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Children's Centres provide support to families with children and young adults 0-19 years (up to 25 years if they have special education needs or disabilities. They can help with the early identification and support of children with additional needs. They also provide information and advice for families about services locally. They offer parenting classes, play, talk, read sessions, stay and play session for parents and carers.
Family Support Workers support families to address their individual needs, including taking up 2,3 and 4 year old free childcare places. Children's Centres can also offer volunteering opportunities in childcare and early years.
Where is my Local Children's Centre
Find out here where your local children's centre is and what facilities and activities are available.
Oldbury
Rowley
Smethwick
Tipton
Wednesbury
West Bromwich
Smethwick and Oldbury Children's Centres
Play Talk Read in Smethwick and Oldbury
These sessions are for families who have not accessed a PTR session in the last 12 months.
To book or get more information call:
Cape Hill Children's Centre 0121 555 6756
Burnt Tree Children's Centre
Burnt Tree Children's Centre 0121 557 0740
Wednesbury and West Bromwich Children's Centres
Play Talk Read in West Bromwich and Wednesbury
These sessions are for families who have not accessed a PTR session in the last 12 months.
To book or get more information call:
Hillside Children's Centre 0121 588 5431
Greets Green Children's Centre 0121 500 4011
Friar Park Children's Centre
Friar Park Children's Centre 0121 556 5405
Tipton and Great Bridge Children's Centres
Activities, events and sessions run by Tipton and Rowley Children's Centre.
Tipton and Rowley Children's Centre
Tipton and Rowley Children's Centre 0121 559 9916
Rowley Children's Centres
Rowley Children's Centre 0121 559 9916
What does the Children's Centre offer?
Children's centres are the delivery mechanism for the Family Offer in Sandwell. Their aim is to deliver better outcomes for children and families.
They also provide co-ordinated support to children, young people and families with additional needs to prevent their problems from escalating.
The Family Offer
- An information point for local parents about services in the area and in the borough as a whole
- A support service for children and young people diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families (and support prior to confirmed diagnosis)
- Early Years services working with parents to develop their understanding of how young children learn and develop so that their children are ready for school.
- A family support service for children, young people and their families.
- An antenatal education programme
- A health promotion role linking with all other elements of the Offer e.g. breastfeeding, healthy eating, smoking cessation, immunisations, oral health, etc
- Support to parents to access education and training as steps towards employment
- In addition childcare services offering early learning for twos and nursery education fund are available in the majority of children’s centres across the borough
Children’s Centres are based in each of the six towns in Sandwell (with two core children’s centres in West Bromwich).