Filton Sure Start Children's Centre

Introduction

We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to Filton Sure Start Children's Centre.

The centre is operated by a friendly team of workers that can offer support and assistance to parents/carers of pre-school children (0-5). We also have resources and an information service available for you to access; please speak with a member of the team for more information.

'Stay and Play'

Stay and play is different from other parent and toddler groups. Stay and play aims to support parents with their child's physical, social and emotional development through providing a range of fun and exciting play activities. We are available to parents and families to offer support and information on a wide variety of areas, e.g. childcare provision and work opportunities.

'Stay and Play' opening times

Wednesday: 9.30am – 11.30pm

Friday: 1.15pm – 3.15pm

Rainbow group

Thursday: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Referral only group for children with additional needs. Please phone for more information regarding suitability and spaces.

Baby Time Group for babies up to 14 months

Tuesday: 11:00am - 12:30pm 

This is a great chance to come along and meet new families. These sessions are for babies up to 14 months old.

For more information please pop into the centre alternatively call Serene Strode on 01454 86 4150.

'U' 22's' group

This a referral/self referral only group for young mums and dads up to the age of 22 on a Monday afternoon between 1:30 and 3:00pm. Pease contact the centre for more information.

Information and advice sessions

All Sure Start Centres within South Gloucestershire now offer families with young children an information, advice and guidance service. Our Family Information Advisers can help you find out about local services and community provision, such as library services, toddler and pre-school groups, local childminders etc. We have information kiosks in every Children’s Centre to help you find out about health services, training and jobs, debt advice, benefit entitlements and much more.

For further information please check opening times or telephone for further details.

Targeted services

The Children’s Centre also offers a number of services that are targeted to meet specific needs of families. This includes working with families in their own homes and specialist groups. These groups can be accessed by self-referral, or a single service referral from any agency.

Childminders group

This weekly group aims to support childminders in developing good practice and allowing children they care for to socialise in a good quality play environment. This group is supported by the South Gloucestershire Development Worker and is open to all registered childminders. The group meets on Monday Mornings from 9:30 - 11:30am.  

Groups run by other organisations

Community Parentcraft

The local health visiting team run ante-natal group sessions from the Centre on a Thursday morning. This is done on a rolling programme. For more information, please contact your Health Visitor.

Carita Feliz (Little Happy Face) Spanish Group

Susana runs a weekly Spanish Group on a Friday afternoon from 5:00-6:00pm (term time only) for families who have Spanish as their first language or who would like to learn more about Spanish culture. For more information please contact Susana on Suemuva@yahoo.com

Further information

For further information please telephone Sophie Williams, Family Information Advisor on 01454 864150 or email us at filtonchildrenscentre@southglos.gov.uk  Alternatively you can write to us at Sure Start Children's Centre, Filton Children's Centre, Conygre Road, Filton, South Gloucestershire, BS34 7DF.