Monday

Play & Stay

Come along to and enjoy a range of fun and stimulating early learning activities with your children. The session includes free nutritious snacks for the children. You will be encouraged to interact with your child/children. Children’s Centre staff organise and lead these sessions. Please dress your children suitably for messy sessions

• More information on Play & Stay sessions (pdf, 300k)

Who: Best suited for children aged 1 – 5 years with parents/carers
Where: Farriers Hall, 27 Farriers Way, Borehamwood, Herts, WD6 2TB
Registration: Required (you will be issued with a membership number)
Time: 9.30am – 11.30 am
Dates:11th January – 29th March (excluding 15th February)
Bookings: Not required

123 Cook with Me

Tired of trying to provide good food on a budget? This course is for you and your children. You can experiment with new foods that are easy and practical. After cooking the food we will all sit down together to a sociable, healthy snack

Who: For parents and carers with 2-5 year olds
Where: Crèche Room
Time: 10.00 – 11.30 am
Course 1 Dates: 11th, 18th and 25th January
Course 2 Dates: 8th, 15th and 22nd March
Bookings: 020 8386 4038 or 020 8236 7550

Jumpstart - 3 week course

Do you want to make your home a positive learning environment? Why not come and find out how you can support your child by providing them with lots of opportunities at home. This course gives you lots of ideas to try out with your child during a fun and informative session. Plus you receive a FREE guide full of information to support the course.

Who: For parents and carers with 2-5 year olds
Time: 10.00 am – 11.00 am
Where: The BECC, Crèche Room
Dates: 1st, 8th and 22nd February and 1st March
Bookings: The BECC booking number

Crèche

Crèche sessions are available for a maximum of 2 hours for parents attending services at The BECC Children’s Centre. Parents / carers not accessing services will be limited to 1 hour per child in the crèche. If you are not accessing courses, crèche places will only be confirmed 24 hours prior to your requested session. Prior to your child attending their first crèche session, parents will need to complete the Children’s Centre registration form which includes a medical form. A contribution of £1 per child per session is payable at The BECC reception.

Who: For parents/carers accessing services at The BECC Children’s Centre
Where: The BECC, Crèche Room or Community Room
Time: 12.45 pm - 2.45 pm
Dates: 11th January – 29th March (excluding 15th February)
Booking: Essential, book early to avoid disappointment. Phone The BECC booking number

Parenting support sessions

Come along and join other parents to discuss and support the development of your children. The group gives a chance for parents to meet and talk about how your child develops and learns.

Who: For parents/carers with pre-school to primary aged children
Time: 12.45pm – 2.45pm
Dates: 11th January – 29th March (excluding 15th February)
Where: The BECC, Borehamwood Room
Crèche: Limited places available (please book in advance)
Bookings: 020 8386 4038 or 020 8236 7550

After School Sticky Kids

A fun and physical session to help your child develop listening skills through this interactive fun and lively music session.

Who: For children aged 18 months – 5 years.
Where: St Michael & All Angels
Time: 3.45pm – 4.30pm
Dates: 8th January – 26th March (excluding 19th February)
Bookings: Not required – just drop in

Save a Life – a 2 hour First Aid course

Learn how to save a child or baby’s life. You will be given an opportunity to practice doing Baby & Child Recovery, Baby & Child CPR and Baby & Child Choking, plus other info on things like bang to heads and burns.

Who: For parents/carers
Time: 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Course 1: 22nd February
Course 2: 22nd March
Where: The BECC, Borehamwood Room
Bookings: The BECC booking number

Tuesday

Starjumps Café Coffee & Chat

Join us for a free cuppa and a chance to chat with other parents/carers. Children’s Centre staff will be on hand to answer questions and tell you more about the Centre’s Programme.

Who: For parents/carers and their children
Where: The BECC Foyer area
Time: 9.30am – 12 noon and 1.00pm – 2.30pm
Dates: All year round.
Bookings: Not required – just drop in FREE tea or coffee for each parent

Baby Clinic

Baby clinic is run by our local Health Visitor team. It is an opportunity for you to receive support and advice on a wide range of family health issues. Afterwards you may like to join us at Starjumps Café for a FREE tea or coffee.

Who: For parents/carers and their young children
Time: 9.30am – 12 noon and 1.00pm – 2.30pm
Where: Community Room
Dates: All year round.
Bookings: Not required

Family Support

Do you find your child's behaviour a challenge? Come to this free new drop in support group on the first Tuesday of every month. For more information please contact The District Partnership Team 01438 843030 or email admin_dpteamcentral@hertscc.gov.uk

Who: For parents/carers
Where: Summerswood Primary School, Furzehill Road, Borehamwood, WD6 2DW
Time: 1pm-3pm
Dates: 1st December, 5th January, 2nd February,
Bookings: Not required

• Download flyer (pdf, 77k)

Breastfeeding Group

Run by volunteers trained by the Breastfeeding Network. Come and get one to one support, meet other mothers and borrow books about breastfeeding.

Who: For pregnant or breastfeeding mums
Time: 10 am – 12 noon
Dates: 12th January – 30th March (excluding 16th February)
Where: Crèche Room
Bookings: Not required

Toy Library

It works as an ordinary library enabling people to hire toys and equipment for short periods of time at very reasonable costs. To find out how to become a member pick up one of our Toy Library leaflets or speak to one of the Children’s Centre staff to find out more. You can pre-order toys and even get Home delivery!

Membership: Required
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am all year round
Where: The BECC Foyer area, Borehamwood
Bookings: Not required

Parenting Puzzle

The Parenting Puzzle is run over 8 weeks. It encourages parents and carers to enjoy bringing up children and getting the best out of family life. It will help you understand how emotions influence our actions and offers many positive, practical ways of guiding children so they learn to handle both their feelings and their behaviour. Best suited for parents/carers of children aged 3 years and over.

Who: For parents/carers of children aged 3 years and above
Where: The Venue, Training room
Time: 12.45 pm – 2.45 pm
Dates: 26th January – 23rd March ( excluding 16th February)
Bookings: The BECC booking number
Crèche: Limited spaces available phone The BECC to book a space

Rhythm & Rhyme

Come and join us for a fun music session. These sessions will be run by Children’s centre staff and encourage young children to listen to and join in with rhymes and songs. We will also explore musical instruments and the sounds they make.

Where: Borehamwood South Crèche Room
Time: 10.00am – 10.30am 1-2 years & 10.45am – 11.15am 2-5 years
Dates: 14th January – 25th march (except February)
Bookings: not required

Wednesday

Crèche

Crèche sessions are available for a maximum of 2 hours for parents attending services at The BECC Children’s Centre. Parents / carers not accessing services will be limited to 1 hour per child in the crèche. If you are not accessing courses, crèche places will only be confirmed 24 hours prior to your requested session. Prior to your child attending their first crèche session, parents will need to complete the Children’s Centre registration form which includes a medical form. A contribution of £1 per child per session is payable at The BECC reception.

Who: For parents/carers accessing services at Borehamwood South Children’s Centre
Where: The BECC Community Room
Dates: 13th January – 31st March (excluding 17th February)
Morning: 9.45 am – 11.45 am
Afternoon: 12.45 pm – 2.45 pm
Bookings: Essential (book early to avoid disappointment). Phone 020 8386 4038 or 020 8236 7550

123 Cook with Me

Tired of trying to provide good food on a budget? This course is for you and your children. You can experiment with new foods that are easy and practical. After cooking the food we will all sit down together to a sociable, healthy snack

Who: For parents and carers with 2-5 year olds
Where: The BECC Crèche Room
Time: 10.00 am – 11.30 am
Course 1: 6th, 13th and 20th January
Course 2: 24th February, 3rd and 10th March
Bookings: The BECC booking number

Fun with stories – a NEW 3 week course

Come and join us with telling our favourite stories and help us to bring our characters to life through creative and imaginative activities.

Who: Best suited for parent/carers with children aged 1-5 years
Where: The BECC Crèche room
Time: 10.00 am – 11.30 am
Course 1: 27th January, 3rd and 10th February
Course 2: 17th, 24th and 31st March
Bookings: The BECC booking number

Story Time - NEW

Why not drop into The BECC for our new story time session. The session starts with some refreshments for the children.

Who: Best suited for parent/carers with children aged 1-5 years
Where: The BECC Foyer
Time: 3.15 pm – 4.00 pm
Dates: 13th January – 31st March (except 17th February)
Bookings: Not required

Thursday

Play & Stay

Come along to and enjoy a range of fun and stimulating early learning activities with your children. The session includes free nutritious snacks for the children. You will be encouraged to interact with your child/children. Children’s Centre staff organise and lead these sessions. Please dress your children suitably for messy sessions

• More information on Play & Stay sessions (pdf, 300k)

Where: St Michael & All Angels Hall, Brook Road, Borehamwood, WD6 5EQ
Time: 12.45 – 2.45 pm
Dates: 7th January – 25th March ( excluding 18th February)
Bookings: Not required

Little Explorers

A session designed for under 2 year olds. The sessions will offer the children the opportunity to explore and discover new activities without the worry of being knocked off their feet. We will be exploring with lots of everyday objects which will help develop your child’s little imagination.

Where: St Michaels and All Angels
Who: Parents/Carers and children under 2 years old
Time: 10.00 -11.00 am
Dates: 14th January – 25th March ( except 18th February)
Bookings: Not required

Childminder Group

A play and stay session run by the local Childminders for them to enjoy fun and stimulating planned activities in the Children Centre with their children.

Who: For registered Childminders in Borehamwood & Shenley
Where: The BECC, Crèche room
Time: 9.30am – 11.30am
Dates: 7th January – 25th March (excluding 18th February)
Bookings: Not required

If you are Childminder and have any queries contact Daniela Drozd at The BECC.

Under 1s group

Come along to a drop-in session designed for parents/carers of children under the age of 1. It’s a great opportunity to meet other new parents. Children’s Centre staff are available throughout the session to offer support and advice. The session ends with a sing song and free refreshments in our Community Café.

Who: For children aged from birth to 1 year with parents/carers
Where: The BECC Community Room
Time: 1.00pm – 3.00pm
Dates: 7th January – 25th March
Bookings: Not required

Through the garden

Come along and enjoy playing in the safe and stimulating garden at the BECC, whatever the weather!

Who: For children aged from 0 – 5 years with parents / carers
Where: Community Garden – Access via the Community Room
Time: 3.00pm – 4.30pm
Dates: 7th January – 25th March
Bookings: Not required

Friday

Baby Massage 5 week course

Baby Massage is run over 5 weeks by IAIM qualified instructors. You will learn: to massage your baby, using approved strokes and techniques and about the benefits of massage.

Who: For parents of children aged 2 – 8 months
Where: Community Room
Time: 10.00am – 12noon
Course 1 Dates: 15th January – 12th February
Course 2 Dates: 26th February – 26th March
Bookings: 020 8386 4038 or 020 8236 7550

Saturday

Dads Club

Who: Dads and Grandads can bring along children aged 0-8 years
Where: The BEcc
Time: 10.00 -12 noon
When: 30th January, 27th February and 27th March
Bookings: Not required

Emergency First Aid

The sessions will focus on family first aid and you will learn about resuscitation and how to manage emergency situations. Led by an Experienced First Aid Trainer

Who: For all parents/carers
Where: The Community Room
Time: 9.30 – 1.30 pm
Dates: 16th January 2009
Bookings: 020 8386 4038 or 020 8236 7550