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Orchard is a Sure Start Children's Centre

Diary - What's Happening at Orchard

Weekly Activities

PDF fileDownload a Weekly Timetable

PDF fileDownload Activities Summary

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Baby Clinic

Come and get your babies weighed with the Health Visitors

10am – 11.30  

Bookable 20 minute appointments available between 9am and 10am

Please phone Children's Centre

Baby Rhyme
Time

20 mins of Rhymes,
then a coffee and
chat with other
parents/carers

10am – 11.30

Just turn up!

Hartbeeps

Under 1’s / non walkers (Baby Beeps)

10am – 10.45

£3.00 per session

Please phone Children’s Centre to book

Messy Play Session

At Topkidz Porta-Cabin (next to Children’s Centre)

10am – 11am

Just turn up!

£1.50 per family wear old clothes

Childminder Group

9am to 11am

Grandparents Stay & Play

9.30am – 11am

Just turn up!

Hartbeeps

Walkers to 5 years

(Happy House)

1.15 – 2.00pm

£3.00 per session Please phone Children’s Centre to book

Post-natal Group

1pm - 3:00

By invitation from your Health Visitor

Toddler Group - Wilstone Village Hall

(from 21st Feb 2012)

1.30pm -3pm

Just turn up!

Please check our website for details

 

Please check our website for details

ALTERNATE SATURDAY’S

Messy Play

10am to 11.30pm

Term time only

See flyer below/on website for dates

 

For more information contact:

The Children’s Centre Office on 01442 426922

Andrea Kelly – Manager on 07595 204350

 

Baby Clinic every Monday

Come to our weekly Baby Clinic starting on Mondays from 10am - 11.30am.

PDF fileBaby Clinic Leaflet

Everyone welcome, just drop in!

Hartbeeps

Hartbeeps is now at to Orchard Children’s Centre! Each session will offer a selection of traditional and original songs along with speciality created music and movement activities offering body awareness, language development and creative play.

Under 1s/non-walkers (Baby Beeps) Every Wednesday 10am - 10.45am
£3.00 per session

PDF fileHartbeeps Flyer - Happy House

PDF fileHow to book a place - new system - November 2011

Childminder Stay and Play

For Childminders to share good practice and ideas with the children they care for. Free to attend, no need to book.

Duration: Every Thursday 9am-11am
Venue: Orchard Children's Centre at Dundale Primary School

PDF fileView Childminder Stay and Play Flyer

Messy Play - Thursdays

Come and have fun at Orchard Children's Centre Messy Play Sessions.

Duration: Every Thursday 10am - 11am
Venue: Topkidz Porta-Cabin, next to Children's Centre at Dundale Primary School

PDF fileView Messy Play Thursday Flyer

Messy Play - Alternate Saturdays

Come and have fun at our new Saturday Orchard Children's Centre Messy Play Sessions.

Duration: Alternate Saturdays 10am - 11.30am - check flyer for which dates it will be on
Venue: Orchard Children's Centre

PDF fileView Messy Play Saturday Flyer

Grandparents Stay and Play

Are you caring for your grandchildren? Would you like to meet other grandparents? Come along to our stay and play group.

Duration: Every Friday 9.30am - 11am
Venue: Orchard Children's Centre at Dundale Primary School

PDF fileView Grandparents Stay and Play Flyer

Free Confidential Listening Service

Are you experiencing challenges?
Do you need someone to talk to?

Orchard Children’s Centre can offer you a free confidential listening service at a time to suit you. If you would like to find out more or if you would like to make an appointment, please contact Andrea Kelly (trained parent listener)

Tel: 01442 426922 / 07595 204 350
Email: manager.orchard@hertschildrenscentres.org.uk

PDF fileView Listening Service Flyer

Parent and Toddler Groups

Day

Time

Location

Contact

Monday

     

Tuesday

9.30am-11.30am

Creative Toddlers, Red Cross Hall, Faversham Road, Tring

Chris McMahon
01442 825249

9.30am-11.15am

Tot Spot, New Mill Baptist Church, New Mill, Tring

Brenda Tourle
01442 824463

9.30am-11.30am

Tring Tots, The Old School House, Western Road, Tring

Jackie Craig
07948 399585

10.30am-12.00pm

Little Feet Toddlers Group, Aldbury Memorial Hall.

 

1.30pm - 3.00pm

Toddler Group - Wilstone Village Hall

Orchard Children's Centre 01442 426922

Wednesday

10am-11.30am

Long Marston Baby & Toddler Group, Village Hall, Long Marston

Ali Driver
07816 635447

9.30am-11.30am

Parent and Toddler Group, High Street Baptist Church

Kelly Herbert 07733 361167

10am-11.30am

Wiggington Parent and Toddler Group, Village Hall, Chesham Road

Becky Sawyer
01442 828879

Thursday

9.30am-11.15am
1pm-3pm

ABC Tots, Baptist Church, Akeman Street, Tring

Heather Nash
01442 822331

Friday

am (Fortnightly)

Aldbury Mother and Toddler Group held in members homes

Mrs J Rouse
01442 851474

 

9.30am-11.30am

Tring Tots, The Old School House, Western Road, Tring

Jackie Craig
07948 399585

Little Feet Toddlers Group - Aldbury - NEW

Every Tuesday morning - term time only - starts TUESDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2011

10.30am - 12.00pm at Aldbury Memorial Hall. Stay and Play, healthy snack and drink for the children, tea of coffee for grown ups.

PDF fileLittle Feet Tuesday Toddler Group

NCT Bumps and Babes

Coffee morning for new and expectant parents. You don't need to be an NCT member, just come along!

The Akeman, Tring
10am to 11.30am
Last Friday of every month (not December)

For more information phone Donna: 07949008887 or e-mail: donnamcanulty@yahoo.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you there!

Health

Health Visitors

Health Visiting service in Tring area:

Tring Clinic, Station Road, Tring, Herts, HP23 5NF
Tel no: 01442 823600/891208

Developmental Checks

6-8 weeks - GP - Parent to make appointment
8-12 months - Health Visitor - Appintment will be sent
2 1/2 years - Questionnaire will be sent out

Child Health Clinics

No appointment required

Rothschild House Surgery - Tring
Monday 2pm-3pm
(immunisation available - appointment required)

Little Rothschild House surgery - Pitstone
Thursday 2pm - 4pm
(immunisation available - appointment required)

Tring Clinic, Station Road
Wednesday 9.30am - 11.30am

Orchard Children's Centre
Monday 10am - 11.30am
(Bookable appointments are available on Mondays 9am - 10am at Orchard CC if you would like to have a more detailed conversation with the Health Visitors. Please arrange a time with Orchard CC on 01442 426922 or 07595 204350.)

Breast feeding Support

PDF fileView Breastfeeding Support Flyer

Breastfeeding Support Group & Cafe
Mondays - Alternating between The Orchard Children's Centre - Tring (1st & 3rd Mondays of the month) and Little Hands and Feed Children's Centre, Berkhamsted, (2nd & 4th Mondays of the month as part of the Under 1's group)
No need to book - just pop in and see us - any enquiries call Melissa on 07792035353 or contact the Chidrens Centres direct.

PDF fileBreastfeeding Cafe

Baby Cafe
Ivinghoe and Pitstone Childrens Centre
Tuesdays 9.30am - 11am

South Hill Centre, Cemetery Hill, Hemel Hempstead, HP1 1JB
Thursdays 1.30pm - 3pm

Please contact your Health Visitor if you have any concerns at any time about you, your children or your family.

Speech and Language

U5's Speech & Language Drop In Clinics

The Drop-in clinics are open sessions for parents/carers who have concerns regarding their child’s speech and language skills. At the Drop-In, a Speech and Language Therapist and Speech and Language Therapy Assistant will meet with you and your child to discuss any concerns you have about your child’s speech and/or language development, to briefly assess your child and offer advice.

PDF fileView U5's Speech & Language Drop In Clinic Flyer

PDF fileView U5's Speech & Language Drop in Clinic Dates, Times & Locations