Classes at Barnardo's Children's Centre in Winton and Westbourne

Baby Sensory classes are now being run in the Barnardo's Children's Centres in Bournemouth.  These classes are already proving extremely popular and advanced booking is essential.  The Baby Sensory classes allow parents and babies to experience a wide range of activities including fibre optic light shows, bubbles, textures, musical instruments, puppet shows, baby signing and much more.

We are currently running limited-place, 6 week Baby Sensory courses. As the places are subsidised by the Children’s Centre’s and are being offered as part of a wider family support service, there is a criteria for being allocated a place. 

Priority will be given to: 

Families who live with local area to  the Children’s Centre and where their  Health Visitor, Midwife, G.P. or other relevant practitioners have identified the programme as being of benefit for them. 

We realise that Baby Sensory is very popular and it’s unlikely we will be able to meet the local demand. We therefore suggest contacting Nim Dutt  (07771 825159 or 01202 755630  e-mail: bournemouthwest@babysensory.co.uk) who runs classes locally.

To find out what parents think of our classes visit our testimonials page.  To learn more about what happens at our classes take a look at our Home Page or listen to our music which has been written specially for Baby Sensory classes.

Contact Details

For classes at the Stokewood Leisure Centre please contact:

Emma Farney

Tel: 01202 539591.

e-mail: emma.farney@barnardos.org.uk

For classes at the Westbourne Centre please contact:

Sandra Gauld

Tel: 07798 764503.

e-mail: josie.pyke@barnardos.org.uk

Class Timetable

 Your Barnardo's Class Leaders

Vicki Axford: 

CACHE Diploma

BA (Hons)

Family Support Worker 

I have worked with children and families for over 6 years in a variety of childcare settings. Before working for Barnardos I studied at the University of Chichester where in 2007, I gained a BA (Hons) Childhood Studies: Early Years. My course at University predominantly focused on psychological, sociological, historical, cultural viewpoints of childhood which has given me a wealth of knowledge and experience in childcare settings. Prior to going to University I completed a Diploma in Childcare and Education in 2003. Both of these courses along with my experience have provided me with a broad perspective of working with young children from birth to eight years old, and their families.

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Stef House

BTEC National Diploma

BEd (Hons)

Family Support Worker

Hi! My name is Stef. I have a BTEC National Diploma in Early Years Childcare which I studied at Bournemouth College. I then continued my education by studying a BEd Honours degree in Education and Early Childhood Studies at Roehampton University in London. By completing my studies this has allowed me to gain an in-depth theoretical knowledge by completing many modules; some of these included children’s development, play, imagination and creativity and learning about the elements and history of children’s education. Before and during my studies I have worked in various settings allowing me to gain further practical experience in working with children between 0-5 years.

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Janet Chaproniere

Diploma in Pre-School Practise

High Level Teaching Assistant Award

NVQ Level 3 Teaching Assistant Award

Adult Education Teaching Certificate

Family Support Worker

I’ve worked with young children and their families for nearly 25 years in many different settings. Over the last 10 years I’ve had the opportunity to broaden my experience in the area of disability and family support in both a local authority ‘Family Centre’ and at a school for children with learning disabilities. I moved from London in 2005 and started working for Barnardo’s as an Early Years Support Worker, supporting families who have young disabled children in Bournemouth, Poole and East Dorset. I also now work as a family support worker within the Children’s Centre. 

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 Josie Pyke

 GNVQ Health and Social Care

BA (Hons) Ed

PGCE Primary

Children’s Centre Team Leader

Since 1999, I have gained a great deal of experience of working directly with children aged 0-16 years in play, education and child care settings. Whilst studying for my Degree in Education Studies at Bath Spa University, I worked part time for 3 years as a Play scheme supervisor in order to bring together my knowledge of child development with practical experience. Once I completed my degree I then went on to train as a Primary School Teacher and returned to University to gain a Post Graduate Certificate in Education with Qualified Teacher Status. I then chose to use this qualification to begin my professional career in community education and took up a post as Children’s Rights and Participation Worker with Barnardo’s in Wiltshire. I worked in this role for 3 years running groups to help children and parents to use creative arts and games to express their feelings and communicate better as a family. This allowed me to gain a wealth of experience in working with children and families facing difficulties such as: low self esteem, anger management, poor social skills, child behaviour and domestic violence. I have now been working for Barnardo’s in Bournemouth as the Children’s Centre Team Leader for a year and have played a major part in the development and set up of our new Children’s Centres.