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Time to regulate

Advice to help families calm and soothe children when they feel overwhelmed. Think back to a time when your child was feeling upset or angry

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Lewisham SEND Local Offer

A local offer is for children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) aged 0 to 25 years. It provides information and support

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Upcoming changes to childcare support

The current offer In England, all parents and carers of 3 and 4-year-olds are entitled to 15 hours a week childcare support with registered childcare providers. Eligible working parents

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Warm Welcomes in Lewisham 2023

  ABOUT THE WARM WELCOMES To support individuals affected by increased living costs in Winter, Lewisham Local are coordinating a network of local establishments to

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FREE Being Together, My Baby and Me Courses

Being Together, My Baby and Me is a free online five-week programme especially designed for families with babies. This online programme, funded by the Department for Education, combines advice on babies’ learning and

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It’s Dry January 2024

Just 31 days without alcohol gives amazing obvious benefits, like more energy, a chance to save some money, improved concentration, boosted mood and so much

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Christmas Closure 2023

Wishing all our families and colleagues Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Evelyn, Bellingham and Ladywell Children & Family Centres will be closed on Friday

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Budget friendly recipes

With the cost of living affecting food prices food is getting more and more expensive so here’s a few recipes that will be kind to

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It’s Road Safety Week 2023

New data shows significant improvements in road safety in London since the introduction of 20mph speed limits TFL 13 February 2023 At sites monitored on the Transport for London

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Explorers Plus

Come and join us for our fun sessions jointly run with the Portage Team. These groups are for parents and carers with a child aged

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It’s National Adoption Week

This year, National Adoption Week brings together adopted people from different generations to celebrate how adoption has evolved. Hear directly from people adopted between the

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What is SEN Support?

Special educational needs (SEN) support Your child will get SEN support at their nursery, school or college. Your child may need an education, health and care (EHC)

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Triple P for Baby course

What is Triple P for Baby? Triple P for Baby programme aims to prepare parents for a positive transition to parenthood and the first year

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New Timetable!

The new timetable is now live, head over to the timetable page to see what sessions we have planned for this term. www.lewishamcfc.org.uk/timetable/

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Employment Support

Are you a parent considering going back to work? We have two workshops coming up to support you; CV and Cover Letter Writing and Getting

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It’s Love Parks Week 2023

Love Parks Week Love Parks Week is back, giving people across the country the chance to shout about their wonderful green spaces. Whether it’s walking

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Summer Holiday Fun 2023

There’s lots to do over the Summer holidays and we’ve compiled a list so you can find something fun to do. Here at Lewisham Children

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Common Housing Issues

We often receive enquires to support families with housing issues, as a result we have put together a new Housing Advice section on the website

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Athena

Athena The Athena service, run by Refuge, provides confidential, non-judgmental support to those living in the London Borough of Lewisham who are experiencing gender-based violence.

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Keeping Safe

Keeping Safe Whether you are experiencing domestic abuse – or any other form of gender-based violence – or you are a professional working with someone

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The Voice Programme

The Voice Programme VOICE stands for Victims of Intimate Coercive Experience and is a ten-week intervention for victims and survivors of domestic abuse, coercive control and the

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Freedom Programme

Freedom Programme The Freedom Programme is for women who are or have been experiencing domestic abuse. It examines the influence of attitudes and beliefs on

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It’s Healthy Eating Week 2023

Healthy Eating Week is all about supporting and promoting healthier lifestyles and this years’ theme is Healthy Eating Week – For Everyone! The cost-of-living crisis continues

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It’s Clean Air Day

Every year, air pollution causes up to 36,000 deaths in the UK.  The World Health Organisation and the UK Government recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental health

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Baby Check App

Baby Check features 19 simple checks that parents can do if their baby is showing signs of illness. Each check tests for a different symptom

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Top Tips For Sharing

Learning to share is an important part of your child’s development but it can be a complex thing for them to learn. It requires lots

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It’s Springtime!

March the 26th marks the beginning of Spring. Warmer and longer days are full of possibilities to get out there and enjoy the natural world.

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Single Parents Day 2023

March 21st marked Single Parents Day 2023. Gingerbread, the UK Single Parent’s Charity have carried out research to produce an up-to-date picture of what it means

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Today is the Day

There are always health and financial benefits to quitting smoking, but quitting now will help you:   1. Reduce the likelihood of life-threatening complications from

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EP Connect visits

This term we are lucky to have the Lewisham Educational Psychology team visiting some of our Explorers or Little Explorers sessions. The Lewisham Educational Psychology

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It’s LGBT + History Month

Every February is LGBT+ history month. Lewisham Children & Family Centres are a safe, open and welcoming place for all families regardless of gender identity

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Finding a Loo in Lewisham

Finding a toilet for yourself or to change little ones can be tricky when you’re out and about. The Lewisham Community Toilet scheme ensures there

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Quit smoking in 2023

New Year can be a great time to start a new healthier lifestyle and the FREE NHS Quit Smoking App can help. Created for those

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Christmas Closure

Evelyn, Bellingham and Ladywell Children & Family Centres will be closed on Friday 23rd December and re-open on Thursday 5th January 2023. Sessions start on

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Veg Power

80% of our kids are not eating enough vegetables. Veg Power is on a mission to inspire kids from early years through primary school and

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All about Five to Thrive

At Early Years Alliance Lewisham Children and Family Centres we have actively shaped our universal offer around the 1001 days Manifesto for many years, to

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Queen Elizabeth II

Yesterday we all heard the incredibly sad news that the Queen passed away aged 96. She was Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and head of state for 70

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Teaching Children about Water

Young children love water. Whether it’s splashing around in the bathtub, showering friends with water pistols or building sandcastles on the beach, there is something

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Play and nature

Friederich Froebel was a pioneering educator who invented kindergarten. He emphasised that children should experience all aspects of nature, not just plants and animals. One

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Fiddly Fingers

Activities to help develop fine motor skills for the under fives So much of what we do each day relies on our fine motor skills.

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Feedback Survey

This week we are launching our Children and Family Centre Feedback Survey which will be live on our website for the next month. This is an opportunity

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What is Domestic Abuse?

What is Domestic Abuse? The Domestic Abuse Act was passed in 2021, which provides a new definition of domestic abuse as follows: PART 1Definition of

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Be Sun Safe

  Hello everyone, My name is Anne I am an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I run the Little Explorers sessions in

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Duplo Fun!

As part of National Week of Play, Lego have donated packs of Duplo to us. Come along to our regular Dads Stay & Play session

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It’s Carers Week

Many of us have caring roles within our family and friendship groups, caring for a child, partner, parent or sibling. You may be getting in

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It’s World Ocean Day

Protecting at least 30% of our blue planet by 2030 With your help and working with hundreds of organizations worldwide, together we will grow the

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Lets Stop Food Waste!

Minimising Food Waste is great way to save money and minimise waste.  Did you know, one third* of food produced for human consumption is lost

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Books about Kindness

Books are a great way to teach your child about kindness. Here are a few of our favourites: by Sophie Beer This bright colourful board

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Loneliness

We can all be affected by loneliness at different points during our life and being a parent can often make us feel lonely or isolated.

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Coercive Control

Domestic abuse isn’t always physical. Coercive control is an act or a pattern of acts of assault, threats, humiliation and intimidation or other abuse that

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Safer Internet Tips

Even very young children spend lots of time online. These top tips have been written for you (parents and carers) by  the UK Safer Internet

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PLAY! Have your say.

Borough-wide Play Strategy Lewisham Council has commissioned the development of a Play Strategy for the borough, to help nurture the enjoyment, health and learning of

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Happy Pancake Day!

I don’t know about you but we just can’t resist a pancake! If you’ve not made pancakes before you can download and print the CBeebies

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A World with No Trees

FUTURE KIDS PROJECT – Protecting the place we love Lewisham Children and Family Centres and Tea Dance for Little People (TDLP) celebrate Lewisham Borough of

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Bᴇɪɴɢ Tᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ Mʏ Bᴀʙʏ ᴀɴᴅ Mᴇ

Bᴇɪɴɢ Tᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ Mʏ Bᴀʙʏ ᴀɴᴅ Mᴇ – 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 FREE 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆  – 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 FREE virtual 5 week post-natal support

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Outdoor Explorers

Would you like to foster a love of nature in your child, and have fun outdoors in all weathers and seasons? Come and join us

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It’s Dry January

Use the free Try Dry app to track and set your own custom goals for your drinking year-round, plus take on a dry month (or longer!) any

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Out of Hours Support

Bellingham, Evelyn, Ladywell and Clyde Children and Family Centres will be closed from 24th December until Tuesday 4th January 2022. Please be aware our email

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Wild Winter Activities

The Wildlife Trust has some fantastic activities for you and your family this Winter. Take a look at their 12 Days Wild Activities to keep

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Free Training Info Sessions

Oasis Care and Training Agency are currently delivering several free childcare and teaching assistant courses for individuals who are interested in gaining a qualification to

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It’s Road Safety Week

Why is road safety important? Road crashes are the leading cause of death for children and young people worldwide More than six children are killed

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Hassle Free Shopping

  Even the most patient of parents can find that shopping trips become a real battleground with young children, especially when you’re pressed for time

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HAPPY DIWALI

Happy Diwali to all our Families celebrating! Diwali is the five-day Festival of Lights, celebrating new beginnings and the triumph of good over evil, and light

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Stay Safe this Halloween

Everyone loves a good scare on Halloween, but not when it comes to child safety. There are several easy and effective things that parents can

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It’s Stoptober!

Stopping smoking is one of the best things you will ever do for you and your family’s health. It’s never too late to quit smoking.

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Programmes Officer Job Vacancy

If you have any questions and would like to talk to someone about this role please email dawn.wilsondarke@eyalliance.org.uk For full details of the post, including

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Be Breast Aware

The tragic death of former Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding at just 39 reminds us all that it’s important to be aware of the symptoms

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Are you drinking more?

This year has been difficult for all of us. Routines have changed, we’ve felt isolated from friends and family and many of us have been

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LEWISHAM SUMMER OF FOOD AND FUN

This Summer, with funding from the Department of Education, Lewisham Council is providing a varied holiday programme, with free activities and lunches for school-aged children

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ESOL Classes

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SUMMER TIMETABLE

We have lots of FREE fun things to do this summer for you and your family.   Including Story Telling at the Horniman Museum Art

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Roots of Empathy Programme

Roots of Empathy supports positive mental health and wellbeing in children, creating a safe space for them to learn and talk about their feelings. Roots

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Celebrating Breastfeeding

This year’s theme is encouraging the wider family to support with breastfeeding. Everyone plays a unique role in supporting breastfeeding. Why not offer to cook

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DIY Bouncy Beats!

Get moving, singing and dancing and create your own Bouncy Beats Session at home! Lets get started with the playlist: https://tinyurl.com/bouncybeats   Now we need

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It’s Clean Air Day

Today is Clean Air Day Led by Global Action Plan, Clean Air Day brings together communities, businesses, schools and the health sector to: Improve public understanding

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Hayfever in Children

While Hayfever is uncommon in children under five, it can become a problem for some in the summer months. Your child is more likely to

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Half Full or Half Empty?

Taking a positive approach to parenting will make all the difference to how children behave. By taking a cup ‘half full’ approach, a decision has

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Stress Awareness Month April 2021

Stress Awareness Month There’s no doubt that the last 12 months have increased our stress levels. Changing work patterns, family relationships, redundancy (or the threat of it), financial pressures,

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Routines

Routines Week  This week we are looking at routines. As Covid 19 restrictions change again our current routines will need to adapt, however, it is still

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Back to School – Again

Hello all our families and friends,  I’m Donna an Early Years Practitioner and Henry Facilitator. I run Stay & Play sessions and other parent and

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Parenting through COVID

Parenting during COVID-19 has brought so many challenges for us all over the last year, whether we are first time parents or have several children.

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Parents Connect Events

The Early Years Alliance is pleased to announce the next dates for our popular Parent Connect events. They are an opportunity to connect with other

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All about Animals

Children learn all the time and using a theme they enjoy is a useful way to engage and inspire them, so what will my child

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What is Tummy Time?

Hello, my name is Anne Coppendale I am Early Year’s Practitioner and I thought it would be nice to keep in touch with you all

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Taking your baby outside

How does being outside help my baby? Benefits of being outside – There are so many benefits to being outdoors for example, walking outside gives

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Messy Play

Hi there My name is Sandra Faucher and I am an Early Years Practitioner for Lewisham Children and Family Centres. I’m going to share with

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Our Parenting Courses

The Triple P – Positive Parenting Program is one of the most effective evidence-based parenting programs in the world, backed up by more than 35

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Fraud Free Xmas

We’re all shopping more online this Christmas whilst we try and avoid shops where possible. This can leave us all vulnerable to online scams. Action

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Child Flu Vaccinations

We are all rightly concerned about COVID-19 but it’s important to remember that, as we make our way through Autumn, it’s also flu season too.

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Road Safety

This week is Road Safety week, the UK’s biggest road safety event, coordinated annually by Brake, the road safety charity. Someone is injured on a

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Support Available

As we enter extra restrictions here is some information available for you and your family. How we can help? We are still available to help

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What is Vitamin D?

Dear Parents and Carers I am Kathleen, a Family Outreach Worker with Lewisham Children & Family Centres.  My role is to support parents and carers

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Half Term Activities

HALF TERM ACTIVITIES! We have a number of activities planned for Half Term Week. 🍃 Healthy Walks at Evelyn 🍁 Sing It, Move It, Messy

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Mindful Families

Hello my name is Laura and I’m an Early Years practitioner and I facilitate some of the sessions at the children’s centres.     Hello my

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First and Foremost

Hello everyone, My name is Sandra Faucher, I am an Early Years Practitioner working for the Early Years Alliance Children and Family Centre’s in Lewisham

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What is school readiness?

Hello all our families and friends I’m Donna an Early Years Practitioner and Henry Facilitator. I run Stay & Play sessions and other parent and

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Back to School 2020

Preparing to go back to school is a stressful time for everyone, even without having to navigate the ‘New Normal’ of Covid 19 and coming

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Babies and Screen Time

Hello everyone, My name is Anne I am an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I run the Little Explorers sessions. For the

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Screen Time

Hello families and friends.  I’m Donna an Early Years Practitioner and Henry Facilitator. Each week I have been writing small posts on topics parents may

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Toys and time to play

My name is Anne I am an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I run the Little Explorers sessions for the last couple

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Hello

Hello everybody, I’m Donna, an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator. Coronavirus has changed our daily lives in many ways. The last few months

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Sun Safety

Hello everyone, My name is Anne I am an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I run the Little Explorers sessions in the

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The Great Outdoors

  Hello everyone. I’m Donna an Early Years Practitioner and Henry Facilitator at our Children and Family Centres in Lewisham. Hope you are all keeping

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Feel the grass

My name is Anne I am an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I run the Little Explorers sessions. We have been using

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Role Play and Superheroes

Hello everybody, I’m Donna an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I hope you are all well and enjoying being out and about

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Virtual Timetable

Join us and our partners virtually throughout the week for activities, info, support, songs, walks and meet ups. Download the timetable here If you need

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Outdoor Play

Hello everyone. I’m Donna an Early Years Practitioner and Henry Facilitator and I facilitate a diverse range of children and parent sessions at our Children

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Stay Scam Safe

Cyber criminals are preying on fears of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and sending scam emails that try and trick people into clicking on a bad link. Theguidance from

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Exploring the world

Hello everyone, My name is Anne I am an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I run the Little Explorers sessions for the

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Let’s Play!

Let’s Play!  Hello everybody hope your all well. I’m Donna an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator.   During my career, I have had the

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Empathy

My name is Anne, I am an Early Years Practitioner and trained Henry Facilitator and I run the Little Explorers sessions This week we will be

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Let’s get talking

Let’s get talking  This week it’s all about Communication, Language and staying connected with others.  Hello  our Families and Friends, I’m Donna, I’m an Early Years Practitioner and

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Healthy Eating

Each week we have been bringing you activities and information via our Facebook Page and Website helping us all to feel more connected. This week

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Oral Health & Weaning

We have two online sessions coming up on Oral Health and Introducing Solid foods to your baby. During these sessions we will be sharing with

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Routines Week

Hello I’m Donna one of the Early Years Practitioners at our Children and Family Centre’s and I would like to say to all our families

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Bubbles Week!

Our activity sheets are available for you to download below so you can access them again and again. Stay & Play Bubble Activity Bubble Recipe

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Healthy Walks with GCDA

Join GCDA on some Zoom sessions taking place each week so we can keep active and enjoy each other’s company whilst in lockdown. More information

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Benefits & Housing Advice

Benefits Advice  If you’ve been affected by coronavirus, you might be able to claim benefits or get more money on your current benefits.   This might be

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Parenting during Covid-19

We’re in complicated and uncertain times and families face many challenges and uncertainty.   With this in mind, we have put together some links to information from charities and organisations to

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Keeping Children Safe Online

ThinkUKnow have created a dedicated webpage and activities packs to support parents keep children safe online during COVID-19 and the closure of schools. Each fortnight,

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Recognising Domestic Abuse

Violence against women and girls (also called ‘gender-based violence’) is rooted in inequality between the sexes; it is overwhelmingly perpetrated by men against women. It

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