Doorsteps Children & Families

12/06/2025

Peep TALK is a welcoming, non-judgemental space to meet and connect with other parents & children. By the end of the programme you will have a complete set of resources, activity suggestions & useful advice to support your child's speech & language development.

➡️https://www.peeple.org.uk/peep-talk

Here's what parents are saying about Peep TALK:

🗣️"Since attending the Peep TALK group I've stopped asking my son so many questions, I now describe what he's doing instead. I give more time for listening and responding."

🗣️"I like learning new ideas each week and seeing that we aren't alone, every child is different. I share each session with my partner."

🗣️"I now feel more confident and relaxed about A's language development, and I think that's helping him make progress. The group has helped reassure me that we're doing the 'right' things."

Contact your Local Authority to find out where your nearest group is.

Our next Peep TALK Training dates for practitioners are:

Thursday 3rd July
Wednesday 10th Sept

Find out more about our training at https://www.peeple.org.uk/peep-talk-training

10/06/2025

Looking forward to this!

We're looking forward to seeing you at our annual conference on Saturday 21 June, 9.30-13.00 at the King's Centre, OX2 OES.

And we're excited to welcome guest speaker Roger Sutton, founder of Movement.

Find out more about the conference and book your tickets at https://renewoxford.org/renew-oxford-2025/

04/03/2025

📚 March is here and so is our free stay & play 'Bags of Fun' with a theme to it this month!

Please note the new time: 10-11.30 giving us an extra half an hour to enjoy each other's company and all the activities on offer.

We look forward to seeing familiar and new faces as we:
👣 Play
🧸 Enjoy a story / Go on a Bear Hunt!
🎸 Sing songs
🍪 Enjoy refreshments
🥳 Have fun!

See you there tomorrow from 10 -11:30am at Small Steps (between Poundland & Superdrug).

✨ All are welcome!

28/02/2025

Latest Oxon VCS Early Years Network newsletter:

25/02/2025

If you're a parent carer, this could be a great event for you.

The SEND Together: Connect, Learn, and Share, event will take place on Thursday, 13th March 2025, at The Kings Centre, Oxford (9:00 AM – 3:00 PM). The day will feature a range of informative sessions and workshops covering key topics such as Mental Health Support, EHNA and EHCP Guidance, SEND Support in Schools, Early Help and Prevention, and more. It's a FREE event too. To register and find out more information click here: https://buff.ly/4k3MGYv

Oxfordshire Parent Carers Forum

20/02/2025

04/02/2025

A sojourn to the library for some CPD reading in between a fascinating Roundtable gathering convened by Citizens UK this morning and
our Find Your Fire youth project this afternoon!

Doorsteps Youth are part of Viva - Together for Children. As an international charity, a lot of communications are done both online and across different cultures. Doorsteps Youth and Doorsteps Children & Families are all about celebrating the strengths and opportunities of communicating across cultures, working together to make the world a safer place for young people to learn and thrive! We see this both within the organisation we work for and practically, on the ground in multi-cultural East Oxford.

If anyone has any other book recommendations on this subject please let us know! 📚🌎📖🌏📚🌍📖

07/01/2025

Free stay & play - all welcome!

🎉 Happy New Year! A new month means it's Bags of Fun this week!

👣 Come and join the fun 10.30-11.30am tomorrow, Wednesday 8th January.

🎶 There will be story time, song time, snacks and the opportunity to relax and enjoy the space with other parents, grandparents and carers.

✨ All are welcome!