Sure Start Dungannon and Coalisland

Baby Massage
2023-05-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-23 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-05-16 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | Main Office, Dungannon
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.

Young Parents
2023-05-30 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-05-23 10:00 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Young Parents – This group is just what you need for a little bit of ‘you’ time. Relax for an hour with other mums in the same age group and join in a range of lovely activities.  Crèche is provided although places are limited.

Office closed
2023-05-29, 2023-05-08

Chatter Matters
2023-05-25 13:00 - 16:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Chatter Matters – This is a monthly speech, language and communication advice clinic. It is for children aged 18 months to 3 years and you need to book your appointment in advance.

Story and Rhyme, Coalisland
2023-05-25 11:00, 2023-05-18 11:00 - 17:00 | Coalisland Library
Story and Rhyme, Coalisland: 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.

Nurturing Programme
2023-05-25 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-18 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-11 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-05-04 10:00 - 12:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
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 around you. Crèche is available with this programme

Art Ventures
2023-05-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Art Ventures is a group for children 2 – 3 years and is designed to enhance your child’s creative thought processes. Taking inspiration from the Reggio Emilia inspired approach this group celebrates children’s ideas and how they play. We encourage the children to connect with and respect nature by providing them with an inspiring and vast selection of natural materials. Through the use of real artist’s materials and tools such as clay, paints and inks the children will find and develop their own ways of working.

Mind Yourself
2023-05-22 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Mind Yourself: Mind Yourself is a Health Visitor run group suitable for parents which promotes positive mental health and wellbeing. In the group we look at simple steps to improve your mental wellbeing A limited number of crèche places are available.

Coffee Chill & Chat
2023-05-22 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-05-15 10:30 - 11:30 | Coalisland Cornmill
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.

Story and Rhyme, Dungannon
2023-05-22 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-05-15 10:30 - 11:00 | Dungannon Library
Story and Rhyme: Promotes 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.

Go Me and Dad
2023-05-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Go Me and Dad is a programme especially for our dads/male carers and their children 0 – 3 years giving them that one to one uninterrupted quality playtime that they may not always get time for. It is filled with lots of fun, interactive activities, games, songs and ideas that you can take away and try at home.

Art Ventures
2023-05-17 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Art Ventures is a group for children 2 – 3 years and is designed to enhance your child’s creative thought processes. We encourage the children to connect with and respect nature by providing them with an inspiring and vast selection of natural materials. Through the use of real artist’s materials and tools such as clay, paints and inks the children will find and develop their own ways of working.

Rhyme Before Teatime
2023-05-16 14:30 - 15:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Rhyme Before Teatime (Suitable from Birth) Promoting a love of books and enhancing imagination through use of puppets, rhymes and songs.

Materials Workshops
2023-05-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Materials Workshops: each artist led, creative workshop will focus on certain materials and items such as clay or paper. Your child will have the opportunity to explore and reveal the many possibilities that each material/item holds as well as developing their creativity.

Antenatal Workshop
2023-05-15 18:00 - 19:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Antenatal Workshop – 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.

East Timorese Baby Sensory
2023-05-10 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-05-03 14:00 - 15:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
East Timorese Baby Sensory – is a group designed especially for East Timorese parents and their babies under 18 months old. The sessions will provide quality play opportunities with a wide and imaginative range of sensory and age appropriate activities which support positive attachments and promote shared interactions between parents and their babies.

Baby Sensory
2023-05-10 10:00 - 11:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Baby Sensory – is a group designed especially for parents and their babies under 18 months old. The sessions will provide quality play opportunities with a wide and imaginative range of sensory and age appropriate activities which support positive attachments and promote shared interactions between parents and their babies.

Playtime, Dungannon
2023-05-09 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Playtime, Dungannon – helps to build positive relationships through fun, active play opportunities and will support the all-round development of your child. This group is aimed at children 18 months – 3 years.

Breastfeeding group
2023-05-03 10:30 - 11:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
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
