Our Group Programme

Children’s Centre services in Corby offer a range of support to families of children from birth to 5 years old, when your child joins reception class at primary school.

Health services, such as antenatal and postnatal support from midwives and health visitors, are available at Corby Children’s Centres. Some groups are available to drop-in, others by appointment or referral only. To use these services, please book with your midwife or health visitor.  We also offer specialist health and mental health support through our Groupwork Programme, SEND provision, and Family Support Team.

We also offer a range of services including parenting courses, family learning groups, early learning activities and one to one family support. If you think you may benefit from these extra help services, please speak to your health visitor, midwife, or contact us directly.

All groups and services are coordinated through our Family Support team, and are led by qualified practitioners.

Baby self-weigh services are available at all drop-in groups and Social Babies.

The majority of our groups and services are free of charge (with the exception of baby massage).

Unfortunately, due to the limited spaces available for groups, we are only able to offer places for families in the Corby area within NN17, NN18 and Gretton, Rockingham, Cottingham, Middleton, East Carlton and Weldon.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.  Families living beyond our designated community area are also encouraged to attend their local children’s centre.

Baby self-weigh services are available at all drop-in groups and Social Babies.

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Group Descriptions

Baby Messy Play

Come and explore a range of messy play material together and imaginative play. Suitable for parents and carers of non mobile babies.

Baby Self-Weigh

An opportunity for parents to come in and weigh their baby.  This service is available at all drop-in groups and Social Babies.

Drop-in

Stay and play drop in session for you to come along and socialise with your baby and other parents and children.

Social Babies

A drop in group for pre-walking babies and their carer’s to come along and explore the treasure baskets and sensory room. Self weigh is available, suitable for non-mobile babies. 

Baby Massage

Baby Massage is a group where you and your baby can spend some special time together. You will learn relaxing techniques that you can also do at home with your baby. This group is suitable for non-mobile babies.

Baby Massage is a paid group charged at £6.50 per session.  Please contact us to book your place.

Music & Storytelling

This is a group which is relaxed and fun, suitable for babies and toddlers (and adults) who love music and stories. Our aim is to have lots of fun using a mixture of percussion instruments, actions and our own voices, as well as learning to count, learning repetition, and learning about different sounds and textures.

Health Visitor Clinic

Clinic appointments run by local Health Visitors.

Kingswood Sensory Room

 Three time slots are available every Friday 12:00pm, 12:45pm, 1:30pm. Single adult £5.00, multiple adults £3.00 each. Maximum number of adults four. None more than 8 people in the space including children. Please contact Kathy Cairns on reception at Kingswood – 01536 747508 kathy.cairns@northnorthants.gov.uk to secure your booking

SEND stands for Special Educational Needs and Disability. Children and families with SEND are entitled to specialist provision and services.

For further information on any of these groups please contact Amy Devine.

Let's Play Together (Music Session)

This group is specifically for children aged under 5 with additional needs (diagnosed or undiagnosed) and their carers. We aim to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where children’s individual needs and interests can be supported. Led by members of our SEND team, this group gives families the chance to use musical instruments, share their experiences, and learn from one another. Staff can also offer guidance on how to access other agencies or services.

Premature Babies

Wednesday’s 1pm – 2:30pm at Kingswood Community Centre.

Has your little person arrived before your expected due date, born before the gestation period of 37 weeks? If so we would love you to join us. This group has been set up and planned to provide a safe space for parents to bring their babies and socialise with other families who have shared a similar experience. The group will have skilled group leaders who can provide a breadth of support as well as a Music Therapist providing short sessions of Music Therapy. Alongside this we are hoping to have support from our local health partners who specialise in prematurity.

For more information please direct message our page or call Pen Green Children Centre on 01536 40068 and ask to speak to Amy.

Infant Feeding Support / Clinic

An opportunity for parents to come together to talk about any worries they may have when feeding their baby.

Journey into Motherhood

A safe space for women to access a supportive environment to explore feelings around depression, anxiety, emotional distress and transitions into motherhood, which may have been exacerbated after the birth of a baby.

Growing with your Family

This is a reflective 20 week course for parents to think about all elements of raising their family. During the course, parents explore how their childhood experiences could influence their parenting and allows time to consider different styles and options.

Freedom

The Freedom Programme is a support group designed for women who are experiencing or have experienced domestic abuse.

The Freedom Programme is designed as an intervention to empower women to make positive choices about their lives by providing information and support within a group context. It gives women an opportunity and space to develop ways of thinking and building protective behaviours for themselves and their children from harm.

Solihull

This 10 week informal parenting course for parents and carers who want to know more about sensitive and effective parenting skills.  Come and meet likeminded people and learn about child development, behaviour and parenting styles.

Additional Needs Support

This is a group to support parents/carers who have children with additional needs. Parents tell us that having a child with additional needs impact on the whole family therefore we aim to provide support in the form of providing a safe space in a safe environment and consistent group leaders working using the person centred approach to ensure the parents voice is being heard.

Choices

A support group for mothers who were sexually abused as children.

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