Christchurch West Childrens Centre

Christchurch West children's centre is here to support parents, grandparents, and carers who have a child under the age of five years and a child under seven where there is a specific need.

Overview

Christchurch West children's centre offers a range of support for families.

We work closely with Somerford children's centre and run a range of activities which are listed in our Christchurch and Somerford activities programme (pdf, 317kb) (opens in a new window)

Our support includes:

One to one support from our outreach worker
Citizens Advice (by appointment)
Adult education and family learning
Health visitor clinics and antenatal appointments
Incredible years parenting programme

We work in partnership with the Christchurch Play Rangers for a number of School Holiday activities. We complement their service by supporting the activities for 0 - 5 year olds.

We are committed to safeguarding children and can offer support and advice. Find more information on safeguarding children, how we assess children who need extra support and how you can volunteer at the centre on our essential information for all children's centres web page

Find out what is happening in our newsletter for the Christchurch and Somerford children's centres (pdf, 2Mb) (opens in a new window) .

Children's Centre Open Day-17 May 2013

Each Children's Centre in Christchurch is having an Open Day on Friday 17 May 2013 to showcase the work we do with children and families. Christchurch West Children's Centre Open Day takes place from 9.00am-3.45pm where anyone can drop in to meet staff and see what activities are on offer.

Please see our Christchurch Children's Centre open day poster (pdf, 306kb) (opens in a new window) for more information. We look forward to seeing you there.

Location and area covered

We are located on the High Street near the library and cover an area from Christchurch town centre and Priory, through Bargates to Fairmile and up to Hurn and Burton.

Parking

There are a number of Pay and Display car parks located near to the high street in Christchurch.

At Burton there is some free parking along the road outside the Youth Centre.

Further Information

The centre is open Monday to Thursday 8.30am - 4.30pm and Friday 8.30am - 4pm. You are welcome to drop into the centre or contact us direct to enquire about the services, support or courses on offer. We look forward to meeting you and your family.