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Details are subject to change, please check directly with organisers for the latest updates, further info and booking requirements. There may be a waiting list for some activities.
Gateshead Family Hubs provide support, advice and structured activities for families and the wider community, with a packed program of pre-school sessions throughout the week including:
🔹Sensory Rooms 🔹Stay and Play 🔹Soft Play 🔹Baby Time 🔹Toddler Time 🔹Trike Time 🔹Well Child Clinics 🔹External Baby & Toddler Class Providers 🔹Holiday Events
A range of services and health advice is available:
🔸Breastfeeding, hygiene, weaning, nutrition and safety advice 🔸Breast pump hire 🔸Antenatal and postnatal advice 🔸Parenting & family support and advice 🔸Affordable childcare and support to access funding 🔸Toy Library
Services are delivered in centres across Gateshead, in:
🔹Birtley 🔹Blaydon Winlaton 🔹Chopwell 🔹Chowdene 🔹Deckham 🔹Felling 🔹Leam Lane 🔹Teams 🔹Wrekenton
👉 For more info, visit @GatesheadFamilyHubs
Mondays, 9.30am-12.30pm
Blaydon Youth & Community Centre, NE21 5QE
Lots of fantastic equipment to play with, including bouncy castle and soft play shapes, with a healthy snack and juice for every child. Community Cafe also open for extra refreshments and lunch options.
£3 per child (£1.50 siblings).
No booking required
Daily Drop-in sessions
📌 Raven Valley Gym Club, Metro Riverside Park, NE11 9DJ
Raven Rascals and Soft Play are casual non-structured parent and toddler sessions where children can play and utilise the gym equipment, with baby toys, sensory wall, giant soft play shapes and bouncy castles.
From £2.50, no booking needed.
📌 Springwell Village, NE9 7RP
👉 £2 per family. No booking needed.
📆 Mondays, 2-3.15pm
📌 Teams Life Centre, NE8 2PW
Afternoon run around, with soft play, ride ons, slide, toys, activities and songs in large sports hall. Drinks included.
👉 £2. No booking needed
📆 Mondays & Wednesdays, 9.30-11am
📌 Winlaton, Blaydon, NE21 6BY
Parent and toddler group, includes juice and snack for children.
👉 £2 per family. No booking needed.
📆 Mondays, 9.30 – 11.30am
📌 The Whitehills Centre, NE10 8XU
A well established group run by a team of local volunteers, with toys, arts and crafts, story time and snack time.
👉 £1.50 (+50p siblings). Drop-in.
Check for updates on 07736 036 547
