• Jump to main content
• Speak this page
• A-Z
• Accessibility
• Contact Us
• Directories
• Help

• Home |
• Ask Islington |
• Family Directory
• |  Bemerton Children's Centre

Bemerton Children's Centre is one of the nurseries directly managed by the council offering integrated care and education. Children's Centres offer a supportive setting where friendly, experienced, qualified staff, including qualified teachers, work with children and families. In addition they offer children under 5 and their families a range of integrated and inclusive services, including care and education places, health services, family support and outreach, access to training opportunities, advice on tax credits and a base for childminders. Bemerton Children's Centre runs a number of stay and play sessions, parent support groups, baby massage sessions, a Somali Women's Group, a Benagli Group, a Turkish and Kurdish Toddler Group and a number of other drop-in sessions. For young parents there is a peer mentoring training scheme run by Brook (you can download details using the link at the bottom of this page).

80 places are offered on a full or part-time basis, during the "core" day (9.30 am to 3.30 pm) term time only or for 49 weeks a year on an extended day basis 8.00am to 6.00pm to suit working or studying parents. Parents are encouraged to become involved in the life of the centre. Staff speak a number of community languages. To find out what's going on at Bemerton this month, click here >>>. Alternatively, you can download a timetable using the link at the bottom of this page.

Type of organisation:

Statutory

Contact Information

Address:

1a Coatbridge House

Carnoustie Drive

Islington

London

N1 0DX

Disabled facilities:

Yes

Email:

bemerton.eyc@islington.gov.uk

Opening times:

Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 5.30pm

Who is this service for?

For children aged 6 months to 5 years

Is there a charge?

Not for 3 and 4 year old children who are attending term-time only 9:00am to 3.30pm (or a half day session). These hours are free. (All 3 year old children attending the nursery will be offered a free part-time educational place from the term after their third birthday. 4 year olds will be offered a free full day place from 9.30am to 3.30pm immediately after their fourth birthday. You can pay to extend the hours.)Yes for children under 3 and for those 3 and 4 year olds who stay longer than the free education hours. Charges are reviewed annually; phone the Centre for details. There are a small number of 'marketed places', under a special places scheme. You do not have to fit the priority groups to get one of these, and you may be able to get one even if you live outside the borough.

Can I refer myself?

Yes

Application or referral procedure:

Phone the Children's Centre

Is there a waiting list?

Yes

Key members of staff:

Gilles Shewell, Head of Centre

Levels of need (practitioners):

Level 1

Related Documents

• Download documents Bemerton Children's Centre Timetable
• Download documents Brook Peer Mentoring Training

To download and read pdf documents, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader

This page was last updated

26/01/2010 14:47:15