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East Hastings Children's Centre

Children’s Centres across East Sussex are organised into areas. East Hastings Children’s Centre is in the Hastings and St Leonards area.

Getting here

  • A few parking bays available in car park at the centre and on-street parking in the local area
  • Bus stops nearby the centre
  • Ore train station is a 20-minute walk

Services

Find out what we are running in the local area:

Activities to support your child’s learning and development - contact your Health Visiting Team if you want support with your child’s learning and development and they can signpost you to these sessions.

  • Early Years Play and Learn sessions
  • Small Beginnings
  • Sensory room – please contact the centre for more information

Volunteer-led Activities

Our Volunteer-led Activities are free to attend. Booking is essential, please call, email or complete the form if you are interested in joining one of our groups. 

  • Starlings Music Group for parents, carers, babies and toddlers - Tuesdays, 10:00 – 10:30 at St Leonards Children’s Centre.
  • Buggy & Rhyme Time Explorers for parents, carers, babies and toddlers - Tuesdays. Meeting at 10:00 at Warrior Square for a buggy walk to Hastings Library for Storytime. (new for 2022, starting 25th January)
  • Busy Bees sing along music sessions Wednesdays. Hastings Town Children’s Centre, 10:30 – 11 and 11:30 – 12:00.
  • Buggy Walk at Alexandra Park Thursdays 10:00 – 11:15

Interested in becoming a Volunteer?

Volunteering is a great way to develop and maintain your skills, meet and interact with others, support your own wellbeing and to make a real difference to your community.

If you are interested in Volunteering in this area please call to speak to our Volunteer Coordinator for more information or you can email your details.

Family Learning courses

Family Learning courses are free for parents and carers. Helping you give your child a positive start in life, and to help support your child's learning and development at home and school.

We offer a range of courses both virtually and within centres.

  • Family First Aid (Virtual)
  • Parent and Child Signing (Virtual)
  • Money Matters (Virtual)
  • Employability (Virtual)
  • Fun with Phonics & Maths
  • Story Sacks

If you are interested in Family Learning please call for more information. You can also email your details or complete the form to book your place.

Early Communication Support – if you are concerned about your child’s speech, language or communication contact your Health Visiting Team or Early Years Setting.

Antenatal Classes – free antenatal support is available for all first-time parents across East Sussex. Contact the Antenatal Team for more details.

Child health clinics and postnatal workshops – contact your Health Visiting Team to find out what clinics and workshops are available.

Facilities

  • Disabled access
  • Baby changing
  • Sensory Room – advance booking required

Address

East Hastings Children's Centre
46-48 Chiltern Drive
Hastings
East Sussex
TN34 3PZ


Contact us


Phone
Main number
01424 726 450

Email
Hastings and St. Leonards areas
EHCommunityHastingsStLeonards@eastsussex.gov.uk