Stepping Stones North Edinburgh

SSNE is a voluntary organisation that provides support services to young parent families and pregnant women living in the North Edinburgh area.

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Welcome new followers 👋🏼 here’s a bit about what we do!

🟦 support families in North #Edinburgh
🟩 encourage & support the social development & education of families with young kids
🟨 help families make positive life choices

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[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Please share with your networks, we have a new group starting! A great opportunity for parents to explore their interests, learn new skills, have fun and gain an SQA award. Nurturing childcare provided by fully qualified early learning team available for each session. #newksills

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

We're looking forward to welcoming all of our groups back this week. We hope everyone enjoyed the October holidays! #familysupport #groupwork #earlylearning #peersupport #community #northedinburgh

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

New term, new group work programme! We've a variety of groups running to enable us to meet the needs of different age groups of children and their parents. Please RT and if you're a parent, living in North Edinburgh, and would like to come along to just drop us a message!

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'Schools Out' finished up last week! The group has supported children to build their confidence, resilience and peer relationships. #outdoorlearning #groupwork #northedinburgh

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

The change in weather hasn't stopped our 'Schools Out' group. They have been continuing to meet each week, coming together to learn new skills in the outdoors and building their confidence and new peer relationships. #wellbeing #groupwork #resilience #northedinburgh

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Our Early Learning Practitioners deliver weekly sessions for under 5s. These are designed to support your child's development through play, building their confidence and introducing them to an early years environment which will support their future transitions. #earlylearning

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Our Baby Steps group started baby first aid yesterday 💙 #groupwork #earlyyears #peersupport #educate

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

A messy play kind of day today! Our stay and play session is on every Thursday morning at Granton Community Garden. Delivered in partnership with @HomeLinkFamily

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

It's really important to us that those that use our services help to shape what support we offer and how we deliver it. Our Parents Forum is one of the ways we do this! We are currently looking for parents, past or present, who would like to become members of the forum.

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Amazing feedback from the children who took part in their first session this week. Excited to see how our partnership with new Community Interest Company, Edinburgh Equilearn will develop 🤩

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

We're really excited about recent developments of how we can use horses and nature to support children's learning and development. Watch this space! #equilearn #inclusion #partnershipwork

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

New group work programme live today!Please RT.

If a family you know would like to come along to a group they can message us on any of our social channels or get in touch via our info email address.

#northedinburgh #groupwork #earlylearning #peersupport

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

What a great day yesterday for our Family Fun Day! We had over 100 children and parents/carers join us. Thank you to Granton Parish Chruch for providing the perfect space for the day. And thank you to all the families who came to join in the fun! #northedinburgh #community #play

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Our new Trustee, Pauline, welcomed a small group of us to her farm yesterday. It was a lovely opportunity for the children to explore and get up close to some of the animals!

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Wonder Games @edfringe today, kids got to meet the stars of show aswell!

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

The sun was out yesterday for us whilst we done #GiraffeAboutTown Great free activity that families can take part in over the summer holidays! How many can you find?

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Great day out yesterday at Almond Valley! #play #earlyyears #teamwork

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Great couple of weeks so far, with the sun shining for all our trips! Looking forward to the rest of summer ☀️ #summerholidays #schoolsout

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

Some of our group members are creating busy boards for their children aswell as for our playroom, they are coming along great! #groupwork #peersupport #creativity

[Stepping Stones North Edinburgh @SSNorthEd]

We're fully settled into our new premises now and even little Sofia is loving our new playroom 🥰 If you have a child under 5 and would like the chance for them to meet other children and infants whilst you can enjoy a cuppa and some cake then please get in touch!