The service will support families living in Calderdale.

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The survey is anonymous and your phone number will not be saved.

From Monday 27^th November – Friday 8^th December 2023 its our Annual Consultation.

It is that time of year again where we are asking for you to share your views on the services we provide!

During this time period whilst accessing our services you will be asked to fill out a brief questionnaire. This is your opportunity to say what you think about the services we provide. Your views are important to us and we appreciate you taking the time to share these with us. All those that take part in the consultation will be entered into a prize draw to win £50 of Love 2 Shop Vouchers!

You can also complete the questionnaire online by clicking on this link which will take you directly to it: https://qj7rrgki2p9.typeform.com/to/NxXiHfP4

Lower Valley Children Centres’ Service would like to invite you to our upcoming Special Educational Needs Support Group Interactive Play Session – ✨ Shining Stars ✨

Our second group will be running on Saturday 2nd December 10am-11.30am. This group is currently in the piloting stages, but if well attended and beneficial, we will continue to run on the first Saturday of every month at Wellholme Park Children’s Centre.

This group will be ran by our fantastic team of practitioners and a member of the Portage Team will be there for any specialist support or advice.

If you would like to book a place for your family please contact Wellholme Park on 01484 714768.

Please note numbers are limited and based on a booking system.

Come and join us at the Lower Valley Christmas Party!

Tuesday 12th December 4pm-6pm

If you would like a slot to see Mrs. Claus, booking is essential. Phone Elland Children’s Centre on 01422 266197.

Are you a Dad / Male Carer and want to get stuck in to some exciting den building at Cromwell Bottom? Well look no further!
On Saturday 2nd of December, between 10-12pm, pop down for a FREE event. Places are limited so make sure you call and book yours today on 01484 386621.

On Monday 30th October we were joined by families from across Lower Valley for our annual half term event, which this time was Pumpkin Picking and more.

We had over 20 families totalling in around 70 attendees come along and join in the fun!

Attendees were able to select a pumpkin from our indoor patch and then were invited to the creative station to paint and decorate their pumpkin. We also had some spooky face painting going on, delicious biscuit making and a dedicated baby sensory area for our younger attendees.

We received some absolutely amazing feedback including…

“Really good for other Mum and Dad to interact with other parents for more social time for adults and the children.”

“Always well organised, fun safe events.”

“Lovely event, girls really enjoyed it.”

“Really enjoyed – face painting, decorating food, seeing and being able to interact with families.”

Thank you for everybody who took the time to come along and join in the fun at the event, and also to those who completed an impact evaluation, your feedback is important to us and helps us plan in facilitating future events.

A special thank you to our amazing staffing team who supported the event and worked so hard behind the scenes to make sure everybody had a good time 😊

A final thank you to Tesco Brighouse who donated some delicious sweet cones for us to utilise at our event, they were really well received and went down a treat!

Calling all dads and male carers! It’s almost that time of year already…

Join us for our Dads R Us Christmas Party!

Take a look at this wonderful feedback we have received from our Lower Valley Summer Events Impact Evaluation Winners.

Thank you for sharing with us! We are pleased to hear that you had such a fabulous time.

Bookings are now open for our 4-week program that combines prenatal exercises, addresses and common concerns to help you prioritise your health and wellbeing. As well as helping you feel great, all exercises are going to help you prepare your body for the later stages of pregnancy, birth and beyond The course is suitable for women in their 2^nd and 3^rd trimester.

Visit our Family Learning Booking Form to book your place on either of the below options.

Starting Monday 13th November 2023

10am – 11am

Southgate Methodist Church, Elland

Starting Wednesday 22nd November 2023

1pm – 2pm

Forest Cottage Centre, Ovenden

The Play Development Service offers free, open access and inclusive play sessions. They are for children and young people aged 5 to 14 years in the communities where they live in Calderdale.

Children and young people with disabilities or special needs are very welcome. Please note: They will need to book so their specific needs can be met.

Call 01422 380995 for further information.