about us

The Brentry & Henbury Children’s Centre was opened in May 2004 and was the fruition of over 5 years of hard work by a dedicated team of people. Since then we have grown almost daily and now provide a range of child care and support services to families living in our local community.

We were originally set up as a Neighbourhood Nursery as part of the government initiative to help parents and carers back to work and education. We continue to be a non-profit making Charity and our original building was funded principally from the National Lotteries. We are now a fully operational Children’s Centre and receive ongoing support from Bristol City Council. We provide high quality stimulating, affordable and accessible care and early education to young children within their own community, alongside a range of community parent groups and a home visiting service were needed. The Centre has a committed team who form a united and forward thinking team of professionals who work hard to provide the very best in all aspects of care and education.

It is philosophy of the Children’s Centre that all Children regardless of ability, disability, race, religion or culture are welcome to come to our Centre to play, learn, and develop alongside their peers in a stimulating and safe environment.

The Centre has recently been extended to include a new purpose built community building. The community services include Parent & Toddler groups, drop-in groups, and a range of parent support groups.

We also have a new Outreach Centre at Henbury Court Primary School. These services are gradually increasing and will offer a range of parent and child groups to serve the local community.

Please download our brochure for more information (see "Downloads" on the right of each page).

To enquire about the Children's Centre, please send an email to the Centre Manager, Lynne Newbury, on lynne@bhchildrenscentre.org.uk