Online children's centres
Children's centres provide support for 0 to 5-year-olds and their families.
Two of our children's centres - Seashells in Sheerness and Millmead in Margate - are providing a virtual service during the coronavirus crisis. Sessions and advice can be accessed by any Kent family, regardless of where they live.
You and your children can join in with a range of virtual sessions throughout the week on Facebook and Zoom. Some of these sessions are 'live' and will be hosted in real time, and staff will respond to comments and questions you may have.
Both centres are also posting and engaging on social media throughout the day. To join in with any of the sessions below, or to contact either of the children's centres for advice, you can follow them on Facebook:
Alternatively, you can click on the live or recorded sessions in the timetables below to find out more about them.
These sessions can be accessed by anyone, but we encourage you to register to use children’s centres before you do.
You can find out about other activities being run by children's centres on our children's centres page.
Save the Children have also produced an activity pack (PDF, 3.1 MB) for you and your children.
Daily timetables
Monday
Seashells Children's Centre | Millmead Children's Centre | ||||
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Time | Activity | Type of session | Time | Activity | Type of session |
8:30am | 'Coming up this week' | 8am | Wake up with the Millmead Children’s Centre and Let’s Brush Our Teeth | ||
10am | Stay and Play | Zoom | 10:30am | Singing and Stories | Facebook post, pre-recorded video or via Facebook Live |
2:30pm | Family information and learning | 1:30pm | Virtual disco | YouTube | |
5pm | Bedtime stories | YouTube |
Tuesday
Seashells Children's Centre | Millmead Children's Centre | ||||
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Time | Activity | Type of session | Time | Activity | Type of session |
9:30am | Bubba Club | Live on Facebook | 8am | Wake up with the Millmead Children’s Centre and Let’s Brush Our Teeth | |
10am to 12pm | Coffee morning | Zoom | 10:30am | Baby massage | Pre-recorded |
1pm | Money workshop - 3 week course | Zoom | 1:30pm | Help, advice and information aimed at parents and carers of under 2 year olds | Facebook post or shared link |
5pm | Bedtime stories | YouTube |
Wednesday
Seashells Children's Centre | Millmead Children's Centre | ||||
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Time | Activity | Type of session | Time | Activity | Type of session |
10:30am | Sensory time | 8am | Wake up with the Millmead Children’s Centre and Let’s Brush Our Teeth | ||
Programmes for parents | Zoom | 10:30am | Help, advice and information for parents and carers | Facebook post, pre-recorded video or via Facebook Live | |
1:30pm | Help, advice and information for parents and carers | Facebook post, pre-recorded video or via Facebook Live | |||
5pm | Bedtime stories | YouTube |
Thursday
Seashells Children's Centre | Millmead Children's Centre | ||||
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Time | Activity | Type of session | Time | Activity | Type of session |
2pm | Sing and Rhyme Time | Zoom | 8am | Wake up with the Millmead Children’s Centre and Let’s Brush Our Teeth | |
2pm | Activity pack ideas | 10:30am | Cooking with Millmead Children's Centre | A mixture of live and pre-recorded videos | |
1:30pm | Cooking with Millmead Children's Centre - today's suggestion | Facebook post | |||
5pm | Bedtime stories | YouTube |
Friday
Seashells Children's Centre | Millmead Children's Centre | ||||
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Time | Activity | Type of session | Time | Activity | Type of session |
9:30am | Make and Munch | 8am | Wake up with the Millmead Children’s Centre and Let’s Brush Our Teeth | ||
10:30am | Baby massage | Zoom | 10:30am | Help, advice and information for parents and carers | Facebook post, pre-recorded video or via Facebook Live |
2:30pm | You Time | 1:30pm | Little Explorers Live | Facebook Live | |
5pm | Bedtime stories | YouTube |