Musical Storytime: Step into your favourite story book with Musical Story Time, a programme where the story comes to life, providing a fun and interactive experience for your child. Musical Storytime aims to inspire your child’s imagination through stories, songs, rhymes and activities. While introducing your child to new words and songs that will help support… Read More »Musical Storytime
(Suitable from Birth) Promoting a love of books and enhancing imagination through use of puppets, rhymes and songs.
Antenatal Workshops: In our Antenatal Workshops we are here to help you prepare for your baby. You will be able to chat to other pregnant women over a coffee while we cover a variety of topics of interest to you and your growing bump. These will include meeting our midwife, infant feeding choices and preparing for hospital.
Stories before Bedtime: This early evening group will support your child’s language development through a stimulating range of stories and songs. It is suitable for children 0 - 3 years.
Baby Massage: Baby Massage provides a wonderful experience for parents to connect and unwind with their babies whilst learning nurturing touch strokes. Baby massage benefits include secure attachment, supporting your baby’s physical and mental development, providing relief from wind and colic, improving circulation and promoting better sleep. Classes are suitable for babies from birth to 1 year old.
Coffee Chill & Chat: this group gives you a chance to meet other parents, have a chat and relax with a cuppa. Children (0-12months) are welcome to attend too.
Tempu Ho Kangaroo – ‘’ Time with Kangaroo’’: Run by our East Timorese Family Support Worker this group allows precious time with your baby. In this group we cover baby massage, brain development, the importance of talking to your baby and post-natal exercise. The group is offered to East Timorese mums and babies between 0 – 18 months.
Healthy Meals on a Shoestring with Creche
The Breastfeeding group is a weekly drop-in group. The group is open to all members and non-members of SureStart, who are breastfeeding or expressing. Antenatal mums are always very welcome.
Nurturing Programme- gives parents the support needed to help manage the big and small issues of family life. The programme covers a range of topics from behaviour management, social skills and self-esteem. An important element of the programme is for parents to understand the importance of caring for yourself, so you can look after those… Read More »Nurturing Programme
Story and Rhyme: Promoting the use of your local library and a love of books, this session helps parents and children bond and have fun whilst learning new stories and rhymes. It enhances speech and language and social skills in all the children who attend. The physical rhymes and songs enhance physical development and imagination for… Read More »Story and Rhyme Coalisland
Chatter Matters - This is a monthly speech, language and communication advice clinic. It is for children aged 18 months to 3 years who are NOT already known to Core Speech Services. Time slots will be allocated so you need to book your appointment in advance, between 1pm and 4pm.