Early Childhood Project

It's Refugee Week and the theme is "Our Home". Our weekly newsletter is full of links and useful information if you are not on the mailing list already, let me know [email protected]. And we have lots of books to borrow about Refugees and the theme.🤗

Happy Father's Day to all the men who have cared for us and fathered us. And love to everyone whose fathers are absent or loved in memory ❤️

Our next thankyou in volunteers week, is to our fabulous Trustees who volunteer each year onto the Executive Committee to manage the charity and ensure we stick to our charitable aims and also stick to the budget😄
It is really exceptional that we have two founding Trustees still working with us since we began in 1988! We salute Mandy, our founding and ongoing Chair, and Judy, followed quickly by Chris who joined us soon after. Big thanks to all our Trustees... Mandy, Judy, Chris, Cara, Amina, Charlie and Caroline. We couldn't do it without you!

It's volunteers week and we are saying thankyou to our wonderful volunteers, Lucy, Susie, Judy and now Salma who truly are the glue that keeps the toy library and the play group together.
They work hard in sessions and behind the scenes, giving us crucial practical help, good chat, support and know the ins and outs of the charity as well as we do. Thankyou doesn't seem enough, we salute you!

The toy library is open as usual during half term. This young borrower took advantage of a rare quiet moment to build the track with the assistance of his Mum and our lovely volunteer Susie. 😊

Thanks Facebook... another phase of banishment...and now back in the room...

We have frogs. Quite a lot of frogs. Their mission in life is to bring fun and joy into the lives of toy library borrowers!
So, come and find our frogs. Take them home and practice your pinging skills.
Susie our toy library volunteer is our champion🏅 who will be yours?

To all the "mothers" who have loved us, cared for us, taught us, nursed us, encouraged us, and been our cheerleaders, thankyou ❤️

Yes, it's back! The fabulous book sale on Friday and Saturday. All proceeds go to helping house local refugees. Get to Hollingdean Terrace on the 50 bus. 🤗

Celebrating International Women's Day. In solidarity with all our Sisters for whom life is so hard💪

We have an announcement.

We have books!
Lots and lots and lots of books.
Come and borrow them.
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Yay!
A busy schema and a happy child.
Perfect!

We have an announcement.

We have toys!
Come and borrow them.
Open through half term.

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No I don't know what's going on either....😅
Hello peeps.
How are you all doing so far in 2024?
We are super busy in the toy library and the toy library drop-in playgroup each Tuesday is full each week, which says a lot...
And yes, of course we'd like a bigger room, space for five more workers and the funds to go with it...
but hey, we're still here, still doing what we're really good at and that will do for now!
Come and see! 😀

Wishing you all a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

Judy, Sarah, Lucy and Clair send all our dear toy library families and all our friends and supporters best wishes for a good Christmas and Winter festivities.
Whatever you are celebrating may your stars be merry and bright and have a happy and peaceful time.
Back on 2 January 🌲