Sure Start helps parents access training, fun learning groups, careers advice, short courses and parenting groups by providing free creches and local venues. This allows parents to develop themselves, have fun, meet others, take time for themselves, learn about good parenting, gain skills and knowledge, increase their confidence and get back to or start a career!

There are regular fun groups for parents throughout the year, such as crafts, learning Mendhi, Cooking, Cake Making, Sewing and family learning activities. Some groups are fun activities to do with your children, but for other sessions there are creche places available.

There’s lots of groups to access, see the ‘What’s On’ section for current sessions and see below for details of courses we run regularly. Ofsted graded our training as Outstanding so please come down and see if we have something to interest you.

Parenting Courses

Baby Massage and baby Yoga
Please call 01922 637794 for details of the next courses.

Sure Start Centre, Brineton Street, Pleck

l  Baby Massage and baby yoga offer a wealth of benefits for both parent and child.
l  Encourages bonding and communication between parent and baby
l  Helps baby cope with colic, constipation and teething
l  Helps baby gain body awareness and co-ordination
l  Enhances baby’s feeling of being loved and secure
l  Can help moms with post-natal depression
l  Gives parents confidence handling baby
l  Stimulates baby’s circulatory system
l  Balances baby’s nervous system
Plus Much More...

Makaton - Baby sign courses starting regularly

A really amazing way of communicating with your baby. Babies can learn signs a long time before they develop their speech and language, meaning that baby can learn to talk to you and tell you what they want and need. This prevents frustration and tantrums.

This course runs regularly in the year, contact us for details of the next start time.

Promoting Happier Parenting

A course of six sessions that support you as parents in understanding and managing your child's behaviours and your feelings and needs as well.  You are not alone! This course from Sure Start was a big success this year - 100% of parents said their relationship with their children and their confidence as a parent had improved.

l Learn in the course about
l Managing child’s behaviour
l Learning different techniques
l Talking and listening with your child
l Feelings and needs of parents and children

Free fun creche for your children while you study.

This course runs regularly in the year, contact us for details of the next start time.

 Surviving Parenting

A six week set of sessions that aims to help parents through the main development stages and problem areas. The sessions are Food Time, Sleep problems, Child behaviour, Toileting, Play and Learning and Talking Tots. Parents can book all six sessions or come to those they feel are relevant to them.

Free fun creche for your children while you study.

This course runs regularly in the year, contact us for details of the next start time.

Learning and Careers

Computers and IT Class

 Beginners welcome at the computer course that teaches basic skills from typing to tables, spreadsheets and graphs. Learn as a hobby or increase your career prospects with this accredited course from the College of Continuing Education.

Free fun creche for your children while you study.

This course runs twice a week in term, contact us for details of places.

Foundation Stage Food Hygiene Certificate

Those who attend all four sessions of this course will gain a qualification and a certificate in basic food hygiene. All parents and carers will benefit from this course that shows you how to reduce the risk of infection and disease to homes and families. The course is also ideal for anyone wishing to start a career in food or catering.

Free fun creche for your children while you study.

This course runs regularly in the year, contact us for details of the next start time.

Paediatric (Child) First Aid Certificates

A useful course for parents and carers to learn about first aid for children and what to do in emergency situations. Those who attend all four sessions will gain a qualification and certificate. This will also be useful for anyone wishing to start a career working with children. Courses run regularly in the year, call us for more details.

Free fun creche for your children while you study.

This course runs regularly in the year, contact us for details of the next start time.

English for speakers of other languages (ESOL)
A group for parents and carers whose first language is not English and wishes to learn or improve English speaking and writing. Will improve the use and understanding of English, and is useful for everyone who does not speak English and especially those who wish to start a career or training and find language a barrier.

Free fun creche for your children while you study.

This course runs twice a week in term time, contact us for details of places.  

What do you want to learn? 

We really want to know your ideas for groups and courses that you would like us to run, please fill in the handy contact sheet here to tell us your ideas. We are willing to try and put on any courses suggested if we get a tutor and enough interest so please don't hesitate to ask for what you want.