Cutteslowe Primary School
Wren Road
OX2 7SX
Tel: 01865 559742
northoxfordchildrenscentre@oxfordshire.gov.uk
We are situated in Wren Road on the Cutteslowe School site near the Banbury Road Roundabout
The Dads Group is held every third Saturday of the month.
Philippa Sherry who runs the Dads Group and her son Fred
Your Name: Philippa Sherry
Name and address of Children’s Centre : North Oxford Children’s Centre, Cutteslowe Primary School, Wren Road, OX2 7SX
When does your Dads Group meet ? Every third Saturday of the month
What can the Dads and their children at your Group ? The Dads get to have a fun play with their children. They get a lovely cuppa and a croissant and time to chat with other Dads and male carers. We try to provide something new and interesting for the children to do each month and are working on planning some trips and visitors with something enjoyable for fathers and their offspring to do together. We have a baby massage session in May, and Claire Goodall, the local mosaicist, coming to June’s Dads’ group to finish off the mosaic work many of the mothers have been doing over the last few weeks.
What do they enjoy the most? Playing with children and having time to chat and relax with other fathers who share similar work and childcare commitments
Why is Dads work important to you and what do you enjoy most about it? It is important to me because I feel that the children’s centre can sometimes be perceived as being solely a female hub of activity. I want to celebrate and nurture the male role model these children have and empower him to come and use the centre confidently.
Which Father Figure (fact/fiction/past/present) do you admire the most and why? I admire my half brother the most as a father figure. He has three daughters and has always made the effort to spend time with them individually and really understand them as people. He has educated himself in child development and nurtured their interests and strengths as they have grown up.
