Marsh Farm Children’s Centre Farm... · Marsh Farm Children’s Centre Redgrave Gardens Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3QN Tel: 01582 556683 Fax: 01582 556684 E-mail: [email protected]

Marsh Farm Children’s Centre: how it helps and supports local parents

“I like going to the Father’s Group as it gives me and my children a brilliant kick start for the day.”

Parents say:“I do not have any family in Luton and was worried that when I had my baby I would become very isolated. Through the Children Centre my son and I have made some very good friends.”

Making life better for children, carers and communities

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WhaT Is Marsh FarM ChILdren’s CenTre? Marsh Farm Children’s Centre is a place where children under five years of age and their families can access help and support from teams of professionals… including managing childrens’ behaviour, parenting skills, supporting children with additional needs, ante and post-natal support, healthy living, play and learning, smoking cessation - and more. A ‘one stop shop’ for parents. The Marsh Farm sure start Children’s Centre is based over three sites: • Lea Manor site at Redgrave Gardens: home

to Butterflies Nursery, run by the Pre-School Learning Alliance, and the Sure Start team.

• Leabank site: incorporates Gill Blowers Nursery School, Sessional Care for two to three year olds, and a community activity space. A holiday playscheme also runs from the Leabank site.

• Cheynes Infant School – a community activity space, health clinic, with more services to be developed.

Integrated Centre of excellence for Children at Marsh Farm

We are growing, and will become an Integrated Centre of Excellence for Children...which means we will offer what we do now...and much more!

Building work started 1st April 2010! We hope to be finished Sept 2011.We will continue working as usual but some of our courses and activities will move to the Jubilee Centre on a temporary basis. Butterflies Nursery, and activities that run at the Leabank site will remain the same.

If you need to speak to any member of the team, you can continue to dial the same number: 01582 556661

Marsh FarM ChILdren’s CenTre oFFers:• baby clinic• baby groups• family learning courses• drop in sessions (coffee mornings, health

information,)• Dad’s Group• reading club for parents• ICT courses for parents• adult learning classes - English classes,

Numeracy classes• Pre- School/ Day Care for under 5’s• outreach services• festival/health fair/ summer fair events• information and advice in getting

back into work by Jobcentre Plus• Stay & Play group - for parents with

young children

Marsh Farm Children’s Centre: how we help parents

To find out how you could benefit from our services…read on

Where is Marsh Farm Children’s Centre?

SURE START GILL BLOWERS CENTRE LEABANK

LEA MANOR RECREATION CENTRE

JUBILEE COMMUNITY CENTRE, PURWAY CLOSE

PURLEY CENTRE

GREAT BRAMINGHAM WOOD

GUIDE HUT

MARSH FARM LIBRARY

MARSH FARM SURE START CHILDRENʼS CENTRE

LEA MANOR HIGH SCH

HOLY CROSS CHURCH

WHITEHORSE VALE

NORTHWELL DRIVE

LYGETUN DRIVE

WAULUDS BANK DR

BRAMINGHAM ROAD

REDGRAVE GARDENS

ICKNIELD WAY

CERC

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During the building work we will continue working as usual but some of our courses and activities will move to the Jubilee Centre on a temporary basis. Butterflies Nursery and some clinics will not be affected, and activities run at the Leabank site will remain the same.

JJubilee Community Centre, Purway Close, Marsh Farm, Luton, LU3 3SR

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Butterflies opened in September 2005. They are registered for 62 children from birth to five years.

They offer flexible and affordable childcare within Marsh Farm Children’s Centre…providing a one stop shop for your whole family.

They have three base rooms which consist of a:

• 0-2 years baby room

• 2-3 years toddler room

• 3-5 years foundation room.

opening hours

Open 51 weeks a year from 8.00am to 6.00pm, offering a range of sessions to choose from.

The sessions for 0-3 years are: 8.00am – 1.00pm, 1.00pm – 6.00pm or full day care 8.00am – 6.00pm.

The 3-5 years sessions: flexible during Term Time hourly subject to availability.

non Term Time sessions: 8.00am – 1.00pm, 1.00pm – 6.00pm or full day care 8.00am – 6.00pm

Breakfast is served between 8.00am – 8.30am, Lunch is served at 12.00 noon and Tea is served at 4.00pm

The 3-4s unit nursery

The nursery is a Local Authority maintained setting delivering a high quality Early Years curriculum. There are places for 48 part-time three-five year olds in the well-resourced and spacious indoor and outdoor learning environment.

2-3s Unit

Of special importance is the facility for two-three year olds. Supported by Sure Start and the LEA, this facility offers 16 part-time places to vulnerable children. The unit offers creative play areas, numeracy and literacy learning, sensory stimuli, and a library/music area.

opening hours

Gill Blowers Nursery is open term-time only. Places are offered for either the morning or afternoon, with sessions running

• 8.30-11.30am

• 12.30-3.30pm.

Lunch sessions can be provided. Luton’s School Term dates can be found on Luton Borough Council’s website at http://www.luton.gov.uk (School & colleges)

Childcare: Butterflies nursery

Childcare: Gill Blowers nursery school

Marsh Farm Children’s Centre: what it offers

activity Time staffMember Book Venue Contact

number

Job Centre Plus2nd and last

Tuesday of everymonth

9.00 - 3.30 Jackie Wright No

Community Enterprise

and ResourceCentre (CERC)

01582 74409407990 532688

Mini Music Makers 9.00 - 10.30 Deidre Copping No Cheynes Infant

School 01582 617800

Stay and Play 0 - 4s

(Term Time only)9.00 – 10.30 Mary Hussey/

Gill Fujino No Waulud Primary School 01582 593469

Child Health Clinic 9.15 - 11.00 Health Visitors No Grasmere Children’s Centre

01582597093

CACHE Level 2Childcare Course

(Term Time only)9.30 - 2.45 Pauline

Simpson Yes Jubilee Centre 01582 556661

Child Behaviour Course 10.00 - 11.30 Kay Hearson/

Ana Rodriguez Yes Holy Cross Church 01582 556661

Tuesday


number

Stay & Play 9.00 - 11.00 Deidre Copping No Cheynes Infant

School 01582 617800

Music & Dancing with

Charlie£2 per family per session

10.00 - 11.00 AmandaMacMillan No Grasmere

Children’s Centre 01582 593426

Strengthening Families

& Communities12.00 - 3.00 Jo/Lisa

YesFull up till

further notice

Sure Start GillBlowers Centre 01582 587350

Under 1’s Baby Group 1.00 - 2.30 Amanda

MacMillan No Grasmere Children’s Centre

01582597093

Creative Crafts(Term Time only) 2.00 - 3.00

Becki Mason/Claire Kirton/

Jackie Howarth

No Whitefield Infant School 01582 599059

Little Steps toNursery

(children on the Waulud nursery waiting list only)

2.00 – 3.10 Mary Hussey/Gill Fujino Yes Waulud

Primary School 01582 593469

Family Voices(Term Time only) 10.30 - 11.30 Ana

Rodriguez No Jubilee Centre 01582 556661

Monday


number

New Start(health and

wellbeing group)9.00 - 9.30 Mary Hussey/

Gill Fujino Yes Waulud Primary School 01582 593469

ChildmindersDrop In 9.30 - 11.30 Amanda

MacMillan No Grasmere Children’s Centre 01582 593426

One Stop Shop 9.15 - 12.15 Bhavini Mistry YesMarsh Farm Sure Start Children’s

Centre01582 556661

Under 3’s Messy Play

(50p per child) Bare in mind that

some spare clothesmay be necessary

9.30 - 11.00 Jo Abbott/ Lisa Page No Sure Start Gill

Blowers Centre 01582 587350

Adult Numeracy 9.30 - 11.30 Sujata Patel Yes Jubilee Centre 01582 490033

Parents & Tots(Term Time only) 1.15 - 3.00 Linda/Shafy/

Elsa No Sure Start GillBlowers Centre 01582 556661

NHS WeaningGroup

(1stWednesday ofevery month)

1.30 - 3.00 AmandaMacMillan No Grasmere

Children’s Centre01582

597093

Baby Massage(Term Time only) 1.30 - 2.30 Ana Rodriguez /

Bhav Mistry Yes Jubilee Centre 01582 556661

Baby Signing 1.30 - 2.30 AmandaMacMillan No Grasmere


597093

Midwife Drop in

(residents outsideMarsh Farm arealso welcome)

2.00 - 3.00Dawn Jones/

Sharon Cafferty

NoMarsh Farm Sure Start Children’s

Centre

07714 06440201582 556661

Stay and Play(Term Time only) 2.00 - 3.00 Becki Mason/

Claire Kirton No Whitefield Infant School 01582 596108

Toy Library(Term Time only) 3.15 - 3.45 Becki Mason/

Claire Kirton Yes Whitefield Infant School 01582 596108

Wednesday

Childminder Drop in

(Term Time only)10.00 - 11.30

LyndseyO’Callaghan

(nCMa)No Sure Start Gill


BreastfeedingSupport Group 11.15 - 1.00 Amanda

MacMillan No Grasmere Children’s Centre 01582 593426

ESOL(english for

speakers of otherLanguages) (Term Time only), crèche

available inthe Infants school

1.00 - 3.00 Omega Mulligan Yes Waulud


Baby Massage 1.45 - 2.45 AmandaMacMillan No Grasmere


597093

Tuesday continued

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number

Music Makers 9.00 - 10.00 Mary Hussey/Gill Fujino Yes Waulud


Baby Club 9.00 - 11.00 Deidre Copping No Cheynes Infant

School 01582 617800

Stay and Play 9.00 - 11.15 AmandaMacMillan No Grasmere


Job Centre Plus 9.00 – 12.00 Jackie Wright Yes

Community Enter-prise

and ResourceCentre (CERC)

01582 74409407990 532688

Child Health Clinic 9.30 - 11.45 Health Visitors No Jubilee Centre 01582 556661

Opportunities Group

(Term Time only)9.30 - 11.30 Claire Spokes Yes Sure Start Gill


Book Start forrhyme/story time

Two sessions:10.00 - 10.3011.00 - 11.30

Alexis Dimyam Yes Marsh Farm

Library 01582 574803

ESOL(english for

speakers of otherLanguages

(Term Time only)

1.00 - 3.00

Becki Mason/Claire Kirton/

Jackie Howarth

Yes Whitefield InfantSchool 01582 599059

Baby Club(Term Time only) 1.30 - 3.00 Bola/Elsa No Sure Start Gill


Bump 2 Babe 1.30 - 3.00 Sharon Cafferty Yes Jubilee Centre 01582 556661


number

Express Yourself

(Term Time only)9.00 - 10.00 Mary Hussey/

Gill Fujino No

Waulud Primary School

english Conversation

Classes, crèche

01582 593469

Stay and Play 9.00 - 11.15 AmandaMacMillan No Grasmere


Child Health Clinic(2nd and 4th

Friday per month)9.15 -11.00 Health Visitors No Cheynes Infant

School 01582 556661

Coffee & Crafts(50p per child) 9.30 - 11.00 Lisa Page No Sure Start Gill


Adult Numeracy 9.30 - 11.30 Pattie Daniels Yes Jubilee Centre 01582 490033

Young Parents GroupDrop in

(50p per family)

11.30 - 1.30Sharon

Cafferty/ Lisa Page

No Sure Start GillBlowers Centre 01582 556661

Baby Massage 2.00 - 3.00 AmandaMacMillan Yes Grasmere


597093


number

Dad’s Group 10.30 - 12.30 Pauline Simpson No Sure Start Gill


Thursday Friday

saturday

eVery ChILd MaTTersMarsh Farm Children’s Centre services are planned around the five ‘Every Child Matters’ Themes…developed by Government in consultation with what children saw as the five most important issues, which are:

Contact:Marsh Farm Children’s CentreDenise Poore Centre Manager Redgrave Gardens Luton Bedfordshire LU3 3QN

Tel: 01582 556661Fax: 01582 515717E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.luton.gov.uk/childrenscentres

Cheynes Infant SchoolMrs Linda Walsh Head Teacher Cranbrook Drive Sundon Park Luton Bedfordshire LU3 3EW

Tel: 01582 617800Fax: 01582 617800Web: www.cheynesinfantschool.ik.org/

Butterflies NurseryDawn Delaney Nursery Manager Marsh Farm Children’s Centre Redgrave Gardens Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3QN

Tel: 01582 556683Fax: 01582 556684E-mail: [email protected]

Gill Blowers Nursery, Leabank Site Sue Elliott Assistant Head Teacher Leabank Wauluds Bank Drive Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3LW

Tel: 01582 565797Fax: 01582 587351E-mail: [email protected]

Gill Blowers Nursery, Mossdale Site Deborah Harmon Head Teacher Mossdale Court Levendale, Hockwell Ring Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 9JL

Tel: 01582 575100 or 493639Fax: 01582 575100

Parents say:“I like using the Children’s Centre to meet other mums and have a chat!! The children can play together and this is great for developing their social skills...The staff is always very friendly and helpful.” Susan Sweeney

“evan has been at the nursery for a year now, and he goes every day, he enjoys going, and I think he has benefited greatly...The staff at the nursery are all very friendly and I know when I leave evan he is in good hands and will have a fun and interesting day.” Karen King

www.luton.gov.uk/childrenscentres

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Marsh Farm Children’s Centre Farm... · Marsh Farm Children’s Centre Redgrave Gardens Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3QN Tel: 01582 556683 Fax: 01582 556684 E-mail: [email protected]