The Avenues Children’s Centre - a Family Hub

What is happening?

As part of our work to develop a network of Family Hubs in York, we are investing in essential building works at The Avenues Children’s Centre, based at Tang Hall Primary School.

When completed, the Children’s Centre will operate as a standalone service in a separate building, providing support for families and an important community venue.

Work to the Children’s Centre is ahead of Tang Hall Primary School being rebuilt from 2025-26 through a Department for Education programme of work.

When will the work begin and finish?

The centre will close on 5 August ahead of construction work starting on 12 August, and which will continue until mid-October. The centre is likely to reopen in late October.

Will the services, activities, and groups take place elsewhere?

Services operating from the building have made alternative arrangements to deliver from other sites as follows:

The Healthy Child Clinic:

This clinic will run every Monday from 29 July 2024, 1-3pm at Tang Hall Library, The Centre @ Burnholme, Mossdale Avenue, Tang Hall, York YO31 0HA.

Self-weigh:

Self-weigh has stopped completely, we're including self-weigh in the drop-in clinics city wide.

Drop-in Clinics for children aged 0 to 5 years in York:

• Hob Moor Children's Centre, YO24 4PS, Monday from 9.00am to midday
• Avenues Children's Centre, YO31 0UT, Monday from 1.00pm to 3.00pm (please note: this drop-in will take place at Tang Hall Library from August until Thursday 31 October 2024)
• Clifton Children's Centre, YO30 6JA, Thursday from 9.00am to midday

Meanwhile, you can contact the Healthy Child Service on 01904 555475 or email [email protected]

Midwifery:

From Monday 5 August, Midwifery clinics will move to Clementhorpe Health Centre, Cherry Street, York YO23 1AP until The Avenues reopens around the end of October 2024.

Contact the Midwifery team:

• East of the city, 01904 551778
• West of the city, 01904 555045.

Family Hub Drop-In:

Family Hub drop in sessions ended on Wednesday 28 August.

Families can still contact the Family Information Service for information on a range of Ofsted registered childcare, groups, services and anything else about family life in York. Find out where else you can pop in and see us throughout the city.

I have further questions:

If you have any questions about how to get in touch with or access services during this building work, please contact the service directly or call the York Family Information Service 01904 554444 or email [email protected].