A Stay and Play with a difference!

What is Early Explorers?

• 75 minute stay and play sessions with limited capacity to help create a calm environment
• Lightly themed play opportunities which change each week
• Space for caregivers to talk with a good value cafe offer
• Space for children to explore varied play activities to support their development 

We run sessions across the city - booking is essential as there are limited spaces. Choose the one that suits you best and book here.

Our sessions are aimed at 0-4 year olds, carefully planned with reference to Development Matters in the Early Years Foundation Stage guidance and most importantly, are fun!

Choose your session

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Structure of sessions

Early Explorers begins with a short time gathered together, singing, reciting rhymes and listening to a story.  In between there is free play to explore this week's theme. To close the session with a song and say goodbye playmates gather together again. 
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Everyone is offered a ‘Take Home Card’ that includes the words to a song or rhyme, a recommended book to share with your child linked to the session theme and fun ideas to try out at home.

Capacity and environment

 To ensure we deliver a quality play session we limit our places to 15 children a session. Booking is essential - choose your session and book above. We cannot guarantee a space if you haven't reserved in advance. 

You can Pay for a Term to get one session free or Pay As You Go should this suit your schedule better, bookings are open up to 12 hours before a session.

We just ask you let us know if you've booked and then unable to attend a session, to open up the opportunity for another playmate. Where possible, we will do our best to transfer your booking to another session.

Thoroughly organised activities with different themes each week to keep the children engaged" 
​Kul with Karam and Jovan

In each session you will find:

• Role play and/or small world toys
• Malleable materials such as playdough or clay
• Sensory materials sometimes including water, sand, dried pasta, gloop etc.
• Mark making materials
• Good quality books
• Construction toys
• Toys suitable for under 2s

How do I get there?

You can easily reach us across the city, with all venues having pushchair parking, baby change facilities and tasty refreshments! 

Light House Cafe, Chubb Buildings
Wolverhampton City Centre

Car
Sat Nav: WV1 1HT
Parking: Due to building work there is no availability to park at Chubb Buildings. The closest Pay and Display car park is opposite, on Fryer Street.

​Public Transport
The Light House is located 5 minutes' walk from the bus, rail and St George's Metro station.

Wednesfield Community Centre and Library
Bentley Bridge, near Sainsbury's 

Car
Sat Nav: WV11 1XT
Parking: Sainsbury's Car Park opposite entrance 


​Public Transport
Numbers 53, 60 and 65 buses stop all 1 minute walk from the Community Centre.

We hope to see you soon!