
Colchester Toy Library – SEN Stay and Play Session
Stay and play sessions
Colchester Toy Library runs a sensory stay and play session called Sensory Squeezies for children with additional needs on Tuesdays at 1pm.
During term time, this session is for under fives. In the school holidays, the session is for 4 to 7 year olds. See SEN Family Support at Colchester Toy Library Facebook page to stay updated with dates and times.
Parents are also welcome to come along to these sessions without their children for peer support.
Booking
You don’t need to be a member of the library to attend the sessions, you can just turn up.
Cost
Sessions are free, but a suggested donation of £1.50 is welcomed.
Sensory library
Families can also borrow a range of sensory toys and specialist equipment from their sensory library.
This is free for members of the Colchester Toy Library (membership to the library costs £15 a year).
Soft play area
There is a small soft play area and a sensory area that all children can use while at the toy library.
Who the service provides for
0 to 7 years old (with and without SEND).
Hours of operation
Tuesdays and Fridays,10:30am to 12:30pm
Operational locations
- Colchester
Address
Prettygate Library
Prettygate Road
Colchester
CO3 4EQ