Childcare and playgroups
Childcare
Denton Island Children and Family Centre
Denton Island, Newhaven, BN9 9BN, Tel: 01273 517250, http://www.ncda.org.uk/projects/Denton-Island-Centre
For children from 3 months - 5years.
Hillcrest Community Creche
Hillcrest Centre, Hill Crest Road, Newhaven, BN9 9EA, Tel: 01273 611831, email: hillcrestcentre@btopenworld.com
Secretary – Julie Jefferies
Open Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm, for children from 6wks - 8years.
N.I.P.P.E.R.S.
(Newhaven Integrated Play Project Educational & Recreational Services)
Shakespeare Hall, Fort Road, Newhaven, BN9 9DL, Tel: 01273 514440, email: nip.shak@fsmail.net. Contact - Pam Perry - Project Manager. Providing out of school hours activities for children aged 5 to 13.
Pebbles Day Care
Catholic Church Hall, Fort Road, Newhaven, BN9 9QQ, Tel: 01273 516099, email: pebblesdaycare@hotmail.co.uk
Supervisor - Marian McQueen
Railway Nursery
East Side Social Centre, Norton Terrace, Newhaven, Tel: 510777, http://www.railwaynursery.btik.com
Childminders
If you wish to become a registered childminder please telephone the Inspection Unit on 01323 416911.
Family Information Service: For free, accurate and up to date information/advice on all childcare facilities and services for children throughout East Sussex. FIS operate a 24-hour answering service. Opening hours for the phone are: Mon-Fri, 8.30am - 5.00pm. They also provide information/signposting on the following areas within the Childcare sector: recruitment, training, funding, Early Years Education Entitlement, School Admissions. Tel: 0345 60 80 192 email: familyinformationservices@eastsussex.gov.uk
Playgroups
Busy Bees Mother & Toddler Group
St Leonard's Church Hall, Heighton Road, Denton, Newhaven, BN9 0RB
Meet Tuesdays, 9.30am to 11.30am.
Contact: Lynn Beckett, Tel: 513682
Happy Valley Pre-school Playgroup
c/o Meeching Valley School, Valley Road, Newhaven, BN9 9UT, Tel: 01273 512485
Munchkins Parent, Baby and Toddler Group
Meet Thursdays 12.30-2.30pm at Summerhayes Centre, Marshall Lane, Newhaven. Contact Janet Gunn Tel: 01273 515301.
Sure-Start
Hold many events and activities focused around children from birth to pre-school age. Toddler group meets Mondays 12 noon-2.00pm at the Newhaven Rehabilitation Centre, Church Hill, Newhaven. A Toddler and Baby clinic runs on Thursdays at Denton Island Children’s and families Centre, Denton Island, Newhaven. For these and other activities call Sure-Start on 01273 580504, http://www.thehavens.surestart.org
