Doncaster Health Visitors

28/10/2025

Halloween platter for toddlers! 🎃👻
👻 Ghostly banana with chopped raisins
💀Scary strawberries dipped in white chocolate
🐛Creepy grape caterpillars with edible eyes
🎃 Orange pumpkins with cucumber stems
👀Greek yoghurt and peanut butter swamp with green food colouring & edible eyes
⚠Please Note - Grapes need to be cut lengthways into quarters before being given to babies and toddlers

28/10/2025

🎃👻🎃 Spooky Halloween Fun in the Walled Garden of St Catherine's House. Thursday 30th October, 11am - 3pm🎃👻🎃

Where: St Catherines House, Woodfield Park, Tickhill Road, Balby, DN4 8QP Doncaster, United Kingdom
When: Thursday 30th October 2025, 11am till 3pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/1363179105369558

23/10/2025

If you’re pregnant, you’re eligible for flu, RSV and whooping cough vaccines. Speak to your midwife, GP practice or pharmacist about vaccinations. 👩‍⚕️💬🤰
Visit nhs.uk/PregnancyVaccinations for more details.

23/10/2025

Could you get a little extra help to keep your little one healthy?
If you’re pregnant or you have a child under four, NHS Healthy Start could help with the cost of fruit, veg, milk, and more. 🍎
Find out if you’re eligible: 🍎🥛

www.healthystart.nhs.uk

22/10/2025

As the clocks go back an hour this weekend, you might want to think about making small changes to bedtime for you and your family over the course of the next few days.
⏰Gradually start your evening routine later by up to 15 minutes a night starting with teatime and bath time
☀️Don't forget to wake your child up later the next morning if they haven't woken already to gradually change their body clock
✅Start this new routine tonight so hopefully you and your child won't notice the changes as much.
If you need further support or advice about sleep routine please call the Single Point of Contact on 0300 021 8997

22/10/2025

Find out what skills help children have a confident and successful start in Reception. Explore Starting Reception – a simple guide for families

Your child's journey to school starts at home. We understand that all children develop at their own pace, and that we’re all learning from birth. With school readiness, some children will need more help than others.

21/10/2025

21/10/2025

Are you decorating your home this Halloween? Light-up decorations such as pumpkins, cauldrons, torches and wands are fantastic for creating a spooktactular atmosphere. But many of these items are powered by button batteries which can badly hurt or kill a child if swallowed.
That’s why it’s so important when buying button battery-powered Halloween novelties that you check the battery compartment is secured with a screw or similar fastener to prevent children gaining access.
For more top tips on how to this Halloween visit: https://capt.org.uk/halloween/

20/10/2025

Happy Diwali 🪔 A perfect opportunity to enjoy some quality time with your little ones, how are you and you family celebrating? ❤️

17/10/2025

Check out the new Best Start in Life website where you will find information and practical support for every stage of your child’s early years

For advice & support

16/10/2025

Yesterday was National Burns Awareness Day.
Check out the post below for the 3 steps to take if a child gets burned 👇

15/10/2025