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Sign Up for local Family Network Playgroups

Openings for Bellingham, Hopedale, Milford, Northbridge & Uxbridge children

September 13, 2014

*Playgroups in Bellingham
Openings are available for the Milford/Bellingham Family & Community Network Playgroup.  Playgroups are held two afternoons per week from October through January.  Parents may choose either Tuesday or Thursday sessions from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.  All sessions are held at the North Community Building, 2 Maple Street, located on the corner of Hartford Ave and Maple Street, Bellingham.  Playgroups are free of charge.

The program is designed for children ages birth to 60 months.  Each playgroup session includes open play time, creative arts, story times and sing-a-longs.  There is also a designated snack time, and parents are encouraged to sign up on a rotating basis to provide a nutritious snack.

A drop in registration for Session 1 beginning in October will be held on Tuesday, September 30, 2014 from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at the North Community Building in Bellingham, and spaces will be assigned through a lottery system.  If you need further information please feel free to call Donna Umlauf, playgroup facilitator, at 508-966-1023.


*Playgroups in Milford

Registration for Session I of the Milford Family & Community Network Playgroups will be (in person) on Monday, September 15th to Friday, September 19th, 2014, from 9 am to 2 pm at the Family & Community Network Office.  The Office is located in the rear of Milford High School, 15 West Fountain Street in Milford, Mass.

The Milford Family & Community Network 
Serves families and providers in the Greater Milford, Hopedale and Bellingham areas.

Playgroups are for children birth to 5 years old with their parents or caregivers. Placement is chosen by lottery, attendance is not required. Lottery will take place on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.  The groups will begin the week of Sept. 29th.

For more information or to get a registration form, visit their website at www.milfordfcn.com, email familynetwork@milfordma.com, or call the office at 508-634-2356.

*Playgroups in Whitinsville (Northbridge) & Uxbridge

Registration for playgroups & literacy programs presented by the Beginning Bridges Family and Community Partnership for Children (which serves the Northbridge and Uxbridge area) ends Monday, Sept. 15th. Please contact Emily Murray at 508-278-5110 or Emurray@smoc.org if you would like more information.

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