Services

Caring, flexible, high quality services in an outstanding environment

• Day care
  We provide full day care for children aged 3 months to 5 years for 50 weeks of the year and are open from 8.00-6.00, Monday to Friday, closing only at Christmas, Bank Holidays and for 5 staff development days during the year.

• Sessional Nursery
  Sessional nursery is a free service for children, on the term following their 3rd birthday until they start school. Children can attend for 5 x 3 hour sessions a week.
• Policies
  
• Snack Time
  
• Parent & Carer / Staff Consultations
  
• What the sessions involve
  
• What you need to provide for your child
  

• Family Drop In
  Drop in runs four times a week. It aims to provide a positive play environment where families can play together and promote child development.
• Play Scheme
  During the school holidays the centre runs a family holiday playscheme from Tuesday-Thursday.
• Counselling
  Gardners Lane offers a Counselling service in partnership with the Primary Care trust, for Parents once a week on a regular basis.
• Parents Voice
  The centre runs a meeting for Parents about once a month to enable parents to participate in the organisation of events at the centre
• Family Support in the Home
  Some Families find it difficult to go to groups or just need extra support with managing some aspects of parenting. We all know its not an easy job!

• Family Learning
  We offer heavily subsidised and free courses to learners of all abilities

• Best Start Group
  Every parent wants the best for their child, this Group aims to help you build on the strengths you already have
• Tots Group
  Currently on Thursdays for 1-2 year olds.
• 2 Year Old Sessional Group
  Nursery staff provide three sessions a week for 2 year old children through to the term in which they have their third birthday.
• Job Centre Plus
  The Centre has links with Jobcentre Plus to enable Parents and Carers to access a number of services that they provide.
• Relate
  Relate helps over 150,000 people each year. We will help you whether you are married or single and whatever your age, race, personal beliefs, sexual orientation or social background. Come and talk to us and we can decide together how we can help you. Day appointments are available in safe, confidential and supportive settings at our centre. please contact the centre direct for further information.
• Dads Group
  Dads count - Male carers of under-5s who live with their children are now doing more that one-third of the childcare. We as a centre welcome any male carer to join in with any of our groups. In addition we do organise special events to attract more male carers into the centre. Our next dates for Dads group are 25/07 & 22/08/2009 - 10-12 Please contact us if you would like to get involved or have any ideas to welcome you further.
  www.fathers-plus.co.uk    www.dadcando.com
• Debt Advice
  Money Advice Surgery at Gardners Lane Children's Centre - Problems with paying your rent? Receiving threatening letters from your Landlord? In debt to loan sharks? Can't pay the Credit Card Bills? Threatened with eviction or Court action? Can't pay the Catalogue Company? Struggling to pay the gas or electricity bill? Threatened with diconnection? Baliffs at the door or received a letter from a baliff? Can't pay that court fine? Water Bill arrears? Struggling with the mortgage?

• Day Care
• Chidren's Sessional Group
• Family Support
• Family Learning
• Other Services