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Little Hands SureStart
2014 Calendar
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January
Little Hands SureStart run “Dummy Dumping
Campaigns” throughout the year. These are events
where families are supported in weaning their children
off their pacifiers. Support from our Family Team is
available for any families who struggle with this stage in
their child’s development.
Dummy
Dumping
Campaign
Our childcare settings encourage
children to leave their dummies at
home and our bus has “no
pacifiers allowed “ signs displayed
to encourage parents..
“Life always offers you a second chance - it’s
called tomorrow..”
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February
2013 saw the successful introduction of the community
library to the Ringfort Road Family Centre, Books for adults
and for children are available to borrow. Library is open
every Friday morning 9am — 12.30pm
Community Library
“Don’t give up what you want most for what you
want now..”
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March
Students Training Session—interview skills by EGSA.
Volunteers Award Day celebrating National Volunteers Week.
Volunteering Little Hands SureStart pride themselves
on their successful volunteers and
student placement programme -
offering a range of placement
experiences, training opportunities,
mentoring, coaching and more.
“I cant change the direction of the wind but I
can adjust my sails to reach my destination..”
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April Little Hands SureStart have a Child-Minding
Co-Ordinator; her role is to support and
assist families with all of their child-care
requirements.
Support to those who need child-care and
support to adults who are interested in
becoming registered child-minders as a
career.
Child-minding Support
Messy play activity at the child-minder’s drop in group.
“Learn how to be happy with what you have
whilst you pursue all that you want..”
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May Physical Play
Each of our childcare programmes promote
physical play and give children lots of
opportunities to engage in physical play. Parents
are also informed of the benefits of play through
the PEEP ethos in our parent and child sessions.
“The tallest oak in the forest was once just a little
nut that held it’s ground..”
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June Outdoor Play
Little Hands SureStart recognise the benefits
of outdoor play in the early years and
ensure all of the children in our settings
receive quality outdoor play opportunities.
Fresh air
Emotional
Health
Exploration
Confidence
Plants and
Animals
Attention
“Some people miss the message because
they’re too busy looking for the mistake..”
Healthy eating
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July
Healthy Eating
Little Hands SureStart promote healthy eating in
all aspects of our services:
Fruit snack within childcare settings
Healthy snacks in parent programmes
Healthy eating information workshops
Cookery programmes
Information booklets and much more
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August Parent Information Workshops
Dental
Health
Fire
Safety
Cookery
Pharmacy
Speech
and
Language
And many
more..
“Beautiful things happen when you distance
yourself from the negative..”
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September Messy Play
Messy play is a fundamental part of all our child
led sessions—whether that is in our
Developmental Programme for 2 year olds, our
After School’s Club, our childcare settings and
our parent and toddler groups.
“Do not wait for the perfect moment; take the
moment and make it perfect..”
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October Men’s Programmes and Services
Little Hands SureStart have seen a great
increase in the numbers of males attending our
programmes. Not only in our male specific
programmes but the generic programmes
open to all e.g. Stay and Play, Parent and
Toddler Groups etc.
Men and
Toddler
Father and
Child
programme
Men’s Health
programme
“Don’t loose hope - when the sun goes down,
the stars come out..”
And more..
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November Parenting Programmes
Little Hands SureStart run numerous parenting
programmes for example:
Nurturing programme (accredited)
Incredible Years (accredited)
Women’s Health
Cookery programmes
PEEP Play programmes And many more...
“Do something today that your future self will
thank you for..”
Little Hands
SureStart
run family
events
throughout
the year —
Easter,
Summer,
Halloween
and
Christmas.
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December Parent and Toddler Christmas Family Event
“If you want something you’ve never had then
you’ve got to do something you’ve never
done..”
Ringfort Road Derry BT480PZ Tel: 02871 267524 Fax: 02871 364846
Helen Street Derry BT489DD Tel: 02871 367524 Fax: 02871 373614
website: www.littlehandssurestart.co.uk
With compliments from the team at Little Hands SureStart, Happy New Year and
Best wishes for 2014.