Playgroups and classes
Scarborough & Whitby and the surrounding areas are a fantastic place for bringing up children and there is plenty going on for children.
Below is a list of all the local playgroups and drop in clinics throughout the week and also details of all the children’s activities classes available across our area. Please contact the organisers directly if you would like to find out further information or to confirm class times or costs.
If you know of any other classes or groups which are not already listed, then please contact us here. Basic listings are free. ’Featured’ listings are £10 per month. For our full advertising rates then please click here.
Our multi-award winning classes will introduce your baby to a world of sensory exploration. Where the two of you can relax, have fun and share in each other’s delight. For ours is magical world, full of glowing balls, light shows, puppets, bubbles, rainbows, petals, massage, signing and songs. The sessions are designed specifically from birth so we’d encourage you to join as soon as you feel able. We’ve done the research; so you can enjoy the fun.
Mondays – Newby and Scalby Community Hall, Scalby Road, Scarborough YO13 0RA
10.30am: 6 – 13 months
11.45am: 0 – 6 months
1pm: 0 – 13 months
Thursdays – Launching a Christmas Special on 20th December at Bempton & Buckton Village Hall, Y015 1HS
11.45am: 0 – 13 months
Contact Leila Hogg by emailing Scarborough@babysensory.co.uk Alternatively, visit their website for more details and book a trial. Check them out on Facebook
Dive In offer swimming lessons for children aged 3.5years upwards. We are committed to teaching children not only the skill of swimming but to be water confidence and safety. Our lessons are fun and relaxed delivered by our team of passionate teachers. Our class sizes are small with the teachers in the water with the children to ensure they have the support and encouragement close at hand. We deliver the Swim England Learn to Swim programme.
Venue:
Palms Leisure Club, Carnaby, YO16 4UJ
Lesson Times:
Monday and Wednesday 4pm – 6pm
Saturday and Sunday 9am – 12pm
Contact Info:
info@divein2swim.co.uk
07593 545237
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/Divein2swim
22 Brooklands
Filey
YO14 9BA
Children’s centres aim to give children the best possible start in life and enable parents to support their child and family.
Download the Programme of Activities HERE
Fun Music sessions last around 50/60 minutes during which time there will be nursery rhymes, new and traditional songs, dancing and movement to music, often with props and scarves, and there’s always a chance to play on different percussion instruments.
As a special treat, Kathy always plays her flute, piccolo or saxophone in the sessions, either for jamming along to or for listening time. The children love hearing and seeing these wind instruments, and so the Fun Music sessions just fly by!
Whilst the emphasis of Fun Music is of course, fun, we hope the children will be learning and developing in all sorts of ways, along with your support!
Singing, rhythmic and listening skills
Creativity and imagination
Growing in confidence
Awareness of others
Learning to take turns
Following simple instructions
Introducing new concepts like –
Loud and soft
Slow and fast
Start and stop
Fun Music sessions are for children and babies aged from birth to 6 years, accompanied by an adult. Parents, grandparents, child minders, nurseries and schools are welcome to bring their children to join in the musical fun – but be prepared to shake a shaker!
My weekly Fun Music classes cost £5 per child or £7 per family with 2 or more children over 6 months and are on –
Monday – 10.30am at St Columba’s Church hall, 160 Dean Road, Scarborough YO12 7JH
Monday – 1.30pm at St John’s Church hall, West Avenue, Filey YO14 9AU
Tuesday – 10.30am at Scarborough College Prep School Hall, Deepdale Avenue, Scarborough YO11 3BA (Term times only – part of their Tots playgroup)
Thursday – 9.45am at Emmanuel St John’s Church hall, 85 St John’s Road, Scarborough YO12 5ES
Baby Fun Music class for Under One’s –
Thursdays 11.15am – Emmanuel St John’s Church hall, 85 St John’s Road, Scarborough YO12 5ES
Also I have regular classes on the first and third Saturdays of each month for messy church groups, these are donation groups.
First Saturday at St James Church, 24 Seamer Road YO12 4DT
Third Saturday at Cayton Methodist Church, 86 Main Street, Cayton YO11 3RT
Pay as you go
Facebook or Call 01723 354891
Friarage children’s centre
Friargate
Scarborough
YO11 1HS
Telephone: 01609 798840
Mobile: 07930 017664
Children’s centres aim to give children the best possible start in life and enable parents to support their child and family.
Download the Programme of Activities HERE
Briercliffe children’s centre
76 Briercliffe
Scarborough
YO12 6NS
Telephone: 01609 798700
Fax: 01723 371225
Children’s centres aim to give children the best possible start in life and enable parents to support their child and family.
Download the Programme of Activities HERE
Eastfield children’s centre
Link Walk
Eastfield
Scarborough
YO11 3LR
Telephone: 01609 534053
Fax: 07792 530054
Children’s centres aim to give children the best possible start in life and enable parents to support their child and family.
Download the Programme of Activities HERE
Whitby and The Moors children’s centre
c/o Stakesby Community Primary School
Byland Road
Whitby
YO21 1HY
Telephone: 01609 533819
Children’s centres aim to give children the best possible start in life and enable parents to support their child and family.
Download the Programme of Activities soon
Monday: 1pm – 3pm
£3
Designed to give you and your child time to play and learn from each other, Active Antz encourages you and your child to try a variety of activities each week. These range from exploring soft play shapes to jumping on bouncy castles, singing, crafts and much more.
Scarborough Sports Village
Ashburn Road, Off Valley Road, Scarborough YO11 2JW
01723 377500
10.00 – 11.30. Sewerby Hall and Gardens, Church Lane, Sewerby, YO15 1EA. Held in the Orangery.
Every Monday in term time, a session for under 5s. Each session has a play area, quiet corner and a themed activity that differs each week linked with the museum themes and location. Details of each individual session can be found on the Sewerby website.
Sessions are free with admission to Sewerby from April to October. During the off season when there is no charge to enter the grounds at Sewerby the sessions cost £2 for ages 3 years + and are free for under 3s, one accompanying adult is also free. Call 01262 673769 for more info.
Monday 5.30-6.30pm
For ages 11 – 14 years
Craft club where sunshine and summer are celebrated with fruit themed crafts.
Pop along and try it out!
Eastfield Library, High Street
Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Call 01609 536606
Mondays 9.30am – 11.15am (term time only)
A friendly group for children aged 0 – 5 years and their parents, grandparents and carers.
Ayton Methodist Church Hall, Pickering Road, West Ayton. YO13 9JE
Join us for free play, sensory play. stories and rhymes
£1.50 per child plus 50p for additional siblings (over 6 months). Includes a healthy snack, drink for little ones and a hot drink for grown ups
10am – 11.30am Parents & Tots
Free
62 Durham Street, Scarborough, YO12 7PX
10am – 11.30am
£1.50 per adult. We offer a range of stimulating activities and play experiences for babies and children from birth to 5 years old. Everybody is welcome!
St Andrews Church, Ramshill, Scarborough YO11 2LN
MONDAY 4th FEBRUARY 9:30-10:30
Early years Music session for 0-5 years
WHISH Community Room at St Hilda’s Business Centre up at The Ropery. Whitby. YO22 4ET
There is more parking and a bigger room. There is a lift and we have negotiated pushchair parking upstairs near the Community Room.
Call 01947 603475
Norman Bear Story Time will be held at Newby & Scalby Library on Mondays in term-time, from Monday 10 September, 2.15-2.45pm. Norman Bear (photo attached) welcomes all pre-school children, accompanied by an adult, to this free story time. The library has 4 story sacks and a collection of exciting stories to share and Norman looks forward to welcoming them.
The library can be contacted on 01609 534059 (we’re closed on Thursdays).
450 Scalby Road,
Scarborough,
YO12 6EE
01609 534059
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
Developing awareness of their body, how it moves, adding to their ballet vocabulary, learning new steps, developing co-ordination expressing their musicality.
Yorkshire Coast School of Ballet
12 Almond Close, YO14 9NW Filey
01723 516395
Monday 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Term Time only in the Junior Library
Storytime and Crafts for Pre-School Children (under 5’s)
Scarborough Library, Vernon Road, Scarborough, YO11 2NN
Monday 9.10am – 9.55am
Age 1 – 4
Scarborough Gymnastics Academy
Unit 1
Barrys Lane Leisure Complex
Barrys Lane
Scarborough
North Yorkshire
YO12 4HA
Telephone: 01723 366271
All our courses are run in 5 week blocks to be paid in advance with a £15 deposit to secure your place and the rest to be on the first lesson.
Pre School Classes (3 & 4 years) and a Parent and Baby / Toddler Class (12 weeks to 3 years) on Monday mornings.
Parents and Baby / Toddler Class on Tuesday mornings
Classes for age 4+ on Saturdays.
Contact Maria on 07823 381113
Green Gables Hotel, West Bank, Scarborough
