Toddlers

Toddlers meets on Thursday mornings during term time, from 10.00 to 11.45 and welcomes children from birth until they start school.  

Free play takes place in the main hall, with options including playdough, Duplo, a home corner, a farm, a railway and a garage.   Books and puzzles are also available, both in the main hall and the quiet room and there is a different painting or sticking activity each week in the craft room.  

At around 10.45, story time takes place in the foyer – usually three short stories, including a Bible story. This is followed by drinks and biscuits for children and carers back in the hall. This is usually the first point in the morning where everyone is together and the room resounds with the chatter of 30-40 children and accompanying adults.  

After helping to tidy away the toys everyone eagerly crowds into the foyer for singing time with Lesley and her ever-popular puppets – a mix of nursery rhymes, ‘Jesus songs' and, inevitably, ‘Happy Birthday' for someone.   Meanwhile, the rest of the team bring out a fleet of small cars, bikes and tractors and the morning concludes with a few minutes of enthusiastic riding around the hall.

Toddlers does not have a waiting list, so if you are caring for a baby or pre-school child we would love to see you on Thursday mornings.