What's on at your family hubs?
Discover what’s happening at local family hubs across the borough.
Brierley Hill Family Hub
We Love Carers
When: Mondays, 10am - 12pm (monthly)
What's involved: A support group for anyone with caring responsibilities.
No booking required.
Brilliant Babies
When: Tuesdays, 1pm - 2.30pm
What's involved: A warm, friendly group offering play and learning experiences that will support your baby's development, for babies under 1 year of age.
No booking required.
Infant Feeding Workshop
When: Tuesdays, 9.30am - 11am (monthly): 8th October 2024, 12th November 2024, 10th December 2024
What's involved: Support around feeding your baby.
No booking required.
Coffee and Chat
When: Once a month. Next sessions on 11 October 2024, 8 November 2024 and 13 December 2024
Where: Harry's Café, DY5 3AB
What's involved: An informal group chat where Family Hub representatives can support and signpost visitors to other services.
No booking required.
Tots at Bank Street
When: Thursdays, 10am - 11.30am
Where: Bank Street Methodist Church
What's involved: Stay and Play for children under 5, supporting development and learning.
No booking required.
Talking Tots
When: Fridays, 10am - 11am, from 25 October 2024 to 22 November 2024
What's involved: A group to support language development for children aged 1-2 years.
Book: Call 01384 813322
Triple P
When: Starting January 2025
Where: The Source, Barnett Lane, Kingswinford, DY8 5PY
What's involved: 10-week programme supporting parents/carers with children aged 2 - 11 years, with a focus on how to support positive behaviour.
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk
Triple P (Teen)
When: Starting January 2025
Where: The Source, Wordsley
What's involved: Support for parents/carers to understand your teenager.
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk
Triple P (Baby)
When: Wednesdays, 9.30am - 11.30am, starting 10 October 2024 and lasting for eight weeks
Where: The Source, Wordsley
What's involved: An 8-week programme. Positively nurture your baby's development and a close relationship right from the start - this toolkit of tips and ideas really works!
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk
Bite Size
When:
- 16 October 2024 - Eating well for less
- 23 October 2024 - Fussy eating
- 6 November 2024 - Oral hygiene
- 13 November 2024 - Starting solid foods
Where: The Source, Barnett Lane, DY8 5PY
What's involved: Supports parents to help your family with health lifestyles.
Book: Booking required - call 01384 813322
CPR
When: 1pm - 3pm, 7 October 2024, 4 November 2024
What's involved: First aid tips to keep your baby safe.
Book: Call 01384 813322
First Words Together
When: Wednesdays, 1.30pm - 2.30pm, from 20 November 2024 for 5 weeks.
Where: The Source, Barnett Lane, DY8 5PY
What's involved: A group to support language development in young children.
Book: Booking required - call 01384 813322
Practical Parenting Workshop
When: 27 September 2024 and 25 October 2024
What's involved: A group to help prepare for the arrival of your baby during pregnancy
Book: Call 01384 813322
Stay and Play
When: Wednesdays, 10am - 11.30pm, starting 16 October 2024
Where: The Source, Barnett Lane, DY8 5PY
What's involved: Supports parents to help your family with health lifestyles.
No booking required.
Coseley Family Hub
Real Mama Tribe - Mamas Chat and Play
When: Mondays, 12.30pm - 2pm (monthly)
What's involved: For mamas to chat, meet and make friends.
Book: Search REAL MAMA TRIBE on Facebook to join private group.
Antenatal and Postnatal Appointments
When: Various clinics throughout the week
What's involved: Book your appointments at the local Hub to see your midwife before and after birth. A friendly environment to make connections and meet others.
Book: Book with your midwife
Breastfeeding Workshop
When: Mondays, 1pm - 3pm (3rd Monday of every month)
What's involved: Breastfeeding classes are run by the infant feeding team from Russell’s Hall hospital.
Book: Email: dgft.spmwif@nhs.net / Call: 01384 456111 extension 3887
IEYS - Parent Time
When: Tuesdays, 10am - 11am and 1pm - 2pm
What's involved: We provide support to children, families and early years providers across the borough. We also have a wealth of knowledge and expertise for children with additional needs.
Book: Email IEYS.admin@dudley.gov.uk
Glucose Testing Clinic
When: Tuesdays, 9am - 1pm
What's involved: Diabetes testing in pregnancy.
Book: Book through midwives - 01384 244358
New Birth Registrations
When: Tuesdays, 9am - 5pm
What's involved: Come and register your new baby here at Coseley Hub.
Book: Call 01384 815373 or book online.
Housing Support Advice
When: Wednesdays, 10am - 1pm (fortnightly) and Thursdays, 2pm - 4.30pm (fortnightly)
What's involved: Sessions to help and support vulnerable people to achieve a stable home environment, to inspire confidence, promote independence and to encourage them to improve their quality of life.
Book: Call 01384 812504
Talking Tots
When: Wednesdays, 9am - 11am (sporadically in 5-week sessions)
What's involved: The aim of Tots Talking is to improve communication skills in two-year-olds. This is done by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging use of language and behaviours which research suggests supports children in talking and understanding words. Supported through Speech and Language team.
Book: Email FS.DudleyNorth@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 813096
Brilliant Babies Stay and Play (0-12 Months)
When: Thursdays, 9.30am - 10.30pm (weekly)
What's involved: A stay and play session for you and your little one, including lots of activities and the opportunity to meet other parents and carers.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Milk Mates New Baby Network
When: Thursdays, 11am - 2pm
What's involved: Find help with establishing breastfeeding, ask questions about bottle feeding, or simply hang out with other parents.
Book: New Baby Network
Jobs Club
When: Thursdays, 9.30am - 12.30pm (fortnightly)
What's involved: Support with CVs and searching for employment.
No booking required.
Stay and Play (0-5 Years)
When: Wednesdays, 9.30am - 11am and Fridays 9.30am to 11am
What's involved: A play and stay session for you and your under 5, with lots of activities, a snack and the chance to meet other parents and carers.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Health Visitor Appointments
When: Various appointments throughout the week
What's involved: Is your little one due a development check, a weigh in or general advice? Book your appointment at your local Hub where you can come and make connections and meet others.
Book: With your health visitor
Introduction to Solids Sessions
When: Wednesdays (monthly)
What's involved: Wondering when and how to start introducing solid foods? Come and join a session delivered by the Health Visiting team here at the Hub, an opportunity to ask all those need to know questions.
Book: With health visitors
Triple P Parenting Groups
When: Mondays, 10am - 12pm (monthly)
What's involved: Whether you are pregnant and seeking advice or the parent of a teen, we offer parenting support access the ages at the Hub.
Book: https://www.dudleyparents.co.uk/home
First Words Together
When: Various programmes throughout the year
What's involved: Babies communicate long before they start to talk, through gestures, showing and giving objects, pointing and vocalising. Sharing books and interacting through books from when babies are very young supports communication and language development. This universal programme builds parents’ and carers’ awareness and confidence in supporting early communication leading up to babies’ first words.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Sensory Room
When: Daily
What's involved: Book a free relaxing interactive soft play space for you and your child/young person.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Antenatal Interactive Workshop
When: Bookings anytime after 20-week scan
What's involved:
Calling all Dudley pregnant women and their birth support; dad, nan, friend, neighbour etc.
Explore healthy pregnancies, birth choices, practical life with a new baby; nappies, bathing, clothing, products, safer sleep, we even think about how their little brains develop so quickly!
Bookings via hubs directly. This class is in addition to hospital antenatal classes on a weekend and the birth preparation class.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Health in Pregnancy
When: Fridays - Appointment only
Book: Call Kerry: 07970 376176 / Email: dgft.hpss@nhs.net
Baby Massage
When: Mondays
What's involved: Learn how to bond and communicate with your baby through massage. Free sessions with a £10 refundable deposit to secure your space.
Book: Call the family hub to register an interest: 01384 813096
Dudley Family Hub
Parent Workshop
When: First working Monday of every month
What's involved: A practical, hands-on workshop for expectant parents, looking at safe sleep, nappy changing, bathing and hospital bags.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Stay and Play
When: Tuesdays, 10am - 12pm (term time - timetable may be amended during school holidays)
Fridays, 10am - 12pm (term time - timetable may be amended during school holidays)
What's involved: Free, fun activities for preschool children, including a snack, singing and storytelling. All parents and carers welcome.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Brilliant Babies
When: Tuesdays, 2pm - 4pm
What's involved: Free calm sensory play for babies from new-borns to 12 months. All parents and carers welcome.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Baby Massage
When: Mondays, 12.30pm - 1.30pm
What's involved: A chargeable session operated by Generation Impact - £5 per session.
Book: Generation Impact
Milk Mates
When: Wednesdays, 1pm - 2.30pm
What's involved: A drop in session offering peer support around feeding your baby.
No booking required.
Fingerprint Sensory SEN Play
When: Thursdays, 10am - 11.30am (term time only)
What's involved: Parent led sessions featuring free, fun sensory activities for children under 2 years.
No booking required.
Stepping Stones
When: Starting September 2024
What's involved: A 9 week programme for parents of pre-adolescent children who have a disability. Stepping Stones has been shown to work with children with intellectual and physical disabilities who have disruptive behaviour.
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 816155
Baby Triple P
When: Starting September 2024
What's involved: An 8 week programme. Positively nurture your baby’s development and a close relationship right from the start - this toolkit of tips and ideas really works!
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 816155
First Words Together
When: Rolling five-week programmes (Usually takes place Mondays, 9.30am - 10.30am)
What's involved: Babies communicate long before they start to talk, through gestures, showing and giving objects, pointing and vocalising. Sharing books and interacting through books from when babies are very young supports communication and language development. This universal programme builds parents’ and carers’ awareness and confidence in supporting early communication leading up to babies’ first words.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Talking Tots
When: Rolling five-week programmes (Usually takes place Fridays, 1pm - 2pm)
Where: Dudley Family Hub and at Dudley Wood Neighbourhood Learning Centre
What's involved: The aim of Tots Talking is to improve communication skills in two-year-olds. This is done by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging use of language and behaviours which research suggests supports children in talking and understanding words. Sessions are supported through the Speech and Language team.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Lye Family Hub
Baby Massage
When: Wednesdays, 12.30pm - 2pm
What's involved: Learn how to bond and communicate through massage.
Book: Generation Impact
Brilliant Babies - Halesowen Town Hall
When: Thursdays, 12pm - 1pm
What's involved: A six-week programme with activities for families with children under two.
Please call the hub for more information.
Stay 'n' Play - Halesowen Town Hall
When: Thursdays, 10am - 11.30am
What's involved: Stay and play session for children under 5, supporting development and learning.
No booking required.
Talking Tots
When: Mondays, 10am - 12pm
What's involved: A group to support language development for children aged 1-2 years.
Book: Call 01384 813954
Triple P - Stepping Stones
When: Mondays, 12.30pm - 2.30pm (starts 23 September 2024)
What's involved: 6-week programme.
Book: To be confirmed.
First Words Together
When: Tuesdays, 9am - 11.30am (starting 24 September 2024)
What's involved: 6-week programme featuring activities for families with children under two.
Contact the hub for more information.
Henry
When: Wednesdays, 9am - 11am, from 2 October 2024 to 13 November 2024 (no session during October half term)
Where: Silver Birch Room
What's involved: 6-week programme featuring activities for families with children under two.
Book: Call 01384 813954
NVR
When: Fridays, noon – 2.30pm
What's involved: Rebuilding Relationships 8 week course commencing 4th October 2024.
Book: Call the hub on 01384 813954 for further information.
Baby Weigh Clinic with Stay and Play
When: Fridays, 10am till noon
No booking required.
Parenting Workshop
When: Mondays, 9.30am till 11.30am Fortnightly commencing 23rd September 2024
Book: Call 01384 813954
Triple P - Group 2-11 Year Olds
When: Tuesdays, 12.30pm till 4.30pm
Where: Silver Birch Room
What's involved: 6-week programme
Book: Call the hub on 01384 813954 for further information.
Triple P - Teen 11-16 Year Olds
When: Wednesdays, 12.30pm till 4.30pm
What's involved: 6-week programme
Book: Call the hub on 01384 813954 for further information.
Stourbridge Family Hub
Infant Feeding Clinic
When: First Monday of every month, appointment only
Workshop fourth Monday of every month, 10am and 11am
What's involved: Parent workshop. Practical hands-on workshop for expectant parents. Looking at safe sleep, nappy changing, bathing and hospital bags.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Mom's Mindful Hubs
When: Mondays, 12pm - 2pm
What's involved: A weekly mental wellness peer support group for mothers and their families.
More info: Email momsmindfulhub@rethink.org
Stay and Play
When: Tuesdays, 9.30am - 11.30am (term time - timetable may be amended during school holidays)
What's involved: Free fun activities for preschool children, including singing, storytelling and a snack. All parents/carers welcome.
Book: Email FS.stourbridge@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 818780
Health in Pregnancy
When: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 1pm - 5pm - appointment only
Book: Call Dawn on 07891 858 853/01384 244358 / Email dgft.hpss@nhs.net
Brilliant Babies
When: Wednesdays, 9.30am - 10.30am and 11am - 12pm (term time only)
What's involved: Free activity session in our sensory room for babies aged new born to 12 months. All parents/carers welcome.
Book: Email FS.stourbridge@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 818780
Birth Registrations
When: Wednesdays, 9am - 4pm
https://www.dudley.gov.uk/residents/register-office/birth-registration/
Mini Mindful Explorers
When: Thursdays, 9.30 am - 12pm
What's involved: A nature group for babies aged 8 weeks - 13 months. A 6-week programme connecting parents, supporting emotional wellbeing for all including connecting with the natural world.
Book: Email momsmindfulhub@rethink.org
Integrated Early Years Team 0-5 Stay & Play for children with Special Educational Needs
When: Thursdays, 1pm - 2pm (term time only, booking required)
Book: Call 01384 814364
Milk Mates
When: Fridays, 12.30pm - 2pm
What's involved: Drop in session. Peer support around feeding your baby.
Book: https://newbabynetwork.co.uk/infantfeeding/
Hearing & Visually Impaired Stay and Play
When: Fridays, 9.45am - 11.45am (invite only)
Book: Call Louise on 01384 8125589 / 01384 817886
Baby Triple P
When: Thursdays, 10am - 12pm (starting 12 September 2024)
What's involved: 8-week programme. Positively nurture your baby’s development and a close relationship right from the start - this toolkit of tips and ideas really works!
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 816155
Teen Triple P
When: Fridays, 10am - 12pm (starting 11 October 2024)
What's involved: A practical parenting course to help parents/carers with issues or challenges that may arise when raising a teenager. Sessions allow you to explore ways that can resolve conflict, help your teen stay safe, manage behaviours whilst continuing to build on a strong relationship with your teen.
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 816155
Triple P for Parents/Carers of Children Aged 2-11 Years
When: Thursdays, 1pm - 3pm (starting 3 October 2024)
What's involved: A parenting course to help you understand what’s within your control to change and influence for your child’s benefit. Sessions will help you to create the best environment for your child’s development, know how to address child behaviours, promote new skills and help emotional self-regulation raise happier, more confident and capable kids and improve your relationship with your children.
Book: Email parenting@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 816155
First Words Together
When: Mondays, 10am - 11am (starting 14 October 2024 for five weeks)
What's involved: Babies communicate long before they start to talk, through gestures, showing and giving objects, pointing and vocalising. Sharing books and interacting through books from when babies are very young supports communication and language development. This universal programme builds parents’ and carers’ awareness and confidence in supporting early communication leading up to babies’ first words.
Book: Call the hub on 01384 818780
Talking Tots
When: Mondays, 1.15pm - 2.15pm (starting 14 October 2024 for five weeks)
What's involved: The aim of Tots Talking is to improve communication skills in two-year-olds. This is done by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging use of language and behaviours which research suggests supports children in talking and understanding words. Supported through Speech and Language team.
Book: Call the hub on 01384 818780
Antenatal Interactive Workshop
When: Bookings anytime after 20-week scan
What's involved:
Calling all Dudley pregnant women and their birth support; dad, nan, friend, neighbour etc
Explore healthy pregnancies, birth choices, practical life with a new baby; nappies, bathing, clothing, products, safer sleep, we even think about how their little brains develop so quickly!
Bookings via hubs directly. This class is in addition to hospital antenatal classes on a weekend and the birth preparation class.
Book: Call the hub on 01384 818780
Antenatal and Postnatal Appointments
When: Various clinics throughout the week
What's involved: Book your appointments at the local Hub to see your midwife before and after birth. A friendly environment to make connections and meet others.
Book: Book with your midwife.
Housing Surgery - Make Rent Your Priority
When: Every other Tuesday, 9am - 12pm
What's involved: Sessions to help and support you to keep the roof over your head, to have a stable environment and promote independence.
Book: Call the Dudley RT team on 0300 555 0010
Health Visitor Appointments
When: Various appointments
What's involved: Is your little one due a development check, a weigh in or general advice? Book your appointment at your local Hub where you can come and make connections and meet others.
Book: With your health visitor
Baby Massage
When: Starts 5 September 2024.
What's involved:Learn how to bond and communicate through massage.
Book: With Tracey on 07480 753610 & Stacey on 07482 727330, info@generationimact.org.uk, www.generationimpact.org.uk
Sensory Room
When: Slots available daily.
What's involved: Book a free relaxing interactive soft play space for you and your child/young person.
Book: Call the hub on 01384 818780