Their mission is to nurture a strong bond between parents and children while offering evidence-based classes and activities. It sounded right up my street, connecting with a previous role I held managing such a centre, and of course the objectives of Sure Start and children’s centres behind us, and the family hubs now and ahead of us.
Given a choice of locations including Hammersmith & Fulham, Croydon, Barnet, and Warrington, I opted for the former. I expected to see activities and support, and activities for families with babies and toddlers, focusing on early childhood development. Free classes include sensory and massage, toddler sense, mini professors (science experiments), parent first aid, Reading Fairy, and a space for parents to meet, share experiences, and build support networks. I saw all of that, in free-flowing partnership between the staff and activity leaders.
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