There are five Sure Start Children's Centres in Bath:
- First Steps Twerton in Woodhouse Road
- First Steps Moorlands in Moorfields
- St. Martin's Garden in Odd Down, with an outreach centre at Foxhill Community Centre
- Parkside in central Bath
- Weston
Through play, children learn about themselves, their environment, people and the world around them. Positive play experiences develop positive emotional well-being. All the Children's Centre services support learning through play.
Daycare is available at three of the Centres. St Martin's Garden Children's Centre offers 40 childcare places for children aged 6 weeks to 4 years, with breakfast, holiday and after school provision. The First Steps Centres provide 110 childcare places between them, for children aged from 6 months and after school/holiday places for children up to 8 years.
Family support is provided through outreach activities, such as Family Support Workers throughout the community and in family's homes. At the Children's Centres there are lots of one-to-one and group activities taking place daily. Health services, including support to stop smoking, breastfeeding peer support and Health Advisors are all available in the area.
Information and advice is available on a wide range of issues. Families can access individual employment and training advice, as well as financial and benefits advice from the CAB. Information about benefits, training and access to child care is available in the foyers of all the centres as well as through the Family Information Service. Job Centre Plus offers appointments for advice as well as benefit reviews.
Bath East covers the areas of Odd Down, Combe Down, Abbey, Kingsmead, Larkhall, Widcombe and Swainswick.
There are three Sure Start Children's Centres in this area: St Martin's Garden in Odd Down, Parkside in central Bath and Weston. They offer a wide range of services and activites, and there are groups running in other venues in the area. To find out more, contact:
Find out what's on today at St Martin's Garden Children's Centre, Parkside Children's Centre and Weston Children's Centre
Bath West covers the areas of Twerton, Southdown, Weston, Lansdown, Oldfield and Westmoreland. There are two Sure Start Children's Centres in this area, First Steps Twerton and First Steps Moorlands. They offer a wide range of services and activites, and there are groups running in other venues in the area. To find out more, contact:
Find out what's on today at First Steps Twerton and First Steps Moorlands.