Windmill Hill Childrens Centre

Wylye Road, Tidworth

SP9 7QR
(01980) 843010

Whats On, a Guide for Professionals

1:1 Outreach Support

Menu of Support For Profession

Our Family Practitioners provide 1:1 support to families in the home. Support
can be offered for social isolation, health and wellbeing, financial and housing
support, parenting, play and child development, domestic abuse support.
Referral is required with parental consent.
Contact the centre for a referral form and further details.

Services and Targeted Courses

These courses are offered at points across the year depending on demand. Please
call the centre if you would like to refer a family to any of the courses below:
Parenting
We run Family Caring Trust 6 week and Webster Stratton Parenting 12 week
courses across the year. Creche available.
Domestic Abuse Support: Freedom, Helping Hands and Expect Respect
Domestic Abuse support is offered through the 10 week course Freedom that runs
across the year. At other times we also run two 4 week courses, Helping Hands;
understanding the impact on your child, and Expect Respect; exploring what a
healthy relationship is. Creche available.
Contact the centre to refer families for any of the above.

Support for New Mums

Baby Massage: 5 week baby massage course. Priority given to mums identified
as needing support with emotional wellbeing, low confidence, anxiety, pnd, social
isolation or needing improved support network.
Mum2Mum: Weekly breastfeeding support group with peer supporters for
parents to meet other breastfeeding mums and get advice and support. The centre
also hire out breast pumps.
The Health Visitors run their Baby Weigh In Clinic at the Windmill Hill CC every
Wednesday from 9.30 12pm, and at Ludgershall Castle Practice every Monday
from 1 2.30pm.

Speech and Language Support

Early Words Together:
6 week course for families with children 2 3 yrs. Play ideas and information to help
develop childrens speech and language. Particularly useful for two year old funded
children or children identified as needing help with speech development.
Bookstart Bookcorner: Bookcorner course with Bookstart pack exploring reading
and playing with your child. For families of children 18 months 3 years. Ideally
suited to two year old funded children.

Encouraging Healthy Lifestyles

HEY: Nutrition and Cooking 7 week course for targeted families in which parents
will gain an accredited qualification. Creche available.
Education, Training and Employment
Anybody Can Cook: A 6 week cooking course for parents and their children
Explore Your Options, 1:1 Careers Advice groups are available, families can
together. Ideas and recipes for healthy meals to make as a family.
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Fun with Food 5 week course cooking fun food with children.
Money Advice: 1:1 appointment dates at points in the year, families can ring
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Adult Learning: Courses such as Numeracy and Literacy, ICT skills, and Keeping
Up With the Kids run at points in the year, families can contact the centre to be put
on a waiting list.
ESOL: We run English as an Additional Language courses at different levels at
points across the year. Contact the centre for more information.

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Young Parents Group: For parents aged 21 and under and their children. Covers
parenting, child development, speech and language and staying safe.
Stay and Play / Baby Groups: These run in six week blocks at points across the
year depending on demand and need.
Holiday Activities We run at least one event in each school holiday as well as a
range across the area in the summer holidays. We also run special Saturday events
across the year. Open to all families with 0-5s.

Dont forget we can also help with;

Two Year Funding
Start Vitamins
Child Care
Sensory Bags

Food Bank

Counselling Services

Toddler Groups

Healthy

Volunteering

Story Sacks

Give us a call for more information or to refer a family to any of our courses: