Sure Start Children’s Centres are places where children under 5 years old and their families can receive seamless integrated services and information.
It is also where they can access help from a range of multi-disciplinary teams of professionals. These Centres are at the heart of the Government’s strategy to deliver better outcomes for children and families.
Services and activities are delivered from Masbro Children’s Centre, Edward Woods, Masbro Brook Green, Masbro Flora Gardens Children's Centre and Shepherds Bush Families Project and Children’s Centre (SBFP & CC).
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We also run a nursery at Masbro Children’s Centre for children eligible for the 2 year offer of 15 hours free childcare.
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What is the Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) programme?
The Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) programme works with Early Years settings and childminders to support and encourage their work on health and wellbeing. HEYL helps settings and childminders to identify their own good practice as well as areas to develop, focusing on health and wellbeing. All Early Years settings and childminders can participate in Healthy Early Years London by completing the HEYL First Steps registration form.
Six settings have achieved the Healthy Early Years London First Steps Award and Masbro Children’s Centre is one of the 6 settings in Hammersmith & Fulham to have achieved this. Masbro Children’s Centre also previously achieved the Gold Award for Healthy Early Years. Healthy Early Years London (HEYL) is the Mayor’s new award programme that aims to support London’s 13,000+ early years childcare settings to boost the health, wellbeing and development of under-fives as they grow, play and learn.
DADS’ PLAY & LEARN
10.30 – 12.30pm
25 Jan, 29 Feb & 28 Mar
£1.00 (free if you are on benefit)
Masbro Children's Centre
These sessions will offer a range of fun activities for dads/ male carers to have fun with their child/children in a safe and stimulating environment. A light lunch is provided.
ADVICE ON BREAST FEEDING
We offer sign posting advice on Breast Feeding.
Please call 020 7605 0800 for Masbro
and 020 8741 7892 for Flora Gardens
CHICKENSHED – A BOX FULL OF TALES
Tuesdays 11.00 – 12.00pm
14 Jan – 24 Mar (No session on 18 Feb)
An exciting interactive performance and workshop for children and their families.
Masbro Children's Centre
Booking essential
No entry after performance starts
Contact Monika on 0207 605 0800
MASBRO OUTREACH WORKERS
The Masbro Children’s Centre Outreach Workers provide practical and emotional support to parents and carers. If you would like advice or support you can either speak to a member of staff or contact Houraa on 020 7605 0800 to make an appointment, either in your home or at the centre.
BOOKSTART PROGRAMME
The Bookstart Programme includes a FREE book pack – full of resources to share with your child/ren, making stories fun, whilst encouraging language development by learning new rhymes.
Contact Marina on 020 7605 0800
HEALTHY START VITAMINS & ROSE VOUCHERS
We distribute free women’s and children’s vitamins & Rose Vouchers (free fruit and vegetables for those who are eligible), to pregnant women and families with children under the age of four.
Contact Monika on 020 7605 0800
All areas of the programme cover the:
EARY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE [EYFS]
– A Unique Child –
– Positive Relationships –
– Enabling Environments –
– Learning and Development –
. . . a clear core purpose, focused on:
Improving outcomes for young children and their families, with a particular focus on the most disadvantaged families, in order to reduce inequalities in:
Child development and school readiness;
SUPPORTED BY IMPROVED:
– Parenting aspirations, self esteem and parenting skills –
– Child and family health and life chances –
You can now register the birth of your child at the Masbro Children’s Centre. It will also give you an opportunity to look at what is on offer for your child at the Centre and plugs you into local services at a time when every extra bit of help is vital.
Make the right choice – book your birth registration at Masbro today!
For an appointment call 020 8753 2140
MASBRO UNDER THREE'S NURSERY
Masbro under Threes Nursery offers 15 hours free childcare to children who are 2 years old and eligible for the funding. The Nursery runs sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays from 10.00 – 3.00pm (term time only).
2 YEAR OLD FUNDING
The government is funding the places for two-year-olds from low income families who receive benefits. In order to be eligible, families must be resident in Hammersmith & Fulham and must also be in receipt of certain benefits.
Please note: if you are entitled to Working Tax Credit, you will not be eligible for this funding.
For more information on how to apply, and to find out
your eligibility, contact Marina 020 7605 0800
email marina@upg.org.uk
It is important to book a crèche place before your session starts. We will be running settling-in sessions the week before courses begin to help your child make a good start in the crèche.
To book a place contact Kayleigh on 020 7605 0800 or email: kayleigh@upg.org.uk
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.
To find out more about this service please go to our DBS page
GOING BACK TO WORK, RETURNING TO STUDY, 0R NEED HELP WITH YOUR FINANCES?
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT AT THE MASBRO CENTRE
If you are looking for work or thinking of going on to further training our employment service maybe able to help you with support in job search, CV writing, interview skills and course search
Please contact Gosia on 020 7605 0112
or email gosia@upg.org.uk
FAMILY INFORMATION SERVICE
The Family Information Service (FIS) provides information and advice on a range of services for children and young people aged 0 – 19 years old.
Phone 0845 313 3933 (calls charged at standard rate) or visit www.lbhf.gov.uk/fisd
JOBCENTRE PLUS
Jobcentre Plus provides resources to enable job-searchers to find work.
Phone 0800 169 0190 for more information
LONDON PLUS CREDIT UNION LTD
London Plus Credit Union Ltd provide a range of financial services to the community.
Phone 020 7471 2620 or visit
www.hfcu.co.uk
SHEPHERDS BUSH FAMILIES PROJECT
& CHILDREN'S CENTRE
58a Bulwer Street
London W12 8AP
T: 020 8749 2371
E: info@sbfp.org
MASBRO FLORA GARDENS CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Dalling Road
London W6 7BJ
T: 020 8741 7892
E: vallon@upg.org.uk
AVONMORE NEIGHBOURHOOD FAMILY CENTRE
Please contact Masbro Children’s Centre for the current programme
MASBRO VOICES
“Masbro Centre at Brook Green – is a very friendly safe place where I always come back too (once or twice a week) Staff are always friendly and helpful such a help to have places like this – priceless – thank you.”
Parent attending Masbro Children's Centre
“I can learn new skills and knowledge from others mums. I can improve my English through speaking with others.”
Parent attending Masbro Children's Centre
“Masbro Children’s Centre has provided a safe, fun and enjoyable place for my children to play. . Different activities are put out at each visit so the children get the chance to try new things that they might not otherwise get the chance too.”
Parent attending Masbro Children's Centre