TAKING YOUR FIRST STEP...
Where else can you invite pre-school children to… Play in a Victorian street setting? See real steam engines like you can at Armley Mills? Investigate fantastic art at the Art Gallery?
Many of our sites offer a range of unique opportunities for early years including: weekly and monthly early years’ clubs, interactive spaces at some sites with relevant resources and a variety of family activities which involve pre-school children.
Our early years’ clubs and activities take place in a safe environment, promoting:
- Learning though play
- Emotional development
- Language development
- The sensory experience
- Support for parents/carers
- Motor skills
- Creativity
- Social Development
- The Every Child Matters agenda
Early Years’ Clubs:
- Abbey House Museum - The Monkey Club
- Armley Mills Museum - Little Bobbins
- Playground and Being and Becoming - Leeds Art Gallery
- Play Time at Lotherton Hall
Early Years' Workshop:
- Thwaite Mills Water Mill
Sites with designated play spaces for young children include:
- Abbey House Museum
- The New City Museum (opening August 2008)