Play therapy

Squiggles Therapeutic Services

Julie Howes is a qualified Social Worker with over 30 years’ experience and is a certified Play Therapist who is a full member of PTUK and adheres to their Ethical Framework for Play, Creative arts & Filial Therapies alongside their Professional Conduct Procedure.

Julie holds the following qualifications:

CQSW- Diploma in Applied Social Services
Post Diploma in Play Therapy
BA HONS in Movement Studies and Education

Julie is based at Building Blocks Family Centre and can be contacted on:

07791 242767 or via email [email protected]

Latest

Sponsored Bike Ride
Sponsored 14 miles Bike Ride

Cyran, Gwen, Leon and Gwen are going to ride their bikes from Resolven to Neath and back.
“We are fundraising for BBFC, because we’ve gone there all our lives and it means a lot to us”
Nia's fundraising for Building Blocks.

Building Blocks is an inspirational place, with staff that care about children's futures.
BBFC Newsletters

We are happy to introduce our first newsletter, keeping you up to date with what's been happening at Building Blocks Family Centre.

Uniform [email protected]

Our school uniform shop offers free uniform to children that attend Ynysfach Primary School......
Building Blocks Food Bank

UPDATE - CORONAVIRUS We are still open, if you need our help then please find us between Monday - Thursday for parcel collection/delivery on Friday. Find out more here.......
Families Steering Group

Our Families Steering Group helps us to identify, plan and deliver services for the families, children and young people who need them the most.......
Families, Children and Young People

At Building Blocks Family Centre we offer a number of services that provides support to families, children and young people.... see how we can help you.........
Disabilities

We are able to provide one to one childcare support for disabled children and their families. We are able to work with children who have medical needs, Autism, ADHD, visual impairment and other disabilities. Our staff are experienced and qualified and we have been providing one to one support for over 10 years. Your child will be able to play and learn in a happy, safe and stimulating environment.
Mental Health Support for Families

Mental health support for children and young people with disabilities and their families
Speech, language and communication

Offering children under 5 years old the opportunity to develop their speech, language and communication skills through play & fun...... The service is fully funded by BBC Children in Need
Families with Autism

Offering support to families with children and young people with disabilities.
Employment

Looking for employment support, there is lots of help available........
Pregnancy Care

AMBU Midwifery Service is based at Building Blocks every Wednesday........

Contact Us

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History
Opening hours

Our opening hours.......
Holiday club

Summer holidays are coming, join us at Building Blocks for our lots of holiday club fun! We offer two holiday clubs during those school holidays, both club are catered to give your child a fun experience. We offer Kids Block for children aged (3 - 7 years) and Youth Block for children aged ( 8 - 12 years). We also have a range of activities going on with lots of fun with a number of sessions to meet your families needs.......
Childcare Fees

We offer a range of sessions to meet your families needs. We do also offer a flexible approach to your childcare sessions........
Speech, language and communication

Offering children under 5 years old the opportunity to develop their speech, language and communication skills through play & fun...... The service is fully funded by BBC Children in Need
Cath's story

Cath a young mum of two came to us suffering with depression, anxiety and low self esteem. She started out as volunteer and after her hard work and determination with our training team she is now happy and confident with her new career as a Finance officer.
Volunteer

Join our team as a volunteer and help support our children, young people and families.. We are looking to recruit Peer Mentor Volunteers, could this be you? .....................
Sensory room

We have an amazing Sensory Room located in our premises in Resolven, fully equipped for children and young people offering them a stimulating and relaxing environment whilst at our facilities.................
Building Blocks would like to thank National Lottery Players

We would very much like to thank the National Lottery players who giving us the opportunity to deliver support to families across Neath Port Talbot through us being awarded a grant from the Big Lottery Fund.......