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.
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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
Music and Fun! Let’s sing and dance and learn new songs and rhymes! Play with the parachute and meet the puppets! Harminis is a super fun music and movement class for preschoolers, babies and toddlers.
Established in 2008 by Kate Tyson (Smith) when her first child was small, she’s still running classes now her latest is here. ◦
The classes explore music and sensory play each week. Kate teaches songs that might be new to you and also traditional nursery rhymes and games.
Alongside the importance of the children learning and being exposed to lots of new experiences Kate is very keen for parents to network and make new friends.
Tuesdays at 1.30pm – 2.30pm at Seamer Memorial Hall, Scarborough YO12 4QD
Booking is essential as spaces get filled quickly.
1st session is free when they quote Scarborough Mumbler on arriving
Other classes in Helmsley and Malton – see Ryedale Mumbler here
Pre-school yoga sessions at Briercliffe Children Centre. Tuesday’s at 1.30pm during term time.
18 months to 3 years
We will be taking well loved stories and using yoga to explore them, followed by yoga fun and some breathing exercises which are useful for those times in which little ones need a little help to calm themselves.
Have fun together, explore yoga and relaxation together and finish the week in a positive way.
P.S. parents; no need for the lycra, to be Flexible Frank and need never have done yoga before. This is purely yoga for little ones where you are encouraged to do the poses alongside your child to aid their participation.
£4 per family
Bookings on a weekly basis via:
Rebecca Palmer 07709 117341
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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
Baby swimming with Water Babies
is an exciting, enriching experience for both you and your little one. As the UK’s leading swim school, not only do we teach vital lifesaving skills but we always incorporate lots of bonding, fun and socialising, so you can be sure that a Water Baby is a happy one! Our number one priority is to make sure you feel both happy and safe in the water.
Tuesdays: 10:00 – 11:00 Palm Leisure Club, Carnaby, Bridlington, YO16 4UJ
Wednesdays: 10:00 – 12:00 Palm Leisure Club, Carnaby, Bridlington, YO16 4UJ
Contact 01904 607110 or littlefish@waterbabies.co.uk for more information.
For any MUMblers that book onto a course, just quote SCARBOROUGH MUMBLER and we will send them a free Splashabout Happy Nappy (required for the lessons) with their starter pack – worth £9.99.
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 HERE
We would love you to join us.
Tuesdays 5.30 – 6.30pm (Term time)
For girls age 5-7 years
West Ayton Methodist Church
Contact Janet Bell on 01723 850648
Children aged 2yrs-5yrs
Every Tuesday 9.30am-10.30am | Dance & Sing
10.30am-11.30am | Stay & Play
Every Saturday 9.30am-10.30am | Dance & Sing
10.30am-11.30am | Stay & Play
First session: 9.30am-10.30am | £3.50
Both sessions: 9.30am-11.30am | £6.00
Twilight Productions
Roscoe Studios, Roscoe Street, Scarborough Yo12 7BY
07538 728766
Tuesdays 9.30am – 11.30am starting Tuesday 17th April
Term time only
All very welcome – we would love to see you with your little ones. Come and enjoy playing in a safe, warm environment with plenty of toys and books and a bit of adult conversation too! Healthy snack provided and lots of opportunities for crafts and songs and stories too.
Brompton Village Hall, Cayley Lane YO13 9DL
Tuesday 1pm – 2.45pm.
This is a friendly local group run in Cloughton, opposite the Blacksmiths Arms and next to the playgroup.
FREE
Cloughton Community Reading Rooms, High Street, Cloughton, Scarborough YO13 0HL
Hunmanby Community Centre.
Hold sessions 9.30am-12pm on specific Tuesdays
Next sessions 12th Feburary, 19th February, 5th March, 12th March, 19th March
It’s £2 per child plus £1 additional child. People come and go as they wish.
Contact 07533 741937
Little Builders (Tuesday 10.00 – 11.30am) provides fun activity based mornings for 0 – 4s;
Busy Little Builders (Tuesday 1.00 – 2:30pm) provides sensory play primarily for 0-4s with special needs;
Tiny Little Builders (Wednesday 10.00 – 11.00am) provides fun for 0-18 months.
The Crèche is also open for parents & preschool children from 10-4, Tuesday to Saturday. Parents & Carers are asked to supervise their own children.
The Summit, St Nicholas Street
Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2HF
Get Directions
01723 374516
We provide 0-5 year olds with an active, fun filled class to help with their all round development.
Tuesdays – Newby and Scalby Hall
10am – Cheeky Monkeys
11am – Little Monkeys
Fridays – St James, Seamer Road.
9.30am – Funky Monkeys
10.30am – Cheeky Monkeys
11.30am – Little Monkeys
12.30pm – Mixed Monkeys
We also offer soft play hire for parties.
Call Sarah Simpson on 07894 007506
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
St. Marks Parent and Toddler group meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, term time only, starting at 10am and finishing at 11.30. We offer lots of opportunities to learn through play. We serve refreshments at 10.30am and finish with a song time. £2
St Marks, Coldyhill Lane, Newby, YO12 6HT
01723 375137
Tuesday 10.30am – 11.15am (term time only)
Stories, songs, picnics and crafts for under 5’s
Whitby Library, Windsor Terrace, Whitby, YO21 1ET
Tel: 01609 534350
Tuesday 10.30am – 11.15am
More Than Just Books – Eastfield Library Community Hub, High Street, Scarborough. YO11 3LL
We start babies from 8 weeks up to 4 years in our specialist parent and child classes.
Tuesday 10am – 11am
Wednesday 10am – 11am
Thursday 10am – 11am
Friday 9.30am – 11am
held at the Flower of May Holiday Park, Lebberston Cliff, Scarborough YO11 3NU
for babies 8 Weeks old up to toddlers 4 years old.
10 week courses.
Claire Prior-Mckie 07837 472428
Children aged 3yrs-5yrs
Gymnastic based physical play & activity for children aged 3yrs – 5yrs. It is designed to develop children’s physical skills and agility, balance and co-ordination as they grow. Deangelo to develop children’s physical skills of agility, balance, co-ordination and climbing through the use of brightly coloured play equipment.
Every Tuesday 4.00pm-5.00pm | £3.50
Twilight Productions
Roscoe Studios, Roscoe Street, Scarborough Yo12 7BY
07538 728766
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
