Cedars Hub February Half Term Cedars Hub Children’s Centre Whittlesea Road, Harrow HA3 6LS Reception hours: 8am – 6pm Half Term – 17 February – 21 February 2014 Whitefriars Children’s Centre Whitefriars Avenue, Harrow HA3 5RQ Reception hours: 8.30am – 4.30pm Stanmore Park Delivery Site William Drive, Stanmore HA7 4FZ Reception hours: 9am – 3pm Chandos Delivery Site Chandos Crescent, Edgware HA8 6HL Reception hours: Closed for half term Pinner Wood Delivery Site Latimer Gardens, Pinner HA5 3RA Core reception hours: 9.30 – 3.30pm Term time timetable returns 24 February 2014

Information about our groups. Stories Come Alive All ages: Enjoy fun activities and experiences that will support your child’s language and literacy development. Story telling and books are an essential part of your child’s learning and development. This session offers ideas on how to support your child to become an early story teller and reader. Activities include bubble blowing, art activities and puppet shows. Design and make large and small scale models with your child. Prime area of EYFS – Communication and Language. The centre works in partnership with local Pre Schools, Nurseries, Childminder’s and Schools. The staff use the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum (EYFS) to plan activities for the groups and services that we provide. The EYFS Framework exists to support all professionals working with children from birth to 5 years and was developed with a number of early years experts and parents. Centre groups focus on the 3 prime areas of your child’s development; Communication and Language, Physical Development and Personal, Social and Emotional Development. Activities are provided to support the specific areas of learning; Literacy, Mathematics, Understanding the world and Expressive arts and design. Pinner Wood Playscheme 4 – 12 years 11 months For more information please contact Pinner Wood Fun affordable Holiday activities for children. Including; Arts & Crafts, Cooking, sports and games and trips to the local park. Priority to children with working parents. Stay and Play, Sensory & Messy Play All ages; Explore a range of sensory activities with your child. Explore, design and make with your child. Activities include; Hand painting, cornflour, water, rice play and music and movement. Prime area of EYFS – Physical & Personal Social and Emotional development. Sensory Room sessions available during group. Cooking Stay & Play – Healthy Living 12 months – 7years (Siblings welcome) – Healthy cooking activities that support your child to make positive choices about food. A chance to taste new things, to practice cooking skills such as whisking, chopping and kneading and to introduce new language. The session also offers helpful hints about getting your child involved in food preparation, cooking and meal times at home.

Information about our groups. Your involvement. Your opinion and involvement matters to us. We are looking for Harrow parents and carers to get involved in the development of centre’s services. If you are interested in; Parent Forums. Joining your Advisory Board. Supporting fairs or events. Supporting consultations. Or Have a skill or interest that you would like to share with the community then please let us know by ing; or contact us on; H.A.R.O Harrow Acting for Relatives of Offenders Group support - Every other Tuesday Launching: 5 November 2013 – 3.30 – 5pm Hillview Children’s Centre, 2 Grange Road, Harrow, HA2 0LW For more information, please contact Kim Eldridge on: Or visit Foodbank Today in Harrow there are families struggling to put food on the table. For people on low income, a sudden crisis – redundancy, benefit delay or even an unexpected bill – can mean going hungry. Harrow Children’s Centres & the Foodbank provide emergency food vouchers and parcels and support to local people in crisis. Contact the centres if you need a voucher or an emergency parcel. Parent Forums The voice of children and parents is so important to us. Your comments and feedback help to shape future services and assist us to improve ! Parent forums are your opportunity to share this and to talk to each other about your experiences. It is also a time to celebrate what you and your children love about the centres! It is also your opportunity to meet members of the centres Advisory Board. We hope you can come along. Light refreshments available. Two Year Progress Checks. (By appointment only) Children aged 2years that are not attending a childminders, Pre School or nursery; Your child’s development and health check. Ask at reception for more information and to book an appointment.

Cedars Hub. Centre Monday 17 February 2014 Tuesday 18 February 2014 Wednesday 19 February 2014 Thursday 20 February 2014 Friday 21 February 2014 Cedars 10 – 11.30am Sensory & Messy Stay & Play 9.30am – 12.30pm Midwifery (By appointment only) 9.30 – 11.30am Health Visitors Drop in Baby weighing Speech & Language Triage (By appointment only) 10am – 1pm Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) (By appointment only) 2 – 3.30pm Stories Come Alive Stay & Play 3.30 – 5pm Breastfeeding Support Drop in 10 – 11.30am Healthy living session & Parent Forum 1.30 – 3.30pm 2 Year old event For professionals Whitefriars Midwifery Monday – Saturday as usual (By appointment only) 9.30 – 11.30am Childminder Activity Session 2 – 3.30pm Cooking Group Stay & Play 1.30 – 2.30pm Breastfeeding Support - Drop in 1.30 – 3pm Weigh & Go clinic Drop in Baby focus Parent Forum Stanmore Park Youth Parliament Activities Advertised separately Youth Parliament Activities Advertised separately 9.30 – 11.30am Health Visitors Drop in Baby weighing Youth Parliament Activities Advertised separately Pinner Wood Playscheme all week 8.30am – 5.30pm 1.30 – 3pm Sleep Workshop (Call centre for booking information) (Midwifery also running by appointment only) 10 – 11.30am Stories Come Alive Stay & Play 9.30am pm Midwifery (By appointment only) Chandos Closed for Half Term. Activities start back as usual on 24 February 2014 for more information please contact Cedars Children’s Centre on Workshops and additional groups and services will be advertised separately. Please look out for flyers and posters.