Sure Start Dungannon and Coalisland

Play with Clay Day - 2-3years
2023-11-07 11:30 - 12:15 UTC | 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.

Playtime - Dungannon
2023-11-07 10:00 - 11:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
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.

Story and Rhyme
2023-11-06 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-10-23 10:30 - 11:00 | Dungannon 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.

Incredible Babies: 0-12months
2023-11-06 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-30 10:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-23 10:00 - 12:00 | Main Office, Dungannon

Story and Rhyme
2023-11-02 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-10-19 10:30 - 11:00 | Coalisland Library

Art Ventures
2023-11-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-26 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-10-19 10:00 - 11:00 | 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.

Breastfeeding Support Group
2023-11-01 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-10-25 10:30 - 12:00, 2023-10-18 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.

Young Parents Group
2023-11-01 10:00 - 11:30, 2023-10-25 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.

Coffee Chill & Chat
2023-10-30 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-10-23 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.

Dads Group
2023-10-28 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.

Brincadeira
2023-10-27 11:00 - 12:00, 2023-10-20 11:00 - 12:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Brincadeira: This group is designed for our East Timorese families. This group ensures that your child will have the very best play experience, improving their language and communication, fine and gross motor skills and social and emotional development. It also gives you quality time to spend engaging with your child, or children. This group is suitable for children 6 months to 3 years.

Playtime - Coalisland
2023-10-27 10:30 - 11:30, 2023-10-20 10:30 - 11:30 | Parochial Hall, Coalisland

Baby Yoga - 3 - 9 months
2023-10-26 13:30 - 14:30, 2023-10-19 13:30 - 14:30 | Main Office, Dungannon
Baby Yoga gives parents and children the opportunity through playful interaction and communication to experience the benefits of touch, stretching, movement and relaxation and songs. There are 2 separate baby yoga classes to cater for different ages. The first group caters for babies 3 – 9 months (pre-mobile), and the second group is for babies crawling to walking to 18 months.

2023-10-26 13:00 - 16:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Chatter Matters SLT Clinic: This is a monthly speech, language and communication advice clinic – for those who have not already been referred to Core Speech Services. This clinic is for children aged 18 months to 3 years and you need to book your appointment in advance.

Parenting Puzzle
2023-10-24 18:00 - 20:00 | 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.

Mind Yourself
2023-10-24 10:00 - 11:00 | Main Office, Dungannon
Mind Yourself is a Health Visitor run group suitable for parents which promotes positive mental health and wellbeing. This group is aimed at helping parents to build skills to cope with stress and anxiety

Tetun Walk and Talk
2023-10-19 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.
