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Stay and Play Messy Mondays

NSPCC

With our children spending more time indoors and playing online, it’s important to protect them from risks, the NSPCC has provided support with this.

Action for Children

Inexpensive and easy activities you can do with your children at home

BBC Bitesize

Learning resources for children and adults

Cbeebies Bedtime Stories (BBC iPlayer)

Royal Docks Learning & Activity Centre

West Silver Town Foundation

Lot’s of virtual activities on their Facebook page

Bonny Downs Community Association

Community-led charity supporting residents

World Book Day

Celebrate the World of books & reading! This is a great website to encourage a love of reading.

Book Trust

Reading charity supports children to develop a love of reading.

Tiny Happy People from the BBC

It helps you develop your child’s communication skills. Explore our simple activities and play ideas and find out about their amazing early development.

Hungry Little Minds

You’ll find some short videos and simple, fun activities that you and your child can do together. The activities are broken down by age, and has been put together by the government to help tackle the barriers some parents face in supporting their child’s learning at home, including time, confidence, and ideas of things to do.

Love My Books

There are suggestions for reading, talking, and writing, and there are ideas for play, art, and other creative activities to fire children’s imagination and extend their enjoyment of the stories.

Bloomsbury Early Years poetry

View now for some fun poetry tasks that will help little ones build their vocabulary.

Dance activity from 50 Fantastic Ideas for Supporting Children’s Wellbeing

Moving to music is fun and enjoyable. Here’s a fun idea for creating a silly dance with children. All you need is music!

LATEST NEWS

  • Now managed by Oliver Thomas
    Oliver Thomas Nursery and Children’s Centre is now managing the children’s centre provision in the Beckton and Royal Docks neighbourhood area. […]
  • Covid-19 and useful links
    Newham Council Services and Support Government guidance  NHS Support/Advice Request a NHS Covid-19/Coronavirus test Newham Food Alliance Wellbeing & Mental […]
  • Received your free Book Packs?
    Have you received a free Book Start pack for your child yet? Book packs are available from the Children's Centre for babies and toddlers, there are also packs […]
  • Book our new session – Play
    The Importance of Play New 5-week course to help you enhance the quality of play and interaction you have with your child, gain a better understanding of the […]
  • Healthy Start Vouchers
    You qualify for Healthy Start if you’re at least 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under four years old and you or your family get: Income Support Income-based […]
  • Closed Thursday 22nd July – training
    On Thursday 22nd July the Children's Centre will be closed for staff training.  There will be no sessions or staff available.  Apologies for any inconvenience […]
  • Garden Makeover
    Exciting things have been going on at the Children's Centre this week.   We are having a garden makeover! The BaRD team are so excited and can't wait for […]
  • Update – we’re now open
    Beckton & Royal Docks Children's Centre remains open to support Newham families.  We are delivering sessions via zoom, please have a look at our timetable […]