Adult Activities
& Information
Information and Advice
Our centres are open for information and advice at the following times:
Dorking Nursery School Children's Centre - 9.00am - 4..00pm Mondays to Fridays, 48 weeks of the year.
Tel 01306 882397.
Dorking Rural Children's Centre - 9.30am - 12.30pm Mondays to Thursdays, 48 weeks of the year.
Tel 01306 740095.
We provide information and signposting on a range of services including:
- local childcare, including childminders
- health
- jobs and training
- special needs
- child development and behaviour
- child safety
- family support
- breast feeding
- smoking cessation
Information Kiosk
At Dorking Rural Children's Centre we have a kiosk which links to the following useful websites:
Surrey County Council
Elmbridge Bourough Council
Tandridge District Council
Surrey Heath Centre
Spelthorne Borough Council
Woking Borough Council
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Mole Valley District Council
Runnymede Borough Council
Guildford Borough
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
Waverley Borough Council
NHS Direct
NHS Choices
Food Standards Agency
UCL Institute of Child Health
Connexions
Connexions Surrey
Jobcentre Plus
Surrey Jobs
Citizens Advice Bureau
Sure Start Children Link
Partnership with Parents
Surrey Parenting
Parentline Plus
Parentline
Money Made Clear
Financial Services Authority
Sure Start
Directgov
Ofsted
CAB (Citizens advice bureau)
A CAB adviser regularly visits both our Centres on the following days. Call the CAB outreach worker, Janet on 07757 734381 for further information.
Dorking Nursery School Children's Centre
2nd Monday every month at Monday morning Stay & Play group 9.30am-11.15am.
Dorking Rural Children's Centre
2nd Tuesday every month at Tuesday morning Playlink Stay & Play group at 10.00am.
3rd Tuesday every month at Tuesday afternoon Young Parents group at 1.00pm.
1st Thursday every month at Thursday morning Playlink Stay & Play group at 10.00am.
Useful Websites
www.surreycc.gov.uk - this is a useful website which provides parents with all the information they may need about Surrey County Council's support for children and families.
Surrey FIS - FAMILY INFORMATION SERVICE - an internet, telephone and outreach service providing information, advice and assistance to parents of children and young people aged 0 to 19 years old (up to 25 years old for young people with special needs). Telephone 0300 200 1004 (Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm, 24 hour answerphone). Link: www.surreycc.gov.uk/fis
The FIS publishes a free magazine called Parents' pages for parents of 0-19 year olds which comes out in March, June and November. We have hard copies at our centres but you can also subscribe directly to the Parents' pages e-bulletin. That way you can keep up to date with news and information in between issues as well as having the magazine sent straight to your inbox as soon as it's out.
Its simple to subscribe, just fill in their online form via this link:
www.gingerbread.org.uk - provides expert advice, practical support and campaign for single parents.
Dorking Schools' Partnership - useful local information and advice.