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Holywell Green With the 50 Things To Do Before You’re 5 App!
Holywell Green Children’s Centre were engaged earlier this week in #08 Bubbles! from the 50 things to do before you are 5 App.
The wonder and amazement of watching bubbles form and float, then fall, burst and disappear is totally mesmerising. Smiling and laughing, waving her arms with excitement and anticipating what was coming as they lifted the wand to blow each time!
You can download it from your app store today.
Bookstart Busy Babies #menasparents
Tuesday 11th June, 10:30am-11:10am at Brighouse Library, HD6 2AF
£2 per child or FREE for Passport to Leisure holders.
Songs and rhymes are the best introduction to the magical world of language and literature. Come along to Bookstart Busy Babies for 40 minutes of songs and rhymes led by our Early Years Librarian and Early Childhood Music Specialist, Ben Lawrence.
You and your baby will explore traditional songs and rhymes and add new ones to your repertoire.
For more information please contact Ben Lawrence on 01422 392620. All children must be accompanied by a parent/carer.
Booking not required, please pay on the day.
Men as Parents (1st – 15th June 2019) is a whole fortnight of experiences aimed at helping men in Calderdale to be the best parents/carers they can be. Find out more here…
We’re recruiting!New opportunities with NHP
Early Years Practitioner Plus – Wellholme Park Children’s Centre
A post of Early Years practitioner Plus has become available at Wellholme Park Children’s Centre. The successful applicant must have substantial experience of working in an Early Years Setting.
Salary £18,135 Hours 37 Closing date: 7/6/19 Continue reading
Site Supervisor – Innovations and Illingworth Children’s Centre
This post is targeted at candidates with a sound understanding of Health and Safety and risk assessments, who also have substantial maintenance experience and are willing to undertake further training and development.
Salary £18,810 Hours 37 Closing date: 7/6/19 Continue reading
Early Year’s Practitioner Plus – Elland Children’s Centre
An Early Years Practitioner Plus position has become available at Elland Children’s Centre. This position has a minimum requirement of an appropriate Level 3 qualification.
Salary £18,135 Hours 37 Closing date: 7/6/19 Continue reading
Caretaker – Wellholme Park Children’s Centre
You will need knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety and risk assessments, as well as some maintenance experience including cleaning, …
Salary £17,363 Hours 30 Closing date: 7/6/19 Continue reading
Active North Halifax Engagement Coordinator
From the first Sure Start Children’s Centre in Calderdale to the first Men in Sheds group, and lots in between. North Halifax is an innovative area with a history of successful volunteer and community led programmes. And you could be part of it …
Salary: £26,045 Hours: 37 Closing date: 9/6/19 Continue reading
North Halifax Community Organiser NHP – #LetsGetSociallyActive
Looking for the chance to mobilise social and community action in Halifax? We are looking to recruit a Community Organiser to cover the northern part of the town, specifically the wards of Ovenden, and Illingworth & Mixenden.
Salary £21,000 Hours: 37 Closing date: 10/6/19 Continue reading
About NHP
North Halifax Partnership (NHP) is a community-led charity with a purpose to support individuals from cradle to grave, and to carry out activities which relieve poverty and disadvantage, promote health and wellbeing, and strengthen communities.
We deliver children’s centres and family support services; a Staying Well service to tackle loneliness and isolation; the Ovenden and Mixenden Initiative helps people into employment and training, provides youth and diversionary projects and delivers activities that make the community safer, cleaner, greener and more cohesive.
Find our more at www.northhalifaxpartnership.com
New App – 50 Things to do Before You’re 5!
NHP Children’s Centres are excited to let you all know about the new 50 things to do before your 5 app that Calderdale Council have developed in conjunction with the Children’s Centres and lots of other local partners.
It gives you 50 different, low cost and no cost activities that you can do with children aged under 5. There are lots of ideas for resources and children’s learning and it gives examples of where you can do the activities in Calderdale. You can download it from your app store today.
All the NHP Children’s Centres will be delivering 50 things to do before your 5 activities in the stay and play sessions this week and staff in these sessions will be able to show you how to download the app.
Why not pop along to one of the Centres groups this week and join in the fun and download the app.
Adventure World Play Gym in School Holidays
There will be a FREE Play Gym on Tuesday 28 May, 10:00am-12:30pm and 12:30pm-3:00pm at Adventure World, 2 James Street, Elland HX5 0HB.
This event is suitable for children up to 9 years old and there will be a buffet provided.
For more information and to book a place, call Field Lane Children’s Centre on 01484 386621 by Thursday 23 May.
Volunteering, is it for you?
Bored? Need a new challenge? Meet new people – Gain work experience – Increase your confidence.
At Elland Children’s Centre on Tuesday 11 June, 10:00am-12:00pm.
This session will provides you with all the information you need about becoming a
volunteer with North Halifax Partnership Sure Start Children’s Centres.
Refreshments (tea and coffee) will be provided.
To book, please ask at you local Children’s Centre or call on 01422 251090.
Easter Playbus at Wellholme Park Children’s Centre
A date for your family diary!
Wellhome Park Children’s Centre, Bradford Road, Brighouse HD6 4AF will be holding their Easter Event on Tuesday 16 April, 1:00pm-2:30pm with lots of Easter crafts and the Playbus.
There will be an Easter Egg hunt, cakes and stalls, hot food and plenty of fun.
Sure Start Children’s Centres North Halifax Partnership Summer Newsletter
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FREE Basic First Aid Course at Field Lane Children’s Centre
Field Lane Children’s Centre will be holding a FREE First Aid Course on Wednesday 20 March, 1:00pm-3:00pm.
The course will cover basic first aid, CPR, choking and more.
There will be a limited creche available.
To book your place call 01484 386621 or call into the centre.
10 Stress-free World Book Day Costumes
Thanks to the Locala School Nurses Calderdale for all the wonderful work they do and now they come to save the day on World Book Day!
As they say;
‘It’s never too early to start planning World Book Day!! In 2019, it falls on Thursday 7 March – avoid the panicked scrambles in the fancy dress box and get ahead of the game with this list of simple costume ideas.’
