Services, Courses & Sessions
Junior Explorers
A variety of engaging activities following key themes each week. Themes include dinosaurs, construction and super heroes. Great fun for your developing toddler. Call your local family hub for more information.
Available at: West Bromwich Central (Greets Green) Family Hub, B70 9EZ
and 5 more locations
Families with toddlers
Forest Friends
These sessions are suitable for children aged 2-5years. Wild Lives invites you and your young explorers for forest school adventures in Warley Woods, an award winning green space and richly diverse woodland full of inspiration and natural wonders! Each session is full of play and exploration with seasonal, nature-based experiences on offer, such as den building, mud kitchen, natural crafts, bug hunting, campfire cooking, treasure hunts and games, among many other things. Forest friends takes place in all weathers and seasons, working with the nature's rhythms, connecting learners to the seasons and the woodland. This helps to build resilience and encourages us to find the joy in everyday, instead of waiting for a sunny day! We provide a positive, supportive, child-centred environment with qualified and experienced practitioners on hand to inspire and nurture young minds. We support children to take age appropriate risks and face achievable challenges that help them to grow and develop
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Families with toddlers
Stay & Play
Looking for a fun and engaging activity for your little ones? Our Stay & Play sessions offer a safe and welcoming environment for children to explore, play, and socialise. Enjoy sensory play, arts and crafts, story time, and much more! Not booking, just show up. Families will be allowed entry on a first-come-fist-basis.
Available at: Cradley Heath Community Centre (Soft play), B64 5JG
and 11 more locations
New parents Families with toddlers
Term-time Stay and Play - Families with toddlers (1-3 years)
Join us for a fun-filled ‘Stay and Play’ session, where you and your child can learn through play, chat, and create happy memories together. Enjoy a variety of toys, books, and activities that bring stories to life. Sing songs, share rhymes, and explore music with your little ones. Get creative with crafts, dive into messy play, and take part in engaging activities designed for both fun and learning. It’s the perfect opportunity to bond and explore together! No need to book. For more information, contact Michelle Hellend, 0121 557 1034 x.2
Available at: Harvills Hawthorn Primary School, Wolseley Rd, West Bromwich, B70 0NG
Families with toddlers Families with children with SEND
Baby Bells
This session is suitable for Children from Birth to Sitting. We're excited to be able to offer parents/carers and their toddlers a FREE course of Hartbeeps: Baby Bells. Baby Bells is a nurturing programme for new parents and their baby. Baby Bells classes are designed to ignite and delight those freshly acquired senses and help baby to uncurl and release trapped energy. Sessions focus on bonding and building confidence. Suitable for babies from birth Where this is a demand for places priority will be given to people attending for the first time.
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New parents
Twilight Family Stay & Play Session
A perfect chance for the whole family to come and spend time together through play, fun, games, singing and stories. This free session does not require booking, and is term time only.
Available at: West Bromwich Central (Greets Green) Family Hub, B70 9EZ
and 7 more locations
New parents Families with toddlers Families with primary school children Families with teenagers
Story Explorers
Come and join us for this FREE exciting and interactive taster session. Story explorers is a fun and interactive session for you and your children to explore popular stories, each week will have a new story to explore and themed crafts. This session is suitable for children aged between 1 and 5 years old (preschool children).
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New parents Families with toddlers
Family cycle rides (April to Oct)
Join us for Family cycle rides! Looking for a fun way to spend time with your family? Cradley Link offers family-friendly cycle rides every Monday and on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month. We even have bikes with baby carriers available for our youngest riders! All ages and abilities are welcome. So grab your helmet and join us for a ride in the fresh air.
Available at: Cradley Heath Community link, 140 High Street, Cradley Heath, B64 5HJ
New parents Families with toddlers Families with primary school children Families with teenagers Families with children with SEND
Baby Beeps
This session is suitable for Children who are Sitting Confidently to Walking. We're excited to be able to offer parents/carers and their toddlers a FREE course of Hartbeeps: Baby Beeps. Baby Beeps™ offers practicality with a giant sense of fun, as we make ‘more’ of important routines found within a baby’s day. The Baby Beeps™ programme offers this pre-walking phase (approximately 6 to 9 months and up to toddling) and their grown-ups’ an introduction to baby play and learning, along with our teaching technique ‘soundplay’ offering a rich platform to explore baby’s developing speech and language. Where this is a demand for places priority will be given to people attending for the first time.
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New parents
Smethwick Family Hub
Available at: Smethwick Family Hub, B66 3PX
Expectant parents New parents Families with toddlers Families with primary school children Families with teenagers Families with children with SEND Parent support