{"id":708,"date":"2021-03-04T10:32:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T10:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccsadoption.org\/the-centre\/?post_type=mec-events&#038;p=708"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:26:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:26:59","slug":"tots-thursdays","status":"publish","type":"mec-events","link":"https:\/\/www.ccsadoption.org\/adoption-support\/events-calendar\/tots-thursdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Tots &#8211; Thursdays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Join us either on <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccsadoption.org\/the-centre\/events-calendar\/tots-group-mondays\/\">Mondays<\/a><\/u> or Thursdays with your adopted preschool children at <u><a href=\"https:\/\/theparkcentre.org.uk\/wp\/\">The Park Centre<\/a><\/u>. Our toddler groups offer children an important opportunity to play in a safe environment with other adopted children, whilst their parents get the chance to make connections with other adoptive families.<\/p>\n<p>The sessions aim to promote and enable attachment through play using a varied range of play activities and themes, including music, arts\/crafts and cooking, as well as free time to play with toys and explore their world. Experienced staff help to develop the children\u2019s social and emotional needs at the same time as valuing and supporting the significant relationship between them and their parent\/s.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I have made friends during Tots and now meet them outside the group. Tots is amazing and has helped my child gain confidence around other children her own age&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h5><strong>Dates<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Term 5 &#8211; 23<sup>rd<\/sup>, 30<sup>th<\/sup> April,\u00a07<sup>th<\/sup>, 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 21<sup>st<\/sup> May<\/p>\n<p>Term 6 &#8211; 4<sup>th<\/sup>, 11<sup>th<\/sup>, 18<sup>th<\/sup>, 25<sup>th<\/sup> June, 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 9<sup>th<\/sup>, 16<sup>th<\/sup> July<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Booking<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The term-time toddler groups are extremely popular and often oversubscribed, so it\u2019s important that you sign up in advance to gain a place. If you are interested in joining one of the groups, please contact us at <u><a href=\"mailto:activities@ccsadoption.org\">activities@ccsadoption.org<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p>The groups are\u00a0open to all adopters from <u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ccsadoption.org\/\">CCS Adoption<\/a><\/u>, Adoption West and other agencies.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Costs<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">\u00a335 per term.\u00a0The fees are due at the beginning of each term and are non-refundable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us either on Mondays or Thursdays with your adopted preschool children at The Park Centre. 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