Dads United
Autumn programme kicks off...

A full programme of Dads United events is set to take place this autumn, ranging from Hedgerow Harvest at Buchan Park and a Cartoon Club at Southgate Children's Centre to trampolining, bouncy castles and gymnastics. Dads United is a Dads group for all male carers and children under eight years old. Full details can be found on the CCVS website events calendar on the Children & Young People's Partnership Forum page. For further information or to learn more about Dads United, plese telephone: 07746 281033 or e-mail: dadsutd@yahoo.co.uk. Alternatively you can visit www.dadsunited.org.uk.

The Childcare Committee Support Pack
From Action in Rural Sussex...

Crawley Council for Voluntary Service (CCVS) now has a copy of The Childcare Committee Support Pack, which is intended to be helpful support for those who have volunteered to manage and sustain their local childcare group. The pack collates and summarises information and guidance from many sources and aims to be a straightforward source of information for childcare committee members. There are six sections:
- The Childcare Management Committee
- Getting it right legally
- Regulation & Regulatory Bodies
- Running the Business
- Employing Staff
- Assuring Quality

To borrow a copy of this pack contact CCVS on telephone: 01293 657000. For more information about the support that Action in rural Sussex offers to childcare and rural communities, visit www.ruralsussex.org.uk or telephone: 01273 473422.

Children's books in Crawley Library
Available in many languages...

Crawley Library has children's books in almost all the Asian languages including Gujarati, Tamil, Bengali, Urdu and Punjabi as well as in Nepalese, Swahili, Arabic, Farsi, Polish, Russian, Lithuanian, Chinese, Japanese, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian. If a book in your language is unavailable, let the library know and it may be able to find a copy for you. For further information please contact Kim Tucker on telephone: 01293 651751.

Are you a family living in Broadfield?
Welcome...

Broadfield Children & Family Centre, run by the children's charity Spurgeons, is looking forward to meeting more members of the Broadfield community. Its many groups are now mostly free to those living in Broadfield including its much acclaimed sensory room. Drop by for a drink and a chat at the top of Creasy's Drive, Broadfield in the big red building next to the adventure playground.

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