Bayswater Children's Centre

Contact details (main site)

Address: corner of Westbourne Park Road and  Shrewsbury Road, W2 5PR.  Next to St Mary of the Angels primary school.

Now open in our brand new 'blue' building. Please drop in to see what is on offer to local families.

Telephone: 020 7641 1350

Email: claslett-O'brien@westminster.gov.uk

Tube: Westbourne Park, Royal Oak on Hamm & City, Notting Hill Gate on Central and District lines.  Lots of buses go past our door inc 7, 70, 328, 28, 31 and 18, 23 and 36 are fairly close.

Opening hours: 8.00am - 6.00pm

Ages: 0 - rising 5 years

Activities:  Click here to view the activities calendar for this centre

Other sites

Name: St Stephen's C of E Primary and Nursery school

Address: Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QH

Telephone: 020 7641 4488

Email: office@st-stephensprimary.co.uk

Opening hours: 8.30am - 5.00pm

Ages: 3 to 11 years

Name: Moorhouse Preschool (run by the Pre School Learning Alliance)

Address: Mickleton Lodge, Westbourne Park Road, London W2 5UB

Telephone: 020 7727 7483

Email: moorhouse@wplauk.org

Opening hours: 9.30am -3.15pm

Ages: 2-5 years

This preschool accepts children on the 2 year old pilot (priority places for children)

Name: Westbourne Park Family Centre (part of Westbourne Park church and next to Paddington Children's library)

Address: Porchester Road W2 5DX

Telephone: 020 7727 6019

Email: info@westbourneparkfamilycentre.org

Opening hours: 10.00am - 3.00pm for under 5s and their families

Ages: 0- 25 years

A large hall with toy library and various other drop in activities for families with young children open Tues -Fri mornings

Name: Bayswater Family Centre (run by Action for Children, a national charity)

Address: 14-18 Newton Road, W2 5UP

Telephone: 020 7221 3290

Email: shelaghlaslett-o'brien@actionforchildren.org.uk

Opening hours: 9.30am until 6.00pm

Ages: 0 - 25 years

Specialising in providing services for families with no recourse to public funds; in temporary accommodation, bed and breakfast, hotels etc

Classes for adults with creche provided, housing and benefit advice, counselling and many other services

Meet the team

Mary Wilson - Headteacher and Centre Lead

Katherine Harwood - NW Locality Children's Centre Manager

Aneta Kubiak, Early years professional who runs the drop ins and groups  

Carrie Laslett O'Brien-Administrator

MEMBERS OF THE CHILDREN'S CENTRE TEAM

• Our outreach team is based at Woodfield Road Health Centre
• Our Health Visitors work from Woodfield Road medical Centre, the Meanwhile practice and the Newton practice.
• Speech Therapists are based in Woodfield Road medical Centre
• Lucy Longville, Job Centre Plus Adviser is based at their offices on Kensal Road, W10.
• The community midwives work from St Mary's hospital
 

About us

We serve the Brunel, Wessex Gardens and Great Western road areas - any family is welcome to use our services. This is a brand new architect designed  environmentally friendly children's centre.

We offer:  three floors of high quality purpose built space including free flow access to outdoor play with a garden ready for planting.

• wrap around childcare for 3-7 year olds (after school and holiday play scheme) Charges apply
• pre-school care (breakfast club)
• health visiting
• outreach work
• drop-in stay and play sessions
• family learning
• parenting courses and a parent forum
• employment surgeries with support into training and work
• English and computer classes
• advice about all things to do with raising a family
• celebrations and fun days to mark notable events