Firbank Children's Centre

Firbank Road, Lancaster, LA1 3HL.  Telephone 01524 845319

Situated next door to Ridge Primary School in Lancaster, Firbank Children’s Centre offers a wide range of exciting courses and activities for families, parent/carers and young children.  With an emphasis on art and music, some popular sessions include Mini Movers, Clapping Song, Family Craft and Messy Play. 

We also work with lots of professionals to offer family support, midwife services, confidential counselling, help to stop smoking and a wide range of parenting courses.

Everything is free and all visitors are made to feel very welcome.  For more information telephone 01524 845319.

Relaxing at Firbank Children's Centre

About us

If you want to meet other parents/carers and families, want to enjoy playing and learning with your children or could just do with a little extra support, then Firbank Children’s Centre is for you. There is something on most days and you are welcome to come and join in.  We try to make our children’s centre feel really comfortable – like a second home.

You can just pop in and you will find there are lots of friendly faces here, but if you feel nervous, then call us before you come and we can arrange for someone to meet you and stay with you in the group for your first visit.

We are very fortunate to share our building with Rising Stars, the Children’s Place and are therefore able to offer high quality crèche places for some sessions and activities, though where these are available they do need to be booked as there is a limited number of places.

Enjoying the facilities

Some of our most popular activities are listed below. For an up-to-date timetable, call in or telephone us on 01524 845319.

Mini Movers
Dance, music and fun!  This is one of our longest established groups offering musical movement for parents/carers and toddlers every Friday from 10-30 – 11.30.  No need to book – just turn up. 

Clapping Song
This is a new music workshop for parents/carers and their under 2’s and is being run for us at Firbank Children’s Centre by music specialists “More Music Morecambe” every Wednesday afternoon.

Early Days
If you are a parent/carer with a child who is not yet walking or crawling, then you will enjoy this group. They meet every Thursday from 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 noon.

Little treasures 
Come and learn about treasure baskets – make them and play with them.  For parents/carers and their children aged 6 – 18 months.  Many people move from Early Days into this group as their children grow. It is on at the same time; from 10 – 12.00 every Thursday. Some free crèche places are available for older children at Rising Stars, the Children’s place, but they are limited so booking is essential.  

Family crafts
Enjoy being creative with your children every Tuesday from 1.00 – 3.00 p.m. All materials are provided.

Chatterbox
Another long-established group which meet Every Friday from 1.00 to 3.00 p.m. Lots of fun activities including messy play.

Toy Library
We have a selection of lovely toys that you are welcome to borrow so that you have something different to play with every week.  Our toy library is open every Monday morning from 10.00 – 11.00 a.m. for collecting toys and you can return them at any time.    

Stay and play with child health clinic
This is a really busy group held every Monday morning from 10.00 – 12.00 with a chance to see a health visitor from 10.30 – 11.30, plus a midwife drop-in.    

Parenting courses
We run lots of courses throughout the year for parents.  Look out for posters at the centre, or telephone us for details 01524 845319.

Confidential Counselling and Stop Smoking Advice
We have a trainee counsellor available for confidential sessions at the Centre and also have a specialist advisor trained to help people to give up smoking.

Adult learning
The Adult College provide us with a maths and English drop-in session for adults who want to improve their skills.  It is a small, friendly group and everyone learns at their own pace. Sessions are every Tuesday in term time from 9.45 a.m. to 11.45 a.m.

Rattle and Rhyme
A new music group for babies aged 5 – 12 months. Every Monday 1.30 – 3.00 p.m.  Booking essential.

Firbank Road, Lancaster, LA1 3HL.  Telephone 01524 845319