Southernway Children's Centre is managed by Barnardo's and provides a variety of groups and activities.
We are open and here to support you, but have had to change some of services we offer due to COVID-19.
Please call your local children's centre for more details or follow Barnardo's Plymouth on Facebook.
We are still running the Latch On Breastfeeding Support Groups and our Parenting Programmes. See attached documents in the Downloads section of this page for more information.
If you are a parent or carer and you require support from our Supporting Families Team, please email support@barnardos.org.uk or ring your local centre.
Our Support Hub contains a wide range of resources, tools, videos and more focused on supporting your family during the pandemic.
Visit the Barnardo's Virtual Support Hub
Whether helping customers in a shop, doing essential admin in the office or working directly with young people at a service, our volunteers make a huge difference to children's lives.
To become a volunteer, all you need is enthusiasm and a desire to help. You can choose how much time you give and we'll give you all the training and support you need.
We welcome people from all nationalities and backgrounds. Our volunteers include job-seekers, retired workers, asylum seekers, full-time workers, students and schoolchildren.
Whoever you are and however you choose to volunteer, you'll be part of a supportive community coming together to transform children's lives.
View volunteering opportunities in Plymouth
Groups and activities run by the Children's Centre follow the Five to Thrive approach. Five to Thrive is a family friendly approach to promoting healthy brain development and positive relationships. Central to the five to thrive approach are a set of five key activities:
Barnardo's Plymouth provide a wide range of services across the city including Children's Centres, Young Carers, Sexual Exploitation (BASE) and Independent Visiting and Advocacy Services (PIVAS). We aim to protect all children from harm and empower the local community to also help us do this.
Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 4.30pm
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