Sunderland Children’s Centres and Early Years Settings

Early Years Settings in Sunderland

• 17 Children’s Centres with Daycare provision

• 9 Nursery Schools

• Primary Schools and Academies

• PVI Settings

• Childminders

• Toddler groups and Playgroups

Points of contact:

• Local Authority EYFS Team• Children’s Centre Teachers – 2 in each

locality• Network meetings

- EYP Network

- Foundation Stage Leaders Network

Support Groups

• Bosom Buddies• Young Parents• Family Nurturing• Dads and Kids• Ups and Downs• Sensory Play

Working with parents

Support for all Support for all families to families to develop develop parenting skillsparenting skills

Children’s Centre Multi Agency Teams

• Early Years Practitioners: Teachers, Play and Learn team.

• Child and Family support workers• Social Care• Health professionals: Health visitors, Health Nursery

Nurses, Midwives• Job Centre Plus

Children’s Centre Activities :

• Health – Baby Days, Bosom Buddies• Birth Registrations• Play and Learn• Toy Library• Family Support • Outreach

Play and Learn sessions

• Time for Rhyme• Indoors and outdoors• Busy Bodies• Messy Play• Developmental Movement Play

Language of Photography

Museum Partnerships

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