Children’s Centres Information

What are children’s centres?

Children’s centres are places where parents with children aged 0 – 5 years old can share the challenges and joys of parenthood. They offer a range of activities and support services to help you with all aspects of parenting to make sure your child gets the best start in life. Wiltshire has 13 children’s centre buildings located across the county offering families of 0-5 year olds a variety of services. Children’s centre services are also provided in a range of venues in local communities so that families can access support close to where they live. Children’s centre services in Wiltshire are run on behalf of Wiltshire Council by two voluntary organisations: Spurgeons and The Rise Trust.

Services offered from centres include:

• General information, advice and support for parents of young children • Information on how to access childcare provided by nurseries or childminders • Family support services • Easy access to children’s health services, including midwives and health visitors • Support for children with special needs including sensory rooms • Links with Jobcentre Plus, local training providers, further and higher education institutions • Messy play, rhyme time sessions, stay and play sessions

Families with children with additional needs

• Children’s centres can provide support to parents and children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). • Each children’s centre will be able to provide information on Wiltshire’s SEND Local Offer • Some centres hold support groups, and most have sensory rooms fully equipped to provide a safe, comfortable and colourful environment for you and your child to play together.

For more information on your local children’s centre and the services provided, please contact the centre on the telephone numbers listed below.

Children’s Centre North Wiltshire – The Rise Trust Address Telephone No.

Calne Children’s Centre Prince Charles Drive, Calne, SN11 8TG 01249 823247

Cricklade Children’s Centre Bath Road, Cricklade, SN6 6AX 01793 759187 Spring Rise Children’s Centre Frogwell, Chippenham, SN14 0DH 01249 464008

The Rise Children’s Centre St Paul’s Primary School, The Oaks, Chippenham, SN15 1DU

Royal Wootton Bassett Children’s Centre Byron Avenue, Wootton Bassett,

SN4 8BA 01249 463040

01793 851224

Children’s Centre East Wiltshire - Spurgeons

Devizes South Children’s Centre

Address Telephone No.

Southbroom Infants School, The Green, Devizes, SN10 5AA

01380 739835

Pewsey Children’s Centre Windmill Hill Children’s Centre

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South Wiltshire - Spurgeons

Building Closed - Please contact Devizes Children Centre

Wylye Road, Tidworth, SP9 7QR 01980 843010

Bulford Children’s Centre

Little Folly Children’s Centre 73a Pinewood Way, Bemerton Heath, Salisbury, SP2 9HX

Hubert Hamilton Road, Bulford Camp, Salisbury, SP4 9JY

01980 632660

01722 414301

Mere Children’s Centre Building Closed - Please contact Spurgeons on 01933 412412 Salisbury City Children’s

Building Closed - Please contact Spurgeons on 01933 412412

Centre Tisbury Children’s Centre Weaveland Rd, Tisbury, SP3 6HJ 01747 861108

West Wiltshire - Spurgeons

Longfield Community Children’s Centre

Building Closed - Please contact Canberra Children’s Centre

Canberra Children’s Centre 56a Spa Road, Melksham, SN12 7NY 01225 705225

Studley Green Children’s Centre Westfield Rd, Trowbridge, BA14 9JQ 01225 719753

White Horse Children’s Eden Vale Rd, Westbury, BA13 3NY 01373 824593 Centre

Childcare helpline

If you have any queries relating to childcare, need information or advice, contact Wiltshire Council’s Early Year’s Team on this number: Call: 0300 003 4561

Visit: www.wiltshire.gov.uk/schoolseducationandlearning/ earlyyearsandchildcare.htm