Welcome to the August edition of our Family Hubs and Start for Life newsletter!
 The monthly theme for July is 'Sun, Water and Travel Safety'. We will be highlighting some of the key areas to consider when keeping your child safe in warmer weather and also how to promote safety in the water if you are using the swimming pool or visiting the beach.
Cheshire East Family Hubs
Stay and Play
 Throughout the summer our Stay and Play sessions are for children aged 0-11 meaning that families can enjoy time together in one of our Family Hubs or Children's centres for FREE. For more information about Stay and Play and to find your closest Family Hub, please visit the link below.
South Locality
There's still time to get involved with our Ready, Steady, School event in the South Locality!
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
North Locality
South Locality
Are you thinking of becoming a childminder?
 If you are unable to drop by in person, please use the link below to find out more about our free online briefing sessions.
Breastfeeding Support
Book of the Month
Loud by Rose Robbins
 This 'getting ready for school' book allows children with ADHD to empathise with the main character who also displays signs of neurodiversity.
Listen to the story here:
RNLI Seaside Safety Song
 Song Lyrics:
Choose a lifeguarded beach if you're going to the sea,
Stay between the flags, it's a safer place to be,
If you get in trouble just float like this,
Use your arms and legs like a big starfish!
Sensory Play
 A day at the beach naturally lends itself to all sorts of sensory play, however some children may dislike the feeling of sand on their skin so this clever hack might make your day a little easier. Keep little ones safe from the sun and their toys sand free by using a double fitted sheet as your play area.
Preschool Together
Sun Safety
 It's never to early to talk to your child about keeping safe in the sun. Many high street brands have developed child friendly applicators for sun cream and this can be a great way to encourage independence before starting school. Alternatively, you could show your child how to apply sun cream using a clean dry sponge to make it easier to spread evenly.
 The Cheshire East Holiday Activities and Food programme (HAF) enables children and young people who are in receipt of income/benefits-related free school meals who live in Cheshire East or attend a Cheshire East school, to attend free activities during the main school holidays, where nutritional food is also provided.
Booking an activity session is easy! All families need to do is visit the Cheshire East HAF programme booking platform.
17. Potion Making
We all remember making petal perfume and how many hours this would keep us entertained for. Well this is a really fun and engaging activity provide some old bowls, jars and spoons and a jug of water and see what potions / perfumes you can create. Encourage imaginative play and pretend to be witches and wizards making spells or jus create your own.
Water Safety for Children
 Summertime walks around a lake, beside a river or along the canal can be a wonderful experience for children, but it's very important they learn to stay safe on these visits when next to the water. This useful graphic from the Canals and River Trust outlines the key message to 'Stay Away From the Edge'.
Healthy Start
 If you’re more than 10 weeks pregnant or have a child under 4, you may be entitled to get help to buy healthy food and milk.
If you’re eligible, you’ll be sent a Healthy Start card with money on it that you can use in some UK shops. We’ll add your benefit onto this card every 4 weeks.
You can use your card to buy:
- plain liquid cow’s milk
- fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit and vegetables
- fresh, dried, and tinned pulses
- infant formula milk based on cow’s milk
You can also use your card to collect:
- Healthy Start vitamins – these support you during pregnancy and breastfeeding
- vitamin drops for babies and young children – these are suitable from birth to 4 years old
Common Approach to Children's Health
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