk
Parent/Carer Advisory Services
These services are available free of charge to all.
We offer Children & Relationships Everyday (CARE) parenting support courses. Please ask for more details.
Our Family Services Team can advise you on parenting or family issues. To book a 1:1 consultation with Mari please contact her direct or speak to a member of staff.
You are welcome to borrow colour coded books from our extensive Parent/Carer Library, signing them out in the folder provided:
Pregnancy & Birth (Peach), Baby Care (Light Green), Infant & Child Nutrition (Silver), Sleep Issues (Black), Toilet Training (Dark Green), Raising Children (Light Blue), Early Learning (Purple), Developing Children’s Confidence (Yellow), Behaviour Management (Red), Fathers (Dark Blue), Relationships (Pink), Adult Issues (Gold), Health & First Aid (Orange), Special Needs (White), Bereavement (Brown).
There are also books (red foil) suitable for adult use with children which cover difficult issues e.g. bereavement, and some DVDs/videos.
We can advise you on how to contact other agencies, and have close links with Opportunity Links (for advice on all aspects of child care) and Job Centre Plus (for advice on any return to work issues).
Wraparound Provision
We are able to offer Wraparound Provision in addition to the free 5x2 and a half hour daily Education Sessions, including cooked lunches, Afternoon Owlets Class, Late Owlets After School Club and Holiday Clubs. There are charges for these facilities - for a list of fees please see Office staff.
Childminders:
We work closely with our network of Quality Assured childminders to offer care to complement our sessions. Care can also be arranged to include siblings. For more information contact Jo.
Cooked School Dinners:
These are available for up to 24 Nursery School children from 11.30-12.30 with priority to families on Income Support or those with particular needs. 16 places are reserved for children attending Afternoon Owlets.
Afternoon Owlets:
16 places are available for children to attend full-time by accessing a morning session, having a cooked lunch and attending Afternoon Owlets.
Late Owlets Club:
We offer an extended day through our Late Owlets Club, 3.15-5.45 pm.
Holiday Clubs:
For details of clubs running in school holidays please ask at the Office.
Drop-In Groups (see below for details)
Open to all, most include refreshments. We make a small charge for some, but all are free to those on benefits – please speak to Office staff.
N.B. The Centre will be closed from Mon 18th August to Mon 1st Sept.
Dates of groups ending for the summer holidays
Messy Play: last day Tuesday 22nd July, recommencing on Tuesday 9th Sept
Toddle Play: last day Tuesday 22nd July, recommencing on Tuesday 9th Sept
Music Fun: last day Wednesday 16th July, recommencing on Wednesday 10th Sept
Baby Owls: last day Thursday 17th July, recommencing on Thursday 11th Sept
Friday Friends: last day Friday 18th July, recommencing on Friday 12th Sept
We will be running a toddler group on Friday 25th July and Friday 1st August
from 9.30-11.30. Everyone welcome.
The Community Room will be open for parents and carers with babies
and children under 2 to meet together on Monday 28th July, Monday 4th Aug
and Monday 11thAug, from 9.30-11.00am.
For information on other groups please ring our office on 01223 508766.
Mondays:
Baby Clinic 9.30am – 10.30am Free Drop-in
Run by member of the Child and Family Health Care Team (Cornford House) on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month
Breastfeeding Support 12.30pm – 2.30pm Free Drop-in
Tuesdays:
Messy Play 9.30am – 11.00am Cost £2 Drop-in
Lots of messy fun indoors and outside for children under 5
Healthy Toddler Clinic – monthly, within Messy Play – Child and Family Health Team will weigh children and give informal advice. Venue for 2½-3 year Developmental Reviews.
Toddle Play 1.30pm – 3pm Cost £2 Drop-in
For children under 2 years.
Wednesdays:
Music Fun 10.00am – 10.45am Cost £2 Drop-in
Rhymes, instruments and movement for babies and toddlers
Baby Massage 2.00pm – 3.00pm Cost £20 for 5 sessions – MUST PRE-BOOK For babies up to crawling.
Thursdays:
Baby Owls 1.00pm – 2.30pm Cost £2 Drop-in
Ante/post-natal parents/carers with babies to crawling. Occasional guest speakers
Sleep Clinic 12.30pm – 2.00pm Free Drop-in (every third Thursday) 8months to 7 years.
Fridays:
Friday Friends 9.15am – 11.15am Cost £1 Drop-in
Meet and play at our baby/toddler group
An Internet Cafe and Toy Library run on alternate weeks
Our Outreach Work: Homerton in the Community
Homerton Children’s Centre was developed to serve the needs of families within the area designated within our Reach area. However, everyone is welcome to access our on-site services.
We also aim to deliver our services to those who find it hard to access the Centre. We are able to offer home visits, parenting support and pre-arranged Play sessions in nearby community spaces.
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