Community Toddler Groups • • Dads Groups

Monday am

Baby & Toddler Gym,The Nest Family Club, Hove, 9/11.30am (2h), U2yrs, thenestfamilyclub.com

Blue Bird Parent & U3yrs Group, Central United Reform Church, Hove BN3 3YF, 9.15-11.30am, 01273 881348

Happy Monday’s Toddler Group, Hangleton CC, 9.30-11am, book your spot, 01273 292962

Little Boat Playgroup, Stay & Play, Old Boat CC Centre, Hollingbury, 9:00am-noon, 01273 540779

Messy Mondays, Rudyard Kipling Primary School, Woodingdean BN2 6RH, 9:00-10:30am, 01273 303328

Mini-Museum Explorers, alternating at Booth Museum & Hove Museum of Creativity, crafts, story & museum expedition, 10:30am, 2yrs+, 03000 290902

Rascals, St Cuthman’s, Whitehawk Way BN2 5HE, 0-4yrs, 10.30am-noon, katie.malabar@ stcuthmanswhitehawk.org

St Matthias Play Café Brighton, 9.30-12pm, 01273 239999

Storytime, Hove Library, 10.15am, 01273 290800

Storytime, Jubilee Library, 10.15am, 01273 296960

Teddy Bears, Southwick Methodist Church BN42 4NA, 10-11.30am, 01273 596374

The Hive Playgroup, drop-in & play, Portslade Village Centre, 10am-noon, 07970 530935

Monday pm

Baby & Toddler Gym,The Nest Family Club, Hove, 1.45pm (2h), U2yrs, thenestfamilyclub.com

Little Fishes, All Saints Church, Hove, 1-3pm, 01273 733331

Tuesday am

Arts & Crafts or Baking at Funplex, Bevendean, 11am-12pm, normal admission price, 01273 690888

Baby & Toddler Gym (see Mon am)

Baby Boogie, Whitehawk Library, 1st Tue 10.15am, 01273 290800

Baby Walk, Talk & Play, Crew Club, Whitehawk, 9.30-10.30am, 01273 608607

Blue Bird Parent & U3yrs Group, Central United Reform Church, Hove BN3 3YF, 9.3011.30am, 01273 881348

Fledglings, Holland

Road Baptist Church, Hove BN3 1JN, 10am11.30pm, 01273 732111

Hippy Kids, South Portslade CC, messy play, art, drama & yoga, 10-11.00am, 07957 432586

Jungle Run play & stay, Moulsecoomb Leisure Centre, soft play, giant games, U2s free, 9.30-11.30am, 01273 622266

Litte Boat Soft Play, Old Boat Corner CC, Hollingbury, 9amnoon, 01273 540779

Little Fishes, All Saints Church, Eaton Rd, Hove, 9.30-11.30am, 01273 733331

Parent & Toddler Group, Patcham Methodist Church, Ladies Mile Rd, 9.15-11.15am, 01273 554953

Rainbow Plus, Friendship Centre, Peacehaven BN10 8SP, 9.30-11.30am, 01273 587352

Rhymetime, Shoreham Library, Shoreham, BN43 5ZA, 10.15 & 11.15am, 01273 467966

Soft Play, King Alfred Leisure Centre, 9am-12.30pm, 01273 290290

St Matthias Play Café (see Mon am)

Stay & Play, Exeter Street Hall, off Dyke Rd, Brighton BN1 5PG, 9.30-11.30am, 01273 561149

Storytime, Jubilee Library, 10.15am, 01273 296960

The REAL Stay & Play, Woodingdean CC, 18mths5yrs, 9.45-11.15am (call to book), 01273 290300

Wickers Gymnastic Club, stay & play sessions, crawlers+, 9.30am12pm (£7), 01903 752503

Tuesday pm

Baby & Toddler Gym (see Mon pm)

Kemptown Koalas, parent & toddler group, St Mary’s Church Hall

BN2 1PR, 2.30-4pm, 01273 698601

Penhill Playgroup, Stay & Play, Guide Hall, Lancing BN15 8HA, 12.30-2.30pm, 01903 767513

The REAL stay & play, Roundabout Children Centre, Whitehawk, 18mths-5yrs, 1-2.30am (call to book), 01273 290300

Wednesday am

Baby & Toddler Gym (see Mon am)

Baby Boogie, Jubilee Library, 10.15am, 01273 296981

Baby Rhythm & Rhyme 26 Coolham Drive, Whitehawk, 10-11am, 01273 608607

Fun & Friends, St Bartholomew’s

CE Primary School BN1 4GP, 8.45-11am, 07456 739293

Get Creative in Brighton, Imagination Walk with Crafts, 10am, Mackie Ave Park Patchamoccasionally, 07967 633438

Hanover Playgroup, Hanover CC, 9.15-11.15am, find on Facebook

Jungle Fun Session, Stanley

Deason Leisure Centre BN2 5PB, 9.30-11am, 01273 694281

Little Angels Playgroup, drop in, St Michael’s place BN1 3FU, Brighton, 9.30-11am, 07813 098049

Little Boat Soft Play, Old Boat Corner CCe, Hollingbury, 9amnoon, 01273 540779

Little Lambs, singing & story group, Holy Cross Church hall, Woodingdean BN2 6BD, 10.30-11.30am, FB:

@LMPersonalTutoring

C stay & play, St Leonard’s Hall, Glebe Villas BN3 5SL, 9.3011am, 01273 027300

Mighty Mites, Southwick Leisure Centre, bouncy castle, soft play activities, 9.10 & 10.45am

0-4yrs, 01903 905050

Noah’s Ark, Hounsom Memorial Church Hall, Hove BN3 7NG, games, craft & signing, 0-5yrs, 9.45-11.45am, 01273 551926

South East Dance, The Dance Space, Children’s Creative Class, U5s, 11.15am12pm, southeastdance.org.uk

St Matthias Play Café (see Mon am)

Storytime, Coldean Library BN1 9ED, 10-15am, 01273 290800

Storytime, Hove Library, 10.15am, 01273 290800

Storytimes, Portslade Library, 1st Wed, 9.30am, 01273 290800

Tiny Tots, Ascension Church Hall, Westdene 9.15-11.15am, U3yrs, waiting list, 01273 552377

Wickers Gymnastic Club, stay & play (see Tue am)

Wednesday pm

Baby & Toddler Gym (see Mon pm)

Wickers Gymnastic Club, stay & play sessions, crawlers+, 12.30-3pm (£7), 01903 752503

Thursday am

Arts & Crafts or Baking at Funplex, Bevendean, 11am-12pm, normal admission price, 01273 690888

Baby & Toddler Gym (see Mon am)

Baby Boogie, Woodingdean Library, Warren Rd, last Thur

10.15am, 01273 290800

Barnacles, All Saints Church barn, Patcham BN1 8YE, 9:30 -11:30am, 01273 552509

Creative Cow at The Circular Space, Shoreham BN43 6GA, arty crafty messy playing fun, 10.30am-12pm, 07717 413710

Dragonflies Toddlers, Knoyle Hall, Preston Park, 10am-noon, book in advance by email: dragonfliesbrighton@gmail.com

Little Lights Toddlers, Portslade Baptist Church BN41 2LE, 9.3011.30am, 07888 792002

New England Road Playgroup, Emmanuel Church BN1 4GQ, 10-11.45am, see Facebook group

Oasis, St Luke’s Church, 64 Old Shoreham Rd, 10am-noon, 01273 557772

Play Café at St Peter’s Church, Brighton, 9.3011.30am, 01273 698182

Play Café at St Richard’s Church Hall, 10am-12pm, Facebook: @ strichardshollingdean

St Matthias Play Café (see Mon am)

Stay & Play, St Nicolas’ Parish Church, Slatdean BN2 8HA, 8.45-11.15am, 07726 460765

Story Time, Patcham Library, Brighton BN1 8TA, 1st Thu, 10.15am, 01273 290800

Storytime, Jubilee Library, 10.15am, 01273 296960 earaway Tots, Dorset Gardens Methodist Church, Off St James Street BN2 1RL, 9.30-10.45am, 11am-12.15pm, 01273 605502

Tikes & Trikes, Peacehaven, Ascension Church Hall, BN10 8HR, 9.30-11.30am, 01273 588419

Toddler Nature Group, arts & crafts, story time, Rampion Visitor Centre next i360, 10.30-11.30am, check Facebook: @RampionVC for dates (see advert p. 20)

Thursday pm

Baby & Toddler Gym (see Mon pm)

Toddlers Gym, Portslade Sports Centre,Thu 9am-2pm, 01273 411100

Friday am

Baby & Toddler Gym (see Mon am)

Baby Boogie, Hove Library, 1st, 3rd Fri, 10.15am, 01273 290800

Family Fridays, Rudyard Kipling

Primary School BN2 6RH, 9:00-10:30am, 01273 303328

Get Creative in Brighton, Tango

Tots, Patcham Peace Gardens, 1-5yrs, 10-10.45am, 07967 633438

Lamb’s Tales, Church of Good Shepherd, Shoreham BN43 5LG, U4s, 9.30-10.45am, cogssundayschool10@gmail.com

Mighty Mites, Southwick Leisure Centre, bouncy castle, soft play activities, 9.10 & 10.45, 0-4yrs, 01903 905050

Soft Play, King Alfred Leisure Centre, 9.30am-1pm, 01273 290290

St Matthias Play Café (Mon am)

Storytime, Hove Library, 10.15am (except 1st, 3rd Fri when Baby Boogie is on), 01273 290800

Storytime, Jubilee Library, 10.15am, 01273 296960

Storytime, Shoreham Library

Shoreham, BN43 5ZA, 11.15am, 01273 467966

Storytimes, Moulsecoomb Library, last Fri, 10.15am, 01273 290800

Teddy Bears, Southwick Methodist Church, BN42 4NA, 10-11.30am, 01273 596374

Friday pm

Baby & Toddler (see Mon pm)

Jungle run play & stay, Moulsecoomb Leisure Centre, soft play, giant games, U2s free, 12.30 -2.30pm, 01273 622266

Polka Tots, Hove Methodist Church, 1.30-3.30pm, 01273 324600 (am)

Wickers Gymnastic Club, stay & play (see Wed pm)

Saturday & Sunday

Acro-tots, Bevendean Gymnastics Club, Moulsecoomb Primary School, U5s, Sat 10-10.45am, 07780 584706 Jungle Run, Portslade Sports Centre, (time varies), U5s, Sat & Sun, 01273 411100

Story Time, Kemptown Bookshop BN2 1EE, baby-changing & café, Sat 10.30am, free, 01273 682110

Dads Groups

Dad-La-Soul, support group for dad, monthly events with kids or/ and social, Brighton & Worthing, dadlasoul.com

Dad’s Baby Boogie, Jubilee Library, 2nd Sat 10.15-10.45am, 01273 296981

Dads Group - additional needs children support group, Stoneham pub, Hove, last Thu 7.30-9.30pm, informal social group, 01273 772289

Dads! Tarner Children’s Centre, 1st Sat 10am-noon, all male carers welcome, 01273 296700

Community Toddler Group usually operate term-time only & are generally drop-in groups for which the cost varies between FREE to about £5. For more structured classes see Pre-School Activities on p.10.

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