Children’s Centre Safeguarding Statement: Wayfield Children’s Centre Please Note Due to safeguarding reasons mobile phones must not be used during any of our sessions. This includes:- Talking Texting Taking photographs Children’s Centre Safeguarding Statement: Wayfield Children’s Centre is committed to recruiting with care, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all parents/carers, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Wayfield Children’s Centre Wayfield Road Chatham ME5 0HH Email: childrens.centre@wayfield.medway.sch.uk Telephone: 01634 408154 Website: www.wayfield.medway.sch.uk

Timetable of groups and activities Look out for our holiday timetable. January – March 2017 All groups run term time only apart from Health Visiting and Midwifery services. Look out for our holiday timetable. Part of the Medway Chatham cluster of Children’s Centres alongside

Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Medway-wide Specialist Breastfeeding Drop-in 9-12noon (6 weeks – 9 months) We welcome new and expectant mums who are interested in or currently breastfeeding. You can seek advice, support and meet other breastfeeding mums. Healthy Child Clinic 1-2.30pm (0 - 4 years) Self weigh and an opportunity to meet members of the Health Visiting Team and discuss any health or development issues. Running every 4th Monday of each month. Tuesdays Introduction to Solid Food and Oral Health 11am-1pm (4+ months) Join your Health Visiting Team for a one off session to have your questions answered on Introducing Solid Foods and find out more information about looking after your babies teeth. Please call reception to book your place. Wednesdays Fun to Ones and Self Weigh 9.45-11.15am (0 - 1 year) For all parents/carers with a baby under one-year old. Join to explore the wonders of play and singing. Little Food Explorers 10-11.30am (8+ months) Running every 2nd Wednesday of each month. (Starting February 2017) Continue your baby’s introduction to food and come along to our fun, social session on what happens next! Gain confidence in planning and cooking meals whilst enjoying healthy me-size mealtimes together as a family. Let’s Get Moving 1.30-2.30pm (1 - 2 years) Physical Play Session for children aged 1-2 years and their parents/carers. This group gets children ‘moving’ and ‘physically active’ to promote early physical development and confidence.  

Thursdays Fridays Volunteering Local Childcare Stay & Play 1.30-2.30pm (1 – 3 years: Younger siblings welcome) Come along and join us to have a fun filled time exploring the wonders of play and learning with your child. Play provides many opportunities for children to learn and develop life-long skills within a warm, friendly and stimulating environment. Fridays Baby Massage 9.30-11am (6 weeks – 9 months) Baby Massage offers you a chance for regular physical contact with your baby to stimulate the hormone responsible for bonding and love.  Please call reception to book a place. Little Chefs 12.30-2.30pm (2 – 4 Years) A fun filled cooking group for children aged 2 upwards and their grown-ups. Gain confidence in your cooking skills and involving your children in preparing food. Together, find out where our food comes from, how it grows, why we need to eat a variety of different foods and how much we need to be happy and healthy. Please call the Public Health Team on 01634 408154 to book a place. Volunteering Do you have some spare time or want evidence to support Job Applications? Would you be interested in helping out at your local Children’s Centre? We always welcome parents wanting to join our Parents’ Forum. For more information give us a call on 01634 408154 Local Childcare We have information available on local two-year-old funded places, Pre-schools and registered Childminders. Blossoms (two-year-old funded places only) 0300 065 8230 St Stephens Pre-School 01634 306716 Crestway Pre-School 01634 844354