Toddler Groups & Activities
Beckington Toddlers
Baptist Church, Frome Road, Beckington BA11 6TD
Tel: Mrs Bran 01373 830597
Tuesday 2.00 - 3.30 pm drop-in
The Bridge Children’s Centre - getset services
Wyville Road, Frome BA11 2BN
Tel: 01373 467473 Contact: Anna Garrett
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.getsetsomerset.gov.uk
Mondays - ‘Pandas Post Natal Group’ First Monday in the month 12.30 - 2.30.A support group for parents who suffer from Pre or Post Natal Depression, anxiety, low mood or struggling with parenthood. Informal, non-judgemental peer to peer support.
For more info. visit facebook.com/FromePandasSupportGroup
Tuesdays 9am - 11am Stay & Play at Vallis Community Room Bring your toddlers along to play at this ‘drop in’ session. Craft, singing, stories and fun! Term time only. £1 per family.
Wednesdays 9.30am—11.30am Jack in The Box Toy Library Come and find out what is available for your children from your Toy Library £2 per family
Thursdays 10.00am—12.00pm Dumplings Drop in for parents with babies under 18 months old. Stay and Play and singing for babies £1 per family .
Thursdays 11.00am—1.00pm Healthy Child Clinic Health Visitor Clinic drop in for parents of children up to 4 years old. (You can contact Health Visitors on 03003 230118)
Fridays 9.00am—12.00pm Messy Monsters Childminding network support group
The Key Centre - getset services
Feltham Lane, Frome BA11 5AJ
Tel: 01373 453371 Contact: Anna Garrett
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.getsetsomerset.gov.uk
Mondays 9.30—11am Rain or Shine Child-minders Child-minding network support group.
Tuesdays- 1pm—3pm Bumps and Babes– a Stay and Play drop in for parents with babies under 18 months old, alongside the Health Visitor Clinic where you can get your baby weighed.
10am—11.30pm Breastfeeding Group Get help and support and have a good chat with other breastfeeding mums!
Fridays 9.30am—11.00am Room to Play Come and join in the activities at this friendly group.
Please contact The Bridge on 01373 467473 if you would like to book a place
Doodlebug club
Childrens art & craft group 10-15-11.15 at St Catherines Hall
Park road, Frome. Refreshments included- real coffee & homemade cake!
To book a place contact:
[email protected]
Tel-07986847849
www.facebook.com/DoodlebugClub
Enigma Pottery Classes
15 Vicarage Street, Frome
Contact: Jenny Barton
Tel: 01373 452079
email: [email protected]
website: www.potterybath.co.uk
Children’s pottery classes are held on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4pm - 5pm. The fee is £45 for a 6 week block plus a charge for fired work based on weight. Jenny also offers pottery parties.
Frome Breastfeeding Group run by La Leche League Frome
11.15-12:45pm at The Scout Hut, Welshmill Lane, Frome. Breastfeeding Support Group with excellent support from experienced LLL Leader Veryan.
Contact: Veryan Conn
Tel: 07794 678802, or 01373 812481 or just drop in.
Hidden Woods – ‘Saplings’ Outdoor Toddler Group
Based in an 80 acre private woodland with wonderful purpose-built bushcraft/Forest School camps. We are located directly off the A36 next to the Bath Lodge Castle Hotel, approximately 10 mins from Frome by car. Our toddler groups run every Tuesday and Friday morning (9am-10.30am and 11am – 12.30pm each day). These magical sessions include woodland crafts, campfire cooking, free play and singing. Sessions must be pre-booked in advance via the website, but there is no minimum commitment.
We also offer birthday parties, family mornings, overnight family camps and much more!
www.hiddenwoods.co.uk / 01373 823832
Jo Jingles
Pre-school music & movement club for babies and toddlers from 3months - 5yrs. £5 per child including soft play!
9.45am - 10.15am at Junction 21 Soft Play Centre.
Tel: 01225 760088
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.jojingles.com/westwiltshire
Junction 21 Soft Play Centre - SEN group
Graphic House Station Approach, Frome BA11 1RE
On the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 5pm - 7pm we run a session specifically for children with Autism/Aspergers or any other special need and their siblings/families to have full use of Junction 21 without non special needs children around. The children can play and have fun in a relaxed atmosphere and the kitchen is open with a full menu available too. Parents can meet members of the C.A.O.T team (Children’s Autistic Outreach Team) who are on hand for advice, give visual aids or just for a chat. We have several families turn up every month and the atmosphere is lovely. If you would like your child to come along or need more details please email [email protected].
Tel: 01373 453670
Website: www.junction21.co.uk
Little Cuckoo’s Baby & Toddler Group
We run a baby and toddler group every Tuesday during term time from 10am - 11.30am. We are just outside of Frome in Corsley and literally takes a 5 minute car journey from Asda.We offer a wonderful countryside setting with plenty of outdoor space and we really would like to encourage new families to our weekly toddler group.
We ask for a donation of £1.50 per family and to bring your own healthy snack that we can all share and perhaps try something new. Lizzie runs our Baby & Toddler Group with her son Charlie and provides lots of fun activities for all to enjoy from painting, making, singing to playing outside on the pre-schools wonderful outside play equipment.
Please feel free to just pop along and join in the fun, or for more information please email [email protected]
National Childbirth Trust (NCT)
Enquires: 0300 330 0700
email: [email protected]
website: www.nct.org.uk/branches/frome
Go to the website to find details of current courses & events.
Nunney Pre School & Toddler Group
Catch Road, Nunney, Frome Somerset, BA11 4NE
Tel 01373 836353
Pre-School: Tue Wed Thurs & Fri 8.45am-2.45pm
Toddler Group: Mon 8.45am - 11.45am
[email protected]
Owl Babies - Leigh on Mendip Baby & Toddler Group
Memorial Hall, Leigh on Mendip, Radstock BA3 5QH
Tuesday 9.30 - 11.30 am term time only
Tel: Emma Brooks 01373 813630
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.owlbabies.info
Parent, Baby and Toddler swimming
Lunchtime swimming sessions designed for little ones to bond with their parents/carers. This is a public drop in swimming session that does not need to be pre booked. Term time only. Tuesdays 1pm - 2pm, Wednesdays 2pm - 3pm, Fridays 1pm - 3pm. Adults £3.90 Juniors £2.60 Under 5’s Swim FREE.
Frome Leisure Centre, Princess Anne Road, Frome, Somerset.
Website: www.avalonleisure.co.uk
Tel: 01373 465446
Sing-a-Ling Music & Movement
Sing-a-ling is a music and movement group designed to promote confidence, communication and listening skills in pre-school children. Sessions are relaxed and welcoming to all. sessions cost £4 and are drop-in with no need to book.
Sing-a-ling runs on Wednesdays at 10.30-11.15am in Trinity Church Hall and on Thursdays at 10-11am in Christ Church Hall, Park Road.
Tel: 07828 836637
Email: [email protected]
Please call or email for more information or go to www.facebook/pages/sing-a-ling.
Toddler Time and Baby Boogie at Frome Library
Justice Lane, Frome
Tel: 01373 462215
email: [email protected]
Songs,rhymes, stories and a follow-up activity for pre-school children.
Tuesdays 11am - 11.30am ‘Baby Boogie Rhyme Time’ session for babies 12 months and under and their accompanying carers. This is a relaxed, social 30 minute session of rhymes and songs. Fridays 11am - 11.30am ‘Toddler Time’.
Both sessions are free and carry on all year round during holiday and term time. Drop in for more information.
Trinity Toddlers
Trinity Church Hall, Trinity Street, Frome BA11 3DW
Tel: 01373 453425
Mondays and Fridays , 10.00am - 12pm
http://www.holytrinityfrome.info
Water Confidence
A friendly family session to develop children’s and babies water confidence. An ASA qualified instructor will be in the water to give parents/carers advice. Again, this is a public drop in swimming session that does not need to be pre booked. Mondays 1pm - 3pm and Wednesdays 12.30pm - 2pm.
£3.10 per adult, Under 5’s Swim Free
Frome Leisure Centre, Princess Anne Road, Frome, Somerset
Website: www.avalonleisure.co.uk
Tel: 01373 465446
Wendyhouse Music
Every Tuesdy at The Cheese & Grain , Frome
Wendyhouse Music - Where music is child’s play! Sing, Dance, Move and Play Today - Music & Movement classes for children from 3 months to 5 years in B&NES and Frome.
For up to date details contact
Wendy Steele, Wendyhouse Music
[email protected]
07901 521387
Happy World Guru- Childrens Yoga
the hub, opposite scout hall, coleford somerset
3-5 yr olds 4.45-5.20pm 6-11 yr olds 5.25-6pm
Wednesdays, booking required as limited spaces, pay weekly £3.50 per child For further details visit website or facebook. [email protected]>
happyworld.guru
Mamadoo
Post Natal Pelvic Floor & Core Restore class Frome on Wednesdays & Fridays at 11.15am from the HUBnub Centre, Whittox Lane, Frome
Plus, a Baby Massage course from the Canoe Club, Market Yard, Frome on Tuesdays at 11.15am
For more information contact
Kirsty Doonan
Post Natal Health & Fitness Specialist
www.ptme.biz
07788 100629
Frome Parents
For more information on whts going on in Frome for toddlers
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