Stay & Play groups for families & other carers & their 0-4 year olds

First Steps is a social enterprise putting on free and low cost sessions and workshops for families and those caring for 0-4 year olds, based Calvert Hall behind Rosebery Road Methodist church, Rosebery Road, NR3 3AB. We put on stay and play groups for parents / carers and their 0-4 year olds. We welcome mums, dads, grandparents, childminders, and other carers to stay with their 0-4 year olds and play. We are an inclusive and welcoming group, offering developmentally appropriate play opportunities, messy play and healthy snacks, all included. We finish with a songtime with props, puppets and sometimes bubbles or parachute play. We keep the cost as low as possible so all are groups are either £2 per family or FREE (Story Café is free). There are a few parking spaces adjacent to the church (please park at an angle to the church wall), and on Rosebery Road. We have a quiet lounge for meetings or if you need a moment to yourself.

We believe that children learn through playing, chatting and exploring their environment and resources. We believe in instilling a sense of awe and wonder in the children. We have a trained Communication and Well-being Champion in our setting who can advise on speech, language and communication concerns, and signpost for well-being support. We promote wellbeing for babies, toddlers and their carers. Our group's run by a former teacher, an outstanding childminder and a retired childminder, all with years of knowledge and experience in early childhood. We look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to our warm and friendly group. We have Safer Certification and have made our Flourish pledge, and have the NCC Paretn and Toddler Group Quality Mark. Please see images attached for details of all our sessions. We look forward to meeting you.

Mondays - Story Cafe - stay and play with a story, story activities and a free picture book for each child - 915-1045am

Tuesdays - stay and play - in the big hall, meet lots of new friends, play and chat - 915-1100am

Thursdays - stay and play - in the big hall, meet lots of new friends, play and chat - 915-1100am

Childminder Support Group - monthly Thursdays after stay and play - advice, updates and training for adults, activities and group story and singing session for children. 11am-1pm monthly