Children and family facilities

The current facilities at Owen House, Halesowen, support a range of activities for children and their families and carers. These include Zion Christian Centre children’s clubs, community parent / carer and toddler groups, educational visits from local schools, private hire for parties and events and provision for children with special needs.

In reviewing future service development and provision, there is a particular desire and commitment to provide more appropriate facilities for children with special needs and provide a more flexible room and facility combination to support more age-focused activities simultaneously.

Plans for children and families at The Third Place have been developed jointly following consultation with families, volunteers, staff and a range of third sector and public sector organisations.

The Third Place – for children and their families

Within The Third Place development there will be a dedicated suite of facilities for children and families, supporting a wide range of activities, classes and events for children and babies under 11 and their families.

Being situated at the heart of Halesowen Town centre, with its extensive public transport systems makes The Third Place family and children’s unit accessible to hundreds of Dudley Borough children and their families and carers.

In this section find out more about:

• Research and reports – key inputs from community users and surveys
• Partners and Stakeholders – information on the key players in this joint initiative
• The Third Place – details of proposals for redevelopment of existing facilities
• Get involved – how you can be a part of this exciting development