Family Hubs (Children's centres)

Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Activities and events
  3. Children's centres in South Tyneside
  4. HENRY - Healthy familes: Right from the start programme
  5. Like us on Facebook
  6. South Tyneside Libraries early years groups
  7. Updated guidance to support the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

Overview

Children's centres are for children under five and their families.

Membership is free and enables you to access a wide range of services for you and your child:

  • Advice on breastfeeding, hygiene, safety, weaning and nutrition
  • Access to a range of activities to enjoy with your child(ren)
  • Affordable childcare from 8am to 6pm
  • Volunteering opportunities
  • Family support and home visits
  • Antenatal and post natal advice
  • Parenting support for mothers, fathers and carers ...and much more

Activities and events

Find your nearest children's centre below or see a full list of activities and events.

Activities and events

Children's centres in South Tyneside

Find your local Children's Centre

HENRY - Healthy familes: Right from the start programme

Henry is an 8 week, free fun programme to give babies and young children 0 to 5 years a good start.

The programme helps the whole family to adopt a healthier lifestyle, creating more opportunities to play with your children, and helps parents to support their children's health and social development.

HENRY also provides 5 workshops, including:

  • Starting solids:
    Taste journey for children who are starting solids. This is a 2 hour long session.
  • Looking after yourself:
    A workshops to maintain positive relationships as a family and provide toolkits to help reduce anxiety and stay calm. This is a 2 hour long session.
  • Understanding behaviour:
    The workshops are a chance to share experiences with a small group of other parents and carers, find new ways of reducing stress and gain new ideas to manage daily family life to get your little ones off to a great start. This is a 2 hour long session.
  • Eat well for less:
    Following these top tips in this workshop will help you keep to a budget and help the whole family eat more healthily. This is a 2 hour long session.
  • Healthy teeth:
    A workshop to help you get ideas to support tooth brushing, get ideas for healthy food swaps and sharing experiences of looking after children's teeth and preventing tooth decay. This is a 2 hour long session.

To make a referral, please complete the HENRY programme referral form.

For more information about the programme, please email henry@southtyneside.gov.uk.

Read the HENRY programme's privacy notice..

Like us on Facebook

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South Tyneside Libraries early years groups

South Tyneside Libraries run Early Years sessions for children from birth to 4 years including Baby Bounce, Bounce and Wobblies, Wobblies and Wigglies, Jiggle and Wiggle and Peek-a-Book.

Library activities

Updated guidance to support the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)

The Department for Education (DfE) has published a new guide for parents, produced by Sheringham Nursery School and Children's Centre, which guides parents through what to expect in their child's development.

Find out more: Foundation Years: Updated guidance to support the EYFS