Sure Start Dungannon and Coalisland

Playtime - Coalisland
2024-03-08 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-03-01 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-23 10:30 - 11:30 UTC | Parochial Hall, Coalisland
Playtime is a unique play programme adopting a Reggio Emilia inspired approach that provides an enriching learning experience for children and their parents. The group 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.

Blissful Arts - with creche
2024-03-07 10:30 - 12:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Blissful Arts and Crafts is a fun creative workshop welcoming all parents/carers to explore and focus on themselves through creative arts. This is a 4 week feel good workshop where you can create your own treasures and meet new people. Crèche is provided although places are limited.

Story & Rhyme - Coalisland
2024-03-07 10:30 - 11:00 | Coalisland Library
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 children 0 – 3 years.

Childs Eye View - Photography group 2-3years
2024-03-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Dungannon Park
Childs Eye View – This session is held outside and allows children and parents to explore the world through photography. For children aged 2 to 4th birthday.

Breastfeeding Support Group
2024-03-06 10:30 - 12:00, 2024-02-28 10:30 - 12:00 | 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.

Parenting Puzzle with Creche
2024-03-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-28 10:00 - 12:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Parenting Puzzle: This programme is for parents of children 0 – 3 years. There are a range of topics covered for example the art of listening, giving praise, child led play, choices and consequences. Crèche is available with this programme.

Forest Adventures - 18months to 3 years
2024-03-06 10:00 - 11:00 | Dungannon Park

Little Einsteins with Creche
2024-03-05 10:00 - 12:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Little Einsteins with Creche – runs over 3 weeks and includes information about brain development, resilience and play. We look at what influences the development of the brain and learn some tips on “brain building” activities. We also learn about how the quality of the parent-child relationship is crucial to the way the brain is wired and to your childs ability to regulate their own emotions and behaviour.

Antenatal Workshop
2024-03-04 18:00 - 19:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
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.

Baby Massage - 0-1years Coalisland
2024-03-04 10:30 - 11:30, 2024-02-26 10:30 - 11:30 | Coalisland Cornmill
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.

Story and Rhyme Dungannon
2024-03-04 10:30 - 11:00 | Dungannon Library

Health Visiting Workshop - Weaning
2024-03-04 10:00 - 11:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Health Visiting Workshop: Health Visitor support and advice provided with a specific topic each month. Topics include Weaning and Toddler diets, Sleep, Toilet training, Positive parenting/Behaviour management, dental health – included in the weaning sessions.

East Timorese - Antenatal Workshop
2024-03-01 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
East Timorese – 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. There is a creche available for this session.

Postnatal Exercise Class
2024-02-29 14:00 - 15:00, 2024-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Postnatal Exercise class will be delivered by Laura Donnelly, PT Instructor. Pre mobile babies are welcome to attend with mum.

Chatter Matters
2024-02-29 13:00 - 17:00 | 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 who are NOT already known to Core Speech Services. Time slots will be allocated so you need to book your appointment in advance.

Young Parents Group
2024-02-29 10:30 - 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.

Stories B4 Bedtime
2024-02-27 18:30 - 19:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
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.

Musical Storytime - Group2
2024-02-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
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 their speech and language. This group is for children 1 – 3 years.

Tetun Walk and Talk
2024-02-27 11:00 - 12:00 | Ranfurly House
Tetun Walk and Talk: A group especially designed for our East Timorese families; this walking group for both antenatal and postnatal mums is suitable for all abilities as you can choose the pace you walk. Walk and Talk offers the chance to chat for both parents and children.

Musical Storytime - Group 1
2024-02-27 10:00 - 11:00 | Main Office, Dungannon

Rhyme B4 Teatime
2024-02-26 15:45 - 16:15 | Main Office, Dungannon
Rhyme B4 Teatime – (Suitable from Birth) Promoting a love of books and enhancing imagination through use of puppets, rhymes and songs.

Dungannon Discovery Trail
2024-02-26 10:00 - 11:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Help your child learn about and connect with the community that they live in. The Trail is part of our way of making Sure Start more visible in the community and we hope that through this we will get to see our community from a child’s point of view.

Dads Group
2024-02-24 10:30 - 11:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Dads Group: 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.

Baby Massage - 1 off taster session
2024-02-23 10:00 - 11:00 | 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. Creche will be available for older children up to their 4th birthday
