This year you will soon be able to download a free World Book Day ‘app’ from the appStore – with exclusive short stories from Malorie Blackman, Anthony Horowitz and a whole load of other authors too.

There are all the usual resources for children, schools and libraries from the World Book Day website – with activity sheets, lesson plans and news about the latest books – for Nursery and Pre-school, Primary and Secondary school children too.

This year you can watch some great trailers and and see authors talking about their books too.

You can also enter a Design a Bookmark competition, with prizes for children up to 8 years, 9-12 years and 13-16 year olds.

Don’t forget you can use your World Book Day voucher to get some great books for just a Pound from a participating bookshop.

Get celebrating the book together – the World Book Day website is a great place to start!

Winter Daze for February half term is now available to view and download on the LBWF web site.

Packed with ideas and information about centres of activity for the forthcoming half term holiday. The range of things to do covers sport, crafts, gardening and much more.

As always Waltham Forest services cover a range of ages, with something to do for the under 5′s, 5 plus, 13 – 19 years…and people of all ages and abilities too.

You can see the latest edition of Winter Daze on the Waltham Forest borough web site here.

You can download and view a .pdf copy of the booklet here.

Happy half term break everybody!

We have just updated our main web site with news of new activities for 2012.

We are really pleased to be able to offer a dental health advice session for Toddler Group. This is taking place on 28th February. You can see our poster here.

Also new, on Mondays we will have Rollers & Crawlers from 09.45am. great sessions for all pre-walking children to enjoy. You can see the details on our poster here.

See you at the Centre.

Waltham Forest are holding two major FREE firework displays on Monday 2nd. January 2012.

You can see the details below, with events at the Marsh Lane Playing Fields and also at The Highams Park.

We are going to be welcoming in 2012 with a bang, as we light up the sky of Waltham Forest with two spectacular firework shows that will be choreographed to music from the movies.

Mark the end of your seasonal celebrations by coming down to Marsh Lane in Leyton or The Highams Park to marvel at the fireworks, while enjoying our fun packed entertainment programme including a fantastic fun fair, fire performers and food and drink stalls for everyone to enjoy.

You can register with the Borough to keep up to date with the Big Six events in Olympic Year, with a chance to get free tickets to events, here.

We have just updated our Centre child minding information page today.

As well as details of our support team, we have also displayed information about drop-ins across Waltham Forest. You can see what’s happening in Chingford, Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone.

All times on the information sheet are term-time unless otherwise stated. (If you run a drop-in and would like an officer to start attending, you can contact Elizabeth Freer on 020 8496 3577 for information about the service).

The new address for contacting the child minding support team is…

Quality Child Minding Development Officers, Childcare Team, Uplands Business Park, Blackhorse Lane, Walthamstow, E17 5SD – Tel: 020 8496 3567

The Davies Lane Children Centre Team – keeping you informed…

A new edition of Autumn Daze is now available online to download. See more here for the 2011 edition.

This great Waltham Forest publication offers parents and carers information about activities available on the borough for the forthcoming half-term break.

There are details of things to do for children under five, for children between five and ten years, as well as for young people aged eleven to nineteen years of age.

You can also find activities for the whole family – from Brooks Farm activity sessions to spectacular firework display.

Check out the pdf version here. Free pdf software available here.

You can also see updated session times and dates for our our dietician. You can find details on our dietician page here.

We have also updated our diet links with information from NHS Choices, offering you a selection of resources about meal shopping and diet. Read more here.

We are planning a new baby massage activity, a five week course on a Friday…if you’re interested see our web home page for more details.

See you at the Centre in Davies Lane.

Don’t forget to sign up for our new Thursday first aid course in September!

Starts on Thursday 29th, 2011 and runs from 9.00am to 12.00 noon, running for four weeks. You will be able to learn abut the following things…

• First aid principles and priorities
• Patient assessment and examination
• Causes of unconsciousness and resuscitation
• Symptoms of childhood illnesses and what to do

Why not get involved and learn what you can do to help your child?

Ask at the Centre for more details, or use our web contact form here…

You can find our Centre home page here.

This is a great interactive map which features a whole range of services across the borough. You can see with one click where your nearest library is, where all the schools are located and where childcare is situated across the borough.

It is a really great resource to help you get the best from your locality and to know where you can access vital services, just when you need them.

Check out the ‘My Place’ pages here. 

Don’t forget you can still go online and see a copy of the Waltham Forest Summer Daze publication.

You can find a copy here.

These borough pages are packed with information about activities for children of all ages – full of great things to do over the holidays.

If you need a free copy of Adobe Reader to see this document - you can get one here to download.

Helping you keep active during the holidays at Davies Lane.