Course details
Phone 01920-831053 for more information and to apply for a place, or fill in an application form at one of our sessions. You will be contacted before the course begins to let you know if you have been allocated a place.
When courses are oversubscribed, we give priority to families who live within the Beane Valley area.
Baby Massage Courses
Learn the techniques of baby massage in a warm and relaxing environment. Daily massage can help enhance communication, stimulate the immune system, promote better sleep and support growth and development. This 5 week course is for parent and baby only – please arrange for older children to be looked after. Best for babies before they can crawl. The next course will start on Friday 20th April 2.30 - 4.00 at Watton Communty Hall. Each course costs £15 for 5 weeks, which includes a small bottle of massage oil. Reductions for families on low incomes.
The following Baby Massage course will start on 15th June 2012.
My Baby's Brain Workshops
17th May or 5th July 10.00 - 12.00 at the Children's Centre. This one off workshop focusses on how a baby's brain develops during the first year and how the things that parents do every day can help that development. Highly recommended for all new parents. The session will include watching clips from "The Wonder Year" dvd and parents will be given a booklet of ideas to do at home. Babies are welcome too. Free session - book early as places are limited.
Volunteering course
5 week course for parents and carers who would like to help run children's centre sessions alongside the staff, become a buddy to support families new to the centre or help out in the centre itself. Wednesdays 13th June - 11th July 1.00 - 3.00 at Watton at Stone Community Centre. Free course and creche.
All About Boys - for Dads
A 4 week course about the development of preschool boys, how they differ from girls and how you can help their learning and development.
Monday evenings, 10th September - 1st October 7.00 - 8.30pm at Watton at Stone School.
Family Learning
We run a variety of courses for parents throughout the year in partnership with organisations such as Hertford Regional College (HRC), Hertfordshire Adult and Family Learning Service (HAFLS) and the Workers Educational Association (WEA). Sometimes our own staff also run parenting courses or we use people recommended to us for one off workshops.
These courses are often run on a Wednesday afternoon and we are usually able to provide a crèche for babies and preschool children. These crèches are run by our own permanent staff, assisted by experienced staff from local schools and preschools. All our staff working in the crèche are qualified and have current CRB checks.
Our course programme is planned each term and we try to accommodate requests from parents. If there is anything you would like us to put on, please let us know.
The courses we have run include:
- Beginners Computer course
- The Parenting Puzzle
- Understanding Teens (girls and boys)
- Fussy Eaters workshop
- Funky Food – cookery for parents and children together
- Learning through play
- Family First Aid for babies and children
- Healthy Living – exercise and nutrition for parents
- Practical Parent Helper
- Baby Massage
