What's on at your family hubs?
Discover what’s happening at local family hubs across the borough.
Brierley Hill Family Hub
Movers & Shakers
Brierley Hill Family Hub
When: Tuesdays, 1.30pm - 3pm
What's involved: A friendly group offering play and learning experiences for children age 1.
No booking required.
Brilliant Babies
Brierley Hill Family Hub
When: Tuesdays, 1.30pm - 3pm
What's involved: A warm, friendly group offering play and learning experiences that will support your baby's development, for babies under 1 year of age.
No booking required.
Infant Feeding Workshop
Brierley Hill Family Hub
When: Second Tuesday of the month, 10am
What's involved: Support around feeding your baby.
No booking required.
Talking Tots
Where: Brierley Hill Family Hub and Dudley Wood Neighbourhood Learning Centre
When: Rolling five-week programmes
What's involved: The aim of Talking Tots is to improve communication skills in two-year olds. This is done by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging use of language and behaviours which research suggests supports children in talking and understanding words.
Book: Email FS.BrierleyHill@dudley.gov.uk or call 01384 813322
Dudley Parenting Service
Where: Brierley Hill Family Hub and The Source, Barnett Lane, Kingswinford, DY8 5PY
What's involved: The Parenting Team organises and co-ordinates a range of parenting programmes, to offer support to families in the Dudley Borough. The parenting programmes provide a wide range of services for families, to address a variety of needs. A family may access advice or information, online support or those who require more guidance may attend group support.
More information: To see what's on offer, please visit Dudley Parents.
Baby and Toddler CPR
When: 1.30pm - 3pm
What's involved: First aid tips to keep your baby safe.
Book: Call 01384 813322
Practical Parenting Workshop
When: 2pm bi-monthly
What's involved: A group to help prepare for the arrival of your baby during pregnancy
Book: Call 01384 813322
Stay and Play
When: Wednesdays, 10am - 11.30pm (weekly, with amendments during school holidays)
Where: The Source, Barnett Lane, DY8 5PY
What's involved: Free, fun activities for preschool children, including a snack, singing and storytelling. All parents and carers welcome.
No booking required. Email FS.BrierleyHill@dudley.gov.uk or call 01384 813322 for more information
Making it REAL
When: Pre-booked one to one sessions
Where: At your home or at Brierley Hill Family Hub
What's involved: 4 one-to-one sessions for children and their parents, which includes free resources for children and families to keep and use to build developmental skills. Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) is an award-winning programme that works with parents to support children’s early literacy and development.
More information: To share your interest call 01384 813322 and a family hub practitioner will return your call.
Coseley Family Hub
Real Mama Tribe - Mamas Chat and Play
When: Mondays, 12.30pm - 2pm (weekly)
What's involved: For mamas to chat, meet and make friends.
Book: Search REAL MAMA TRIBE on Facebook to join the private group.
Antenatal and Postnatal Appointments
When: Various days throughout the week, with appointments available between 9am and 4pm.
What's involved: Book your appointments at the local Hub to see your midwife before and after birth. A friendly environment to make connections and meet others.
Book: Book with your midwife
Breastfeeding Workshop
When: Third Wednesday of every month, 1.30pm - 5pm (3rd Wednesday of every month)
What's involved: Breastfeeding classes are run by the infant feeding team from Russell’s Hall hospital.
Book: Email: dgft.spmwif@nhs.net / Call: 01384 456111 extension 3887
IEYS - Parent Time
When: Tuesdays, 10am - 11am and 1pm - 2pm
What's involved: We provide support to children, families and early years providers across the borough. We also have a wealth of knowledge and expertise for children with additional needs.
Book: Email IEYS.admin@dudley.gov.uk
Glucose Testing Clinic
When: Tuesdays, 9am - 2.30pm
What's involved: Diabetes testing in pregnancy.
Book: Book through midwives - 01384 244358
New Birth Registrations
When: Tuesdays, 9am - 5pm
What's involved: Come and register your new baby here at Coseley Hub.
Book: Call 01384 815373 or book online.
Housing Support Advice
When: Wednesdays, 10am - 12.30pm (fortnightly) and Thursdays, 2pm - 4.30pm (fortnightly)
What's involved: Sessions to help and support vulnerable people to achieve a stable home environment, to inspire confidence, promote independence and to encourage them to improve their quality of life.
Book: Call 01384 812504
Talking Tots
When: Wednesdays, 9am - 11am (sporadically in 5-week sessions)
What's involved: The aim of Tots Talking is to improve communication skills in two-year-olds. This is done by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging use of language and behaviours which research suggests supports children in talking and understanding words. Supported through Speech and Language team.
Book: Email FS.DudleyNorth@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 813096
Movers & Shakers
When: Thursdays, 10am - 11am
What's involved: Movers and Shakers - Mobile - crawling, early walkers up until the age of 2 yrs. This is a parent led group to get together and share ideas, activities and support each other. Parent-led group.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Brilliant Babies Stay and Play (0-12 Months)
When: Wednesdays, 10am - 11am (weekly)
What's involved: A stay and play session for you and your little one, including lots of activities and the opportunity to meet other parents and carers.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Milk Mates New Baby Network
When: Thursdays, 11am - 1pm
What's involved: Find help with establishing breastfeeding, ask questions about bottle feeding, or simply hang out with other parents.
Book: Online via New Baby Network
Stay and Play (0-5 Years)
When: Fridays, 9.30am to 11am
What's involved: A play and stay session for you and your under 5, with lots of activities, a snack and the chance to meet other parents and carers.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Baby CPR and First Aid Awareness
When: Dates to be announced.
What's involved: Dudley are working in partnership with First Responders to provide free sessions teaching basic baby and toddler first aid as well as CPR skills.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Development Checks Health Visiting Appointments
When: Various appointments, Wednesday to Friday
What's involved: You will be offered a regular health and development check by your health visitor for your baby and child. Book your appointment at your local hub through your health visitor where you can come and make connections and meet others.
Book: Please call the community health visiting team on 01384 492615 to arrange, cancel or check the time on any Health Visitor appointments.
Baby Weigh-in
When: Various appointments, Wednesday to Friday
What's involved: Is your little one due a weigh in or general advice? Book your appointment at your local Hub where you can come and make connections and meet others.
Book: Please call the community health visiting team on 01384 492615 to arrange, cancel or check the time on any Health Visitor appointments.
Dudley Parenting Service
What's involved: The Parenting Team organises and co-ordinates a range of parenting programmes, to offer support to families in the Dudley borough. The parenting programmes provide a wide range of services for families, to address a variety of needs. A family may access advice or information and online support.
More information: To see what's on offer for parents, please visit Dudley Parents.
First Words Together
When: Various programmes throughout the year.
What's involved: Babies communicate long before they start to talk, through gestures, showing and giving objects, pointing and vocalising. Sharing books and interacting through books from when babies are very young supports communication and language development. This universal programme builds parents' and carers' awareness and confidence in supporting early communication leading up to babies' first words.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Neonatal Twin & Toddler Parent Group
When: Monthly
What's involved: If your child was born early, small, sick or is a twin then come along and meet other families in relaxed, supportive and welcoming spaces. Siblings under 5 welcome at all sessions.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Sensory Room
When: Monday - Friday, 9.30am - 4.30pm
What's involved: Book a free relaxing interactive soft play space for you and your child/young person.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Antenatal Interactive Workshop
When: Bookings via hubs directly. This class is in addition to hospital antenatal classes on a weekend and the birth preparation class.
What's involved:
Calling all Dudley pregnant women and their birth support; dad, nan, friend, neighbour etc.
Explore healthy pregnancies, birth choices, practical life with a new baby; nappies, bathing, clothing, products, safer sleep, we even think about how their little brains develop so quickly!
Bookings via hubs directly. This class is in addition to hospital antenatal classes on a weekend and the birth preparation class.
Book: Call 01384 813096
Health in Pregnancy
When: Tuesdays and Fridays - Appointment only
What's involved: Our Health in Pregnancy Support Services (HPSS) works alongside our midwives in community antenatal clinics and can also see women on a one-to-one basis in their homes, to support women and their families to make healthy choices.
Book: Call Kerry: 07970 376176 / Email: dgft.hpss@nhs.net
Baby Massage
When: Future programme TBC
What's involved: Learn how to bond and communicate with your baby through massage. Free sessions with a £10 refundable deposit to secure your space.
Book: Call the family hub to register your interest: 01384 813096
Making it REAL
When: Pre-booked one to one sessions
Where: At your home or at Coseley Family Hub
What's involved: 4 one-to-one sessions for children and their parents, which includes free resources for children and families to keep and use to build developmental skills. Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) is an award-winning programme that works with parents to support children’s early literacy and development.
More information: To share your interest call 01384 813096 and a family hub practitioner will return your call.
Dudley Family Hub
Parent Workshop
When: First Tuesday of every month
What's involved: A practical, hands-on workshop for expectant parents, looking at safe sleep, nappy changing, bathing and hospital bags.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Stay and Play
When: Mondays, 10am - 11.30pm (term time - timetable may be amended during school holidays)
Fridays, 12.30pm - 2pm (term time - timetable may be amended during school holidays)
What's involved: Free, fun activities for preschool children, including a snack, singing and storytelling. All parents and carers welcome.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Brilliant Babies
When: Tuesdays, 2pm - 3.30pm
What's involved: Free calm sensory play for babies from new-borns to 12 months. All parents and carers welcome.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Dudley Parenting Service
What's involved: The Parenting Team organises and co-ordinates a range of parenting programmes, to offer support to families in the Dudley borough. The parenting programmes provide a wide range of services for families, to address a variety of needs. A family may access advice or information and online support.
Book: To see what's on offer for parents, please visit Dudley Parents.
First Words Together
When: Rolling five-week programmes
What's involved: Babies communicate long before they start to talk, through gestures, showing and giving objects, pointing and vocalising. Sharing books and interacting through books from when babies are very young supports communication and language development. This universal programme builds parents’ and carers’ awareness and confidence in supporting early communication leading up to babies’ first words.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Talking Tots
When: Rolling five-week programmes
Where: Dudley Family Hub and at Dudley Wood Neighbourhood Learning Centre
What's involved: The aim of Talking Tots is to improve communication skills in two-year-olds. This is done by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging use of language and behaviours which research suggests supports children in talking and understanding words.
Book: Email FS.dudleycentral@dudley.gov.uk / Call 01384 812440
Apna Milan (Urdu speaking group)
When: Every Wednesday 10am-11.30am
Where: Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: Women’s only groups for Urdu / Punjabi speaking parents. A place to come together to support through the challenges of raising a family.
Facilitated by Family Hub Worker Fozia Zahid.
No booking required.
Development Checks Health Visiting Appointments
When: Various appointments, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9am - 4pm
Where: Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: You will be offered a regular health and development check by your health visitor for your baby and child. Book your appointment at your local hub through your health visitor where you can come and make connections and meet others.
Book: Please call the community health visiting team on 01384 492615 to arrange, cancel or check the time on any Health Visitor appointments.
Baby weigh-in
When: Various appointments, Wednesdays, 1pm - 4pm
Where: Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: Is your little one due a weigh in or general advice? Book your appointment at your local Hub where you can come and make connections and meet others.
Book: Please call the community health visiting team on 01384 492615 to arrange, cancel or check the time on any Health Visitor appointments.
Baby CPR and First Aid Awareness
When: 10am - 11am
- Tuesday 21st July 2026
- Tuesday 15th September 2026
- Tuesday 17th November 2026
Where: Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: St. Johns Ambulance Dudley are working in partnership with Brierley Hill Family Hub to provide free sessions teaching basic baby and toddler first aid as well as CPR skills.
Book: Call 01384 812440
Making it REAL
When: Pre-booked one to one sessions
Where: At your home or at Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: 4 one-to-one sessions for children and their parents, which includes free resources for children and families to keep and use to build developmental skills. Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) is an award-winning programme that works with parents to support children’s early literacy and development.
More information: To share your interest call 01384 812440 and a family hub practitioner will return your call.
Antenatal and Postnatal Appointments
When: Various days throughout the week, 9am - 4pm
Where: Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: Book your appointments at the local Hub to see your midwife before and after birth. A friendly environment to make connections and meet others.
Book: Via your midwife
Health in Pregnancy
When: Mondays and Fridays by appointment only.
Where: Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: Our Health in Pregnancy Support Services (HPSS) works alongside our midwives in community antenatal clinics and can also see women on a one-to-one basis in their homes, to support women and their families to make healthy choices.
Book: Call Kerry: 07970376176 / Email: dgft.hpss@nhs.net
We Love Carers
When: Last Tuesday of every month, 9am - 12.30pm
Where: Dudley Family Hub
What's involved: A support group for anyone with caring responsibilities.
No booking required.
Lye Family Hub
Brilliant Babies – Halesowen Leisure Centre
When: Thursdays, 11.30 – 12.30pm
Where: The Spoke @ Halesowen Leisure Centre
What's involved: A play session for babies from new-born to non-walkers, supporting development and learning.
No booking required
Stay and Play – Halesowen Leisure Centre
When: Thursdays, 9.30am - 11.00am
Where: The Spoke @ Halesowen Leisure Centre
What's involved: Stay and play session for children under 5, supporting development and learning.
No booking required.
Baby Weigh in – Lye Family Hub
When: Fridays 10.30 – 12.15pm
What's involved: Baby weigh in session for children 2 years and under from the Dudley Borough.
No Booking required.
Talking Tots
When: Rolling five-week programmes
What's involved: Baby weigh in session for children 2 years and under from the Dudley Borough.
Book: Email: FS.halesowen@dudley.gov.uk / Call: 01384 815439
First Words Together
When: Rolling five-week programmes
What's involved: Babies communicate long before they start to talk, through gestures, showing and giving objects, pointing and vocalising. Sharing books and interacting through books from when babies are very young supports communication and language development. This universal programme builds parents' and carers' awareness and confidence in supporting early communication leading up to babies' first words.
Book: Email: FS.halesowen@dudley.gov.uk / Call: 01384 815439
Making it REAL
When: Pre-booked one to one sessions
Where: At your home or at Lye Family Hub
What's involved: 4 one-to-one sessions for children and their parents, which includes free resources for children and families to keep and use to build developmental skills. Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) is an award-winning programme that works with parents to support children’s early literacy and development.
More information: To share your interest call 01384 813954 and a family hub practitioner will return your call.
Stourbridge Family Hub
Infant Feeding Support
When: Mondays
What's involved: NHS staff with specialist knowledge to offer support to women with feeding their baby.
Book: Call 01384 456111, extension 3887
Breastfeeding Workshop
When: Last Monday of the month
What's involved: NHS run regular breastfeeding workshops classes to help pregnant women and their families prepare for feeding and caring for their new baby.
Book: Email dgft.spmwif@nhs.net
Stay and Play
When: Tuesdays, 10am - 11.30am
What's involved: Free fun activities for preschool children, including singing, storytelling and a snack. All parents/carers welcome.
Book: Booking advised: Call 01384 818780
DWP
When: Tuesdays, Fortnightly
What's involved: Support with benefit advice, better off calculations to give greater insight into your finances once in work or working increased hours, debt, budgeting, personal development, education and training to improve employment prospects, volunteering, work experience, CV development, job applications and interview skills and general employment advice.
Book: For more information and to book, please speak with your family support worker.
Health in Pregnancy
When: Tuesdays, 1pm - 5pm, Thursdays 9am - 5pm - appointment only
What's involved: Our Heath in Pregnancy Support Service (HPSS) works alongside our midwives in community antenatal clinics and can also see women on a one-to-one basis in their homes, to support women and their families to make healthy choices.
Book: Email dgft.hpss@nhs.net
Brilliant Babies
When: Wednesdays, 9.30am - 10.30am and 11am - 12pm (term time only)
What's involved: Free activity session in our sensory room for babies aged new born to 12 months. All parents/carers welcome.
Book: Booking advised: Call 01384 818780
Birth Registration
When: Wednesdays, 9am - 4pm
What's involved: Register a birth at Stourbridge Family Hub. Bookings available throughout the day.
Book: https://www.dudley.gov.uk/residents/register-office/birth-registration/
Mini Mindful Explorers
When: Thursdays, 10am - 12pm
What's involved: A nature group for babies aged 8 weeks - 13 months. A 6-week programme connecting parents, supporting emotional wellbeing for all including connecting with the natural world.
Book: Email momsmindfulhub@rethink.org / Facebook https://www.facebook.com/momsmindfulhub/
IEYS Parent Group
When: Thursdays, 10am - 11.30am
What's Involved: Do you have a child aged 0-5 with Special Educational Needs and like advice? Bring your child to our stay and play session and speak to one of the team.
Book: Booking essential: Call 01384 814364 / Email IEYS.Admin@dudley.gov.uk
Pregnancy Drop-in
When: First Thursday of the month, 1.30pm - 3pm
What's involved: Have you booked your pregnancy but not sure what to do with yourself in between appointments? Are you new to the area and want to meet new people? Do you want to share experiences and feel less alone? Then you’re welcome to drop in and have a chat and a cuppa with an experienced member of the maternity team.
No booking required.
Hearing Impairment and Visual Impairment Stay and Play
When: 9.45am - 11.45am
What's involved: This group is for children who have a hearing or vision impairment. This is an ‘invite only’ session.
Book: For more information and to book please call Louise or Cathryn on 01384 812589 or 01384 817886.
IEYS Sensory Room Parent Group
When: 10am - 11am
What's involved: Do you have a child aged 0-5 with Special Educational Needs and like advice? Bring your child to our sensory room stay and play session and speak to one of the team.
Book: Booking essential. For more information and to book, please call IEYS on 01384 814364 or email IEYS.Admin@dudley.gov.uk
Neonatal Baby, Multiple & Toddler Parent Group
When: Monthly
What's involved: If your child was born early, small, sick or is a twin then come along and meet other families in relaxed, supportive and welcoming spaces. Siblings under 5 welcome at all sessions.
Book: Call 01384 818780
Antenatal Interactive Workshop
When: 2nd Thursday of the month - bi monthly:
Thursday 2.30-4.30
- 13 August 2026
- 8 October 2026
- 10 December 2026
What's involved: An interactive workshop exploring caring for your newborn to include: safer sleep, crying, nappies, washing and parent and infant emotional wellbeing.
Book: Call 01384 818780 to book after 20 week scan.
Development Checks
When: Wednesdays
What's involved: You will be offered regular health and development reviews (Health Visitor checks) for your baby and child. These are to support you and your baby, and make sure their development is on track.
Book: Call the Community Health Visiting Team on 01384 492615 to arrange, cancel or check the time of any Health Visitor appointments.
Well Baby Clinic
When: Tuesdays, 1pm - 3pm
What's involved: Baby clinics are provided to give you the opportunity to have your baby weighed and ask any questions you may have regarding your child's health and development.
Book: Call the Community Health Visiting Team on 01384 492615 to arrange, cancel or check the time of any Health Visitor appointments.
Sensory Room
When: Slots available daily.
What's involved: Book a free relaxing interactive soft play space for you and your child/young person.
Book: Call the hub on 01384 818780
Midwives
When: Wednesdays
What's involved: First Pregnancy booking - Congratulations on you pregnancy! Book your appointments at the local Hub to see your midwife before and after birth.
Book: Call your community midwife team on 01384 244358 to arrange , cancel, or check appointment time. Please self refer for appointments using link: https://www.dgft.nhs.uk/maternity-self-referral/
Dudley Parenting Service
What's involved: The Parenting Team organises and co-ordinates a range of parenting programmes, to offer support to families in the Dudley borough. The parenting programmes provide a wide range of services for families, to address a variety of needs. A family may access advice or information, online support or those who require more guidance may attend intensive group support.
More information: To see what is on offer for parents, please visit Dudley Parents.
Making it REAL
When: Pre-booked one to one sessions
Where: At your home or at Stourbridge Family Hub
What's involved: 4 one-to-one sessions for children and their parents, which includes free resources for children and families to keep and use to build developmental skills. Making it REAL (Raising Early Achievement in Literacy) is an award-winning programme that works with parents to support children’s early literacy and development.
More information: To share your interest call 01384 813322 and a family hub practitioner will return your call.
Milk Mates
When: Weekly - Every Friday starting on 17/04/2026, 1pm - 2.30pm
What's involved: A friendly baby and toddler group with infant feeding support from trained peer supporters. We can support breastfeeding, combination feeding, bottle feeding, starting solids, stopping breastfeeding.
More information: Book via Eventbrite.
Talking Tots
When: Rolling five-week programmes
What's involved: The aim of Talking Tots is to improve communication skills in two-year olds. This is done by sharing information with parents and carers and encouraging use of language and behaviours which research suggests supports children in talking and understanding words.
Book: Email: fs.stourbridge@dudley.gov.uk / Call: 01384 818780
First Words Together
When: Rolling five-week programmes
What's involved: Babies communicate long before they start to talk, through gestures, showing and giving objects, pointing and vocalising. Sharing books and interacting through books from when babies are very young supports communication and language development. This universal programme builds parents' and carers' awareness and confidence in supporting early communication leading up to babies' first words.
Book: Email: fs.stourbridge@dudley.gov.uk / Call: 01384 818780