Tyne-y Tales

Sensory Story Sessions

for Babies & their Grown Ups!

Come along to Tyne-y Tales and explore the joy of books and storytelling using sensory props, songs and movement.

Dates and Venues can be found further down the page!

Call Elena on 07903 655 532 to book a place!

Tyne-y Tales: About

At Tyne-y Tales, we will use a selection of high quality, modern children's picture books and a range of sensory props to help bring the stories to life!

You and your child will engage with other parents in a safe, supported and COVID secure setting, allowing for special bonding time with your little one.

The sessions aim to instil a passion for books in the babies and give their grown-ups some handy hints for sharing stories at home too!

The 45 minute sessions will run over four weeks, each with a different theme:

- Whatever the Weather

- In the Jungle

- Out in Space

- Deep in the Sea

The cost for the block of 4 sessions is £25 and we ask for this to be paid before sessions begin to secure your place.

Tyne-y Tales: Text

Meet Our Session Leaders

About Our Team

Tyne-y Tales: Organizers

Elena Joy Miller

Creative Director of Star Bright Arts

Elena Joy Miller is a Creative Arts Practitioner specialising in storytelling for children. She has been running her business Star Bright Arts for over 18 years.

Her other relevant experience includes:

Being a Story Catcher and Creative Associate for Seven Stories, developing their outreach into schools with a specialism in creating sensory story times for children with additional needs
Writing and performing her own stories at festivals and in theatres
Working in hospitals as a Clown Doctor for TIN Arts, facilitating interactive visits for children and their grown-ups.

Health, Hygiene and Safety in the Sessions!

Hygiene

We carefully follow any COVID regulations that a venue has in place!

All Equipment is cleaned prior to use, using a child safe, hospital grade disinfectant.

Between classes, all hard surface equipment is wiped using hospital grade and child safe disinfectant.

After classes finish – all equipment is cleaned using a child safe, hospital grade disinfectant. It is then stored in sealed boxes, in indoor storerooms.

When materials are used for sensory play, they are changed between sessions.

Soft toys are put through a 60 Degree wash or higher using a hospital grade disinfectant wash after every session.

In between sessions, we will spray our soft toys with hospital grade and baby safe disinfectant.

All mats and core equipment is cleaned using hospital grade disinfectant prior to classes starting.

Safeguarding and Safety

At Tyne-y Tales we use all of our expertise to ensure that we keep you and your children safe.

The details you provide us are digitally stored in locked and password protected files.

Printed class lists do NOT contain personal information, in the case of the document being lost in transit (which we take every precaution not to do) only your name will appear on the class list.

We only take photographs upon written consent of you the parent or carer.

Any photographs used must have written permission for ALL children featured in the picture.

We ask parents at the session to not use any photos on social media that contain pictures of other children.

You are required to sign a Legal Disclaimer at the start of all courses to state you are responsible for your children at all times during the class.

At no point are we (the class leaders) allowed to be left in charge of your children.

During the class we are not permitted to put our hands on your children. We ask that you also follow this in regards to others children unless you see that a child is in imminent danger.

Your designated Safeguarding officer is Elena Miller. She is DBS checked and safeguarding trained.

You can read our full policy the bottom of our website.

Health and Safety

All of our classes are risk assessed at the time of planning.

This covers materials used, set up and allergies.

At Tyne-y Tales we ask you, at the time of booking, to disclose any allergies that affect you or your child. We ask you to sign a legal disclaimer to state you have informed us of allergies prior to the sessions.

At Tyne-y Tales we will listen to your needs and adjust our sessions accordingly so that you can join us.

We take allergies very seriously and have procedures in all of our teaching to minimise any risk and make the session accessible for all.