Welcome to the Barleyfields Children’s Centre website.
We hope that the information provided on this website is useful and informative. Please let us know if there is anything else that you would like to see included. You can contact us at Barleyfields Children’s Centre by emailing barleyfields@pre-school.org.uk.
Parent Forum
The Parent Forum took place on Tuesday 20 July. Notes from the meeting are included under the Parent/Carer Support section of the website.
Launch Event and Opening Ceremony
The Barleyfields Official Launch took place on Thursday 24 June. Please see the Gallery on the What's On page for photos and more information.
Early Support provides information, guidance and resources for families or carers
of disabled children and practitioners who work with them. Early Support is based
on the principle that working together is the key to providing the best care and
support for disabled children.
Further information on Early Support together with materials and resources is
available on the website http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/everychildmatters/healthandwellbeing/ahdc/earlysupport
There is further information about Barleyfields Children's Centre's role as an Early Support Champion Children's Centre on the "What is a Children's Centre?" page of the website.
Barleyfields Children’s Centre covers a large semi-rural area of Hertfordshire which includes Knebworth, Old Knebworth, Woolmer Green and Oaklands. Services are delivered from a range of venues across the area to ensure that they are accessible to local families.
The name of the Children’s Centre was chosen after consultation with local families and was whole-heartedly endorsed by the Pre-school Learning Alliance, the lead agency for the Children’s Centre, and the Partnership Group. The name was suggested because it links the three villages which are surrounded by fields of barley.
The Children’s Centre is based at Woolmer Green Village Hall. A range of services are
up and running and being delivered from community venues across the Children's Centre area.
 Map to Woolmer Green Village Hall (93KB)
Barleyfields Children's Centre aims to be a one-stop shop for information and support for families in Knebworth, Old Knebworth, Woolmer Green and Oaklands. It is a Phase 3 Children's Centre which was designated as a Sure Start Children's Centre in September 2009. We carry out ongoing consultation with local parents and the results of this consultation inform the direction that the Children's Centre takes and shape the services provided.
The Children’s Centre Manager is available at the following times:
- 9 am -12 noon Mondays at Woolmer Green Village Hall
- 9 am - 10.30 am Tuesdays at Knebworth Village Hall
- 9 am - 12 noon Wednesdays at Woolmer Green Village Hall
- 11 am - 1 pm Thursdays at Woolmer Green Village Hall
- 1 pm - 3 pm Fridays at Woolmer Green Village Hall
And by appointment and telephone:
- Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 1 pm - 5 pm
- Tuesday 11 am - 5 pm
- Friday and Saturday 9 am - 12 noon
Please note that times vary over the summer holidays as we are running additional sessions at Knebworth Recreation Ground. Please telephone or email to check availability.
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