About Us
What is a
Children’s Centre and how can we help you and your family?
Where are we and who do we serve?
We are a twinned SureStart Children's Centre which covers a wide area across Fareham. The Oak Meadow Centre in Tewkesbury Avenue/Nashe Way acts as the base for both Centres, with Oak Meadow serving the Highlands and Ranvilles areas of Fareham and part of Titchfield. Strawberry Meadow serves Titchfield, Titchfield Common, Locks Heath and part of Warsash. This means that we have extended our activities and outreach areas as far as the Lockswood Community Centre and until the new phase of Children's Centres is completed by 2010, we will continue to try and support all of you in the Western Wards.
How do you get to us?
For many of you we are within walking distance or near bus routes and of course for those of you with cars we have some parking available at all venues. However, we know that transport can be an issue and we are looking at ways to bring our services to you and also looking at how we can support with practical or financial help to ensure that you can all access our services, even if you are in the more isolated areas.
How can we help?
If you want more information about what we have to offer, or don't have the confidence to come along to one of our venues – we are only a phone call away – our family support workers can get in touch and make sure that you get a friendly welcome or can collect you at home first! We are here to help and make a difference.
What do we offer?
Here are just some of the services we can offer you – please explore the website and find out more about what we can provide.
- Fun Activities for Parents and Children
- We have a varied range of activities for parents, carers and children of different ages and stages.
More... - Courses for Parents
- We run a wide variety of courses for parents, with and without the children, to help you with the demands of being a parent, to help you give your children a good start in life and some courses to develop your own knowledge and skills.
More... - Advice, Information and Support
- We provide advice, information and support through our Family Support Workers and Health teams, here at the Centre, in other venues and we can visit you at home. We are also able to provide advice at the Centre through visits from the Citizens Advice Bureau and financial help through Portsmouth Savers. We hope this website will also be a place to get information not just about the Centre but other services you might need or ideas for you and your family.
- Groups to meet your needs
- There are a variety of groups to meet your needs such as the Young Parents Club, PACT Singing and Activity Group, Twin's Club, Baby Signing, Domestic Abuse Support Group, Breastfeeding Café and many more.
Find out... - Childcare and Out of School Care
- We provide childcare and out of school care here at the Centre at Growing Places and our support teacher can help you with wider childcare and education issues.
More... - IT Support
- No computer at home? No Internet? No problem!
We have several computers available to use, for you and your children. You can get help and advice. We can help you set up an email account and help you discover what the internet can offer. Phone or call in to the centre and ask for Sally Milligan.
Only Safe Internet sites available. - Meeting and Party Venue
- We can offer a variety of rooms, halls and kitchens for all kinds of meetings, activities and events including children's parties.
To find out more... explore the links. We are developing the website and hope it will enable you get the information you need. Any ideas or feedback – we would love to hear from you.
Please do make contact or come and visit us at our various venues.
Diana Warburg
Centre Manager
diana.warburg@hants.gov.uk
01329 841097
