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Where to find us... Gosford Park Family Hub

Humber Avenue,

Stoke

CV1 2SF (sat. nav. CV1 2AT) Tel: 024 7678 8489

Bus Route 16A and 16

Middle Ride Family Hub (next to The Hut)

Upper Ride

Willenhall Wood

CV3 3GL Tel: 024 7678 8430

Bus Route 13 & 21

FREE CHILDCARE

Working parents of 3 & 4 year olds

Reduce your childcare costs with up to 30 hours of free Childcare. Talk to your Early

Years Provider to find out how to claim or visit: www.childcarechoices.gov.uk

Universal entitlement - All 3 & 4 year olds are entitled to up to 15 hours free

early education over 38 weeks (570 hours).

Extended entitlement - Working parents who meet the criteria could be entitled to an

extra 15 hours (570 hours) free early education for their 3 & 4 year olds. You can use

more than one childcare provider for your entitlement. Additional hours can be taken in

and out of term time.

Go onto www.childcarechoices.gov.uk to apply and if you are eligible you will get an

eligibility code. You will need to do this the term before you would like to use the addi-

tional hours. Take the eligibility code and speak to a childcare provider and they will be

able to tell you how they are offering the extended entitlement. Ask the childcare pro-

vider about any extra charges that may apply in addition to the free hours or services.

Family Hubs

Activity Timetable

11th September 2017 - 20th October 2017

WILLENHALL & LOWER STOKE

Middle Ride Family Hub

Gosford Park Family Hub

(incorporating Gosford Park and Stoke Aldermoor)

Gosford Park and Middle Ride Family Hubs offer a wide range of

services for children up to the age of 19 years old and their

families including:

Family Support

We work in partnership with families, supporting them to get the most out of

family life and help them to:

Access support and advice from other organisations to help with housing

problems, debts, benefits, work, training and much more

Get ready to have a baby and to be the best parent they can

Ensure their children are safe, healthy, happy and ready for school

Support their child’s speech and language development and school

readiness

If you would like to have a chat with someone please call Middle Ride on 024

7678 8430 or Gosford Park on 024 7678 8489 or speak to the member of

staff running the group you attend.

* Family Hub Sessions

Baby First (0-12 months) is a group for parents/carers and their babies

and provides advice and guidance on early parenting, breastfeeding, safe

sleep, weaning and many more topics.

Learn with your Toddler (18-30 months) is a group for parents with

children who are mobile and supports parents to prepare their child for

Nursery and/or School.

*Learn with your Toddler (18-30 months) is a group for parents with children

who are mobile and supports parents to prepare their child for Nursery and/or

School.

Parents in Mind is a listening based peer support group for pregnant mums

and those with a baby under one year who are facing mental health or emotional

difficulties relating to pregnancy/new motherhood.to Please contact Sarah on 0788

5975261 or email [email protected] for more information.

SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death charity) group meets every five weeks at the

Gosford Park Family Hub. Please call 024 76 788489 for more information.

St Catherine’s Church in Acorn Street, Stoke Aldermoor offers a range of activi-

ties including a family cooking club, citizens advice, foodbank and stay and play ses-

sions.

St John the Divine Church in Robin Hood Road, Willenhall offers a number of

activities for families including stay and play sessions.

Willenhall One Stop Shop is held at the Stretton Primary School in Willenhall

every other Thursday and provides information, advice and guidance around learn-

ing, work, training, benefits and childcare.

Well Baby Clinics provide families with an opportunity to meet their local

health visiting team, have their babies weighed and seek advice and support.

The Coventry Information Directory provides information relating to all as-

pects of childcare, including activities and education, as well as the range of other

care and support services available in Coventry. Please call 024 7683 4373 or visit

https://cid.coventry.gov.uk/ for further details.

mailto:[email protected]

Services offered by the Family Hubs and their Partners:

Aldermoor Life Centre in Round House Road, Stoke Aldermoor hosts a number

of activities including Adult Education courses and a Family First Learning Together

course, delivered by the Gosford Park Family Hub, which is aimed at families with

children under 5.

Autumn Fun is a 4 week course for parents and pre-school children delivered by

the Family Learning Team and offers a range of fun activities, stories, songs and

rhymes. Please visit Gosford Park Family Hub to book a place or call 024 7678 8489.

*Baby First (0-12 months) is a group for parents/carers and their babies and

provides advice and guidance on early parenting, breastfeeding, safe sleep, weaning

and many more topics.

Coventry Independent Advice Service offers free, professional advice on a

range of issues including benefits, claims, money, debt and housing. For more

information call 024 7652 1100.

Coventry Libraries offer Rhymetime and Stay and Play sessions for the under

5’s. Please visit http://www.coventry.gov.uk/libraries for more information.

ESOL is a course to help parents learn to speak and read English and achieve a

qualification. Adults must enrol with Adult Education by attending an enrolment

session and a crèche is also available on site. For more information please visit

www.coventry.gov.uk/adulted

*Family First Sessions: Learning Together (0-5 years) are family sessions for

parents with children under 5. The sessions provide activities and information on

children’s development and wellbeing and supports parents to prepare their child for

Nursery and/or School

Family Links Nurturing is a structured 10 week course for parents and carers

that focuses on self-awareness and self-esteem, appropriate expectations, positive

discipline and empathy. To book a place please call 024 7678 6949 or Freephone

0800 434 6127.

Infant Feeding Team provides support to help you decide how to feed your baby.

They offer antenatal visits in your own home, postnatal visits and breastfeeding

groups for meeting other mothers. Please call or text 07904 984620 for more

information.

* Activities delivered by Family Hub staff members

Family First Sessions: Learning Together (0-4 years) are family sessions

for parents with children under 4. The sessions provide activities and

information on children’s development and wellbeing and supports parents to

prepare their child for Nursery and/or school.

Integrated ‘Acting Early’ Teams

Acting Early teams operate within Family Hubs and are made up of staff from

Social Care, Health Visiting, Midwifery and Children and Family First

colleagues. Family Hubs are dedicated to improving the health outcomes for

children and their families.

Families can also meet members of the Health Visiting team at the following

Well Baby Clinics:

Mallings Health: Thursday 1 pm - 3 pm

Willenhall Health Centre: Monday 1 pm - 2:45 pm

The Infant Feeding Team are at:

Hagard Community Centre: Wednesday 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Gosford Park Family Hub: Wednesday 1pm - 4 pm

Staff offer support and guidance to prospective or new parents on feeding their

babies. Please call 07904 984 620 for more information or to book an

appointment with a member of the team.

Postnatal Clinics provide pre-booked appointments with midwives at:

Gosford Park Family Hub: Wednesday 1pm - 4 pm

Gosford Park AM Gosford Park PM

Monday Family Cooking Club

St Catherine’s Church

9 - 11

Autumn Fun


1 - 3

Citizen’s Advice & Food Bank


1 - 3

Tuesday Rhymetime/Stay & Play

Aldermoor Library

10:30 - 11:30

Rhymetime/Stay & Play

Stoke Library

2 - 3

Family Links Nurturing


Wednesday

Jigsaws Stay & Play


9 - 10:30

*Baby First


10 - 11

ESOL


12:30 - 3

Thursday

*Family First Learning Together

Aldermoor Life Centre

9:30 - 11

Coventry Independent

Advice Services

Aldermoor Life Centre

9:30 - 12

Parents in Mind


10 - 11:30

Well Baby Clinic

The Mallings Health Centre

1 - 3

SANDS


1:15 - 2:45


Stoke Library

2 - 3

Friday

Jigsaws Stay & Play


9 - 10:30*

Learn with your Toddler


10 - 11:30

ESOL


12:30 - 3

Lower Stoke & Willenhall Family Hubs Timetable

* Activities delivered by Family Hub staff members

Gosford Park PM Middle Ride AM Middle Ride PM

Autumn Fun


s Advice & Food Bank

s Church

Stay & Play

St John the Divine Church

9:15 - 10:45


Advice Services

Willenhall Education, Employment and

Training Centre

1:30 - 4


Family Links Nurturing


Willenhall One Stop Shop

Stretton Primary School

9 -11


Infant Feeding Team

Hagard Community Centre

10:30 - 11:30

Well Baby Clinic

Willenhall Health Centre

10 - 12

*Baby First


10 - 11:30

Well Baby Clinic

The Mallings Health Centre




Willenhall Library

10:30 - 11:30

Boobie Buddies


1 - 2:30


Advice Services

Hagard Community Centre

1:30 - 4


Lower Stoke & Willenhall Family Hubs Timetable

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