• Welcome

    Welcome to the Bagshot Infant School Sure Start Children's Centre serving Bagshot, Lightwater and Windlesham.

    Our services are available to all families with children under the age of five. The services that are available at the Centre are support for parents - including advice on parenting, local childcare options and access to specialist services for families. Child and family health services - ranging from midwife and health visitor services to breast-feeding support. This includes ante-natal and post-natal classes and a baby weighing clinic. Helping parents into work - with links to the local Jobcentre Plus and training.

The Rhyme Challenge

The theme this term for our Play and Learn sessions is Nursery Rhymes. This week we were learning Baa Baa Black Sheep…………. ………and had lots of fun with glue,cotton wool and wool. Over the next few months we’ll be looking at the other rhymes including Humpty Dumpty, Twinkle Twinkle and many more. All we ask [...]

5 a day fun

Our  popular 5 a day sessions during the holidays were very well attended and the children had great fun painting with various vegetables and then had an opportunity to try things they wouldn’t normally eat – including yummy watermelon and papaya. Our parents really enjoyed the opportunity for some stressfree fruit & vegetable eating – [...]

Fun during the holidays

Wow where did the holidays go to?  They flew by but we had lots of fun at the Centre……….. Our play & learn sessions were very popular as always – lots of parents commented on the great ideas we come up with but if you have any please let us know – the cards above where Vesna’s [...]

Following Michael Gove (shadow secretary for children,schools and families) recent visit to the Sure Start Centre at Bagshot Infant School he has issued this statement: We have already announced plans for how a Conservative Government will strengthen Sure Start through the reintroduction of a universal Sure Start based Health Visitor service. International evidence shows that [...]

The Parenting Puzzle

Raising children can be puzzling at times, but puzzles have solutions -   The Parenting Puzzle helps to provide them. The Parenting Puzzle Nurturing Programme is a 10 week course that encourages and supports parents & carers to enjoy bringing up children of all ages and to get the best out of family life. It offers positive, [...]

Surrey Family Information Service at Stay & Play

Sarah Crabbe will be at the Stay & Play Session on Wednesday 10th March – she can give you information on a vast range of topics including childcare and early education options, advice on going back to work and much more – check out their website for more information – www.surreycc.gov.uk/fis

Shout out for a Sure Start

Amid growing concern that children’s centres may fall victim to spending cuts, 4 Children have launched a new campaign  ’Shout Out for a Sure Start’. This aims  to raise the profile of children’s centres among families with young children who haven’t yet started using them and rally support for the programme. To support this aim [...]

Storytime at the Centre

Anita from Camberley Library will be at the Centre for Storytime Wednesday 10th February – 2pm She will be here during our stay & play session so please pop along. It’s a great way to introduce your child to the joy of books and to find out more about the services available at your local [...]

Bagshot Village Cafe

Glyn has been kind enough to open her cafe doors for us on a Friday afternoon from 3pm until 5pm. All parents/carers and children are welcome so please pop in for a coffee and a chat, there is a selection of our literature there so if you don’t get a chance to get to the [...]

Job Centre Plus

We have unfortunately had to change the date that the Lone Parent Advisor from the Job Centre Plus is visiting us. They will now be visiting on Wednesday 24th Feb during our Stay & Play session – 1.30pm til 3pm Please pop in and see them if you have any questions – no appointment is [...]