We had a great time at this weeks #StayandPlay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale with our Toy Story themed session (a slight swap of our timetabled theme of Owl Babies). Our little ones enjoyed playing with the characters in the sand as well as building Mr & Mrs Potato Head! Our visiting professionals this week were Alex, a #HealthVisitor and her colleague Aly #StudentHealthVisitor who were on hand to offer some great advice and support to our parents and families; thank you as al

We had plenty of fun for this weeks safari themed #StayandPlay session @JollyJosh in #Rochdale. Our little adventurers and their families discovered a range of safari animals in the grasslands (hay) and had lots of creative fun making their own giraffe to take home. Please see our photographs. We would like to thank our visiting professionals this week, Anna a #ChildrensComplexCareandPalliativeSpecialistNurse who had lots of fun playing with our little ones while supporting o

Well this weeks #stayandplay session @JollyJosh #Rochdale seemed to be a big hit with our little ones and tots as we explored all things Halloween. Our little ones experienced sensory play in dried lentils and had fun scooping them into the witches cauldrons, making potions and spells. We looked at Halloween books and read spooky stories before making sparkling rocket fireworks to zoom into the night sky for bonfire night. Our visiting professional this week was Alex, a #Heal

We had lots of fun celebrating our second anniversary @JollyJosh for our #stayandplay in #Rochdale this week. Our superhero themed session had a range of sensory activities for our little ones to explore. Thank you to our visiting professional Alex a #HealthVisitor who regularly attends our sessions to offer a range of support and advice to our families. Over the past two years of @JollyJosh opening its first inclusive #stayandplay session, we have supported our families with

We had lots of fun at our last #stayandplay session @ JollyJosh #Rochdale when our babies and tots played with lots of different types of traffic. Our little ones got creative, making traffic lights in the creative area with the help of their adults. We were lucky to have such nice weather which meant we could use our outdoor area to have lots of fun in the sun. Thank you to our visiting professional, Alex; a #HealthVisitor from the @PennineTeamHMR. Alex was on hand to give a

Here are our babies and tots at @JollyJosh Celebrating St George's Day. Our professional visitor this week was Alex, Alex is a #HealthVisitor and also a #JollyJosh trustee. #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #StGeorge

Today is #RareDiseaseDay 2019 and we 'showed our Zebra stripes' today to support @GeneticAllianceUK and @RareDiseaseUK and all those raising awareness of rare diseases. The idea being to encourage professionals to look for the zebra too as diagnosis may not always be the 'common horse.' As you can see we enjoyed a Zebra themed session @JollyJosh. We had a lovely, busy session with Alex, our trustee and #HealthVisitor alongside #traineenurses Paige and Lucy. In addition, we al

We had lots of fun at our @JollyJosh #StayandPlay session exploring our #OwlBabies themed tray today. Thank you to Alex, our #HealthVisitor for joining us. As you can see from the photographs we had some beautiful moments of interaction between little friends today, so lovely! For other little tots the fun was all too much and naps were enjoyed. Thanks for coming! #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #Rochdale #Charity #SEND

Thank you so much to everyone who came to our #StayandPlay session today to enjoy a #Superhero themed session, marking our @JollyJosh One Year Anniversary, in memory of Joshua James, our Superhero. Today we had Alex, #HealthVisitor present to provide advice and information, in addition to joining in the fun. We treated ourselves to a special #JollyJosh cake and had lots of outdoor play as the weather was so beautiful. Thanks for joining us, see you next week... #ConnectSuppor

Celebrating One Year of @JollyJosh… The idea of ‘#JollyJosh ‘a year ago was ‘pure imagination’. A chain of events would lead me to realise that there was a gap in the system; the solution would become Joshua’s legacy. Jolly Josh is a lifeline for families who want to access the service. In the early years when you realise that things are not ‘normal’ and that your child is not meeting milestones it can be extremely difficult. It is incredibly hard to accept that your child ha

Today at our @JollyJosh #stayandplay session we enjoyed a sensory walk on our hunt for the bear... We also explored the 'cave' and used the light toys. In addition, we created sensory pictures at the craft table. Thank you to Alex, #HealthVisitor, for joining us today, in addition to a lovely visit from Anna, #SpecialistComplexCareNurse and #PalliativeCareNurse. Both Alex and Anna are trustees of #JollyJosh. Having professionals visit weekely enables our families in #Rochdal

Thank you to everyone who came to join us today. We celebrated #WorldAutismWeek #WAAW18 by wearing Pink/Purple, we were lucky enough to have Emma, an #AutismSupportWorker from @Home-Start at the #stayandplay @JollyJosh session. Also Alex, a #HealthVisitor and #JollyJosh Trustee came to join in the fun. We were extremely lucky to receive a donation of cupcakes today, such beautiful treats though I did not manage to get a photograph of them before they were devoured and gratefu

Today at our @JollyJosh #stayandplay session, #Rochdale, we used the story of the Gruffalo's Child to investigate shadows, we had such fun! We also had a sensory themed tuff tray to play in. We were visited by Alex, our Trustee and #HealthVisitor, Alex joined in the fun and was able to provide parents and carers with children with #SEND with information too. #ConnectSupportThrive #InspireInclusion #Charity