Nunheadfamily

A group has just started up at Nunhead green on Monday evenings I believe

The Thomas dalton one opposite cafe viva?

http://www.mrfoxmagazine.com/parenting/9-non-traditional-family-books-for-kids/ I thought this looked a good list

I second Natalie, she's super lovely and helpful. Wish you all the very best for December x

We used all saints hall which has a kitchen for my daughters birthday party which worked well.

http://www.misslibbyrose.com/event/after-school-sewing-club-for-kids-7-years-2/

Telegraph hill station has some running in the week after school, I'll try and find the details

We've got a pop up playpen from Jojo that contains baby but doesn't make her happy although some babies seem less disturbed by them than others!

Great posts here! Feeling inspired.

I recommend Ariadna Sole's classes, she is a local practising midwife who is excellent at helping you prepare for birth and bond with a group getting ready for a life changing event! I wanted to have the expertise of a midwife and felt that the course gave me the practical tools and confidence to be ready for whatever happened. http://www.ariadnasole.com

James, my husband and I took our baby at the weekend and it cost ?7 for us to take her swimming with the free swim card we have got, seems alot to me. Have you got any suggestions as to how this could be raised as an issue. Thanks in advance.

A lady under the peckham arches does children's workshops, I will try and find her contact details and come back to you on this one. I think punk me up cafe are also planning to do some creative workshops after school.

https://groveallotmentsdulwich.wordpress.com/wildlife-on-site/ There is Karin Courtman locally

http://www.birthbabybliss.com I would recommend Natalie, I did a 6 week class at Ivy dale children's centre last year and then got her in to do some one to one sessions with my husband in the new year. She is excellent, professional, sensitive and encouraging.

I resume you been to the local NAS group and asked the other parents if they have any recommendations? I know a good art therapist locally who would be excellent but am aware that ABA a different approach. http://artisanartpsychotherapy.com/locations.htm

Christina, do send me a PM if you want to ask some more questions but you have every right to have a home birth as long as you're not high risk (that's how it was explained to us). Kings currently has an East and West team plus some case loading midwives who see the same women. We had our baby girl with the East team last year, didn't make the decision until about 32/33weeks, it was an excellent experience, our midwife on the day was brilliant, professional, caring and supportive whilst the second midwife who joined us was the wonderful Ariadna Sole who we had done private antenatal classes with but who works as a community midwife also. I'm sure if you picked up the phone and asked Ariadna for a consultation she would be able to give you advice and confidence that you don't need to go private, obviously if you want a small midwife team to look after you private can be the only way unless you can get on one of the caseloading teams which is very tricky unless you live in the right area or have mental health needs, thankfully there are plans to make the system more fair in the future so that across the Kings community area women can have access to caseloading midwives. http://www.ariadnasole.com

Atoz builders did ours for a reasonable price when our original builders had left the side wall unpainted. Worth giving them a buzz.

What about Newhaven? Inlaws live in southease which is very pretty half way in between lewes and newhaven, sister in laws children go to a good school in kingston that they are happy with but think the secondary school plan is lewes based where they live.

There is a guy called JeanClaude on the Telegraph hill facebook group that does quality work like this. I can get you his number if that would be helpful.

We've been recommended this company who do "sheds" rather than garden studios so seem more reasonably priced. http://www.poultons.co.uk

There is a community group that meet on mondays at The Lodge, 57 Streatham Common North http://www.naturalchildhood.co.uk/about-us/13-2/forest-school/ Private provision at Peckham Rye http://www.smallacresschool.org/place.html The Horniman primary school has some forest school concepts in place as does the Dulwich Woods Children centre nursery The Nell Gwynn Nursery school has forest school activities on thursday mornings for under 5s and their parent/carers http://www.southwark.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/11058/peckham_nunhead_and_peckham_rye

I'll PM, tongue team at Tommy's excellent.

The pool in camberwell is great for babies. It's open between 1-2.30pm saturday and 1-3pm sunday for parents and little ones.

We go to water babies classes over at lewisham hospital