Ridgeway Family Hub

Address: Park Avenue, South Shields, NE34 8AB
Telephone number: 0191 456 7751
Opening Hours
Monday 08:30 – 16:30
Tuesday 08:30 – 16:30
Wednesday 08:30 – 16:30
Thursday 08:30 – 16:30
Friday 08:30 – 16:30
Saturday Closed
Sunday Closed

Contents

  1. About
  2. STANLEY's daycare
  3. Activities and facilities

About

Partnership Manager: Michelle Barnes


STANLEY's daycare 

Daycare is available at Ridgeway Family Hub.

Find out more about STANLEY's daycare at Ridgeway Family Hub.


Activities and facilities

See a full list of activities at all our family hubs.

Ridgeway Children's Centre

Learning with Play (0 to 4 years) 

A group for families with children under 5 years. Promotes quality time and learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.

Learning with Play SEND (0 to 4 years)

A group for families with children under 5 years with an additional need or waiting for assessment. Promoting learning through play as well as information, advice and guidance.

Baby Explorers (conception to mobile) 

A group for babies focusing on bonding and attachment, communication, health and wellbeing, safety, development milestones and learning through play.

Little Explorers (mobile to walkers) 

A toddler group focusing on communication, health and wellbeing, safety, development milestones and learning through play.

Language Explorers (0 to 2 years)

A group to support your child's communication and language through play.

Henry (antenatal (0 to 5 years, 4 to 12 years)

Provides tips and support for parents and carers. Explore how to provide a happy, health, supportive environment for the whole family. As part of the programme there's also 5 workshops you can join:

  • Starting solids - This workshop will explore the taste journey children will have when they start having solid food. 
  • Looking after yourself - A workshop which will explore maintaining positive relationships as a family. It will also provide you with toolkits to help reduce anxiety and staying calm. 
  • Understanding behaviour - You will share experiences with a small group of other parents and carers, find new ways of reducing stress, and gain new ideas to help you manage daily family life. 
  • Eat well for less - You will gain great tips in this workshop which will help you keep to a budget and get the whole family eating more healthily. 
  • Healthy teeth - A workshop to help you get ideas to support teeth brushing and get ideas for healthy food swaps. You will be able to share experiences of looking after children's teeth that will help prevent tooth decay. 

Solihull (first 5 years, school years 5 to 18 years)

 A programme based on the Solihull approach. Supports parents and carers to understand their child's behaviour in the context of their development and child-parent relationship.

Reducing Parental Conflict 

We offer a range of programmes to support parents and carers who may be experiencing conflict such as:

  • You, me and baby too
  • Getting it right for children
  • Arguing better
  • Parenting when separated

Triple P (6 to 19 years) 

A programme giving parents and carers simple and practical strategies to help them build strong healthy relationships and confidently manage their children's behaviour.

Baby Massage

Learn different massage strokes, strengthen your bond with your baby and meet other parents. For babies aged 0-1 year.