What's On at Hawthorn Family Learning Centre
Hawthorn Family Learning Centre is the only children and families centre of its kind in Midlothian. Our vision is to support children and families to be safe, healthy, happy, resilient and to learn together. We are committed to providing this through nurturing and respectful relationships.
The purpose of the service is to provide support to children, parents and carers in Midlothian via early years placements and family learning. The service works closely with both Children’s Services and Education to provide high quality environments, interactions, experiences and supports. The centre aims to provide a flexible and responsive service to meet the needs of each individual child and family.
We aim to build positive, safe and trusting relationships with children, parents and carers in order to give children the best possible start in life, helping them to achieve positive outcomes.
Upcoming Events
The following four-week block of groups below are running from 1 September to 6 October 2025.
You are welcome to attend the full 5-week block or can book in any week as a drop-in, as long as your space is booked a minimum of 24 hours prior.
To book a place:
- Email - hawthornfamilylearningcentre@midlothian.gov.uk
- Call - 0131 271 3116
Mondays
- One Stop Shop
- 9.00am - 10.00am
- Community Room
- Donations welcome
- Free
Tuesdays
- Arts and Crafts
- 9.00am - 10.00am
- Community Room
- Free
Wednesdays
- PEEP / PEEP Pathways
- 9.30am - 11.00am
- Community Room
- Free
- Messy Play
- 1.30pm - 2.30pm
- Community Room
- Free
Thursdays
- Family Cooking
- 10.00am - 11.00am
- Community Room
- Free
Fridays
- PTA Group
- 9.00am - 11.00am
- Community Room
- Free
Event Details
A service open to all those living within Midlothian to support families with essential items such as clothes, shoes, food, sanitary wear, toiletries and more. Items are free or a small donation is welcome. This service is supported by the parents of Hawthorn.
An exciting group to develop your creativity and art skills! Come along to our group and take part in a weekly craft activity suitable for parents and children 1-5 years old.
This group aims to support parents and carers, and their children from birth to five years old and focuses on supporting early learning and development through everyday activities.
The Peep Progression Pathway offers nationally recognised units to cover three qualification levels for parents and carers as learners.
Child-led sensory play group for children 6 months to five years old. This group offers a fun and engaging way for young children to learn and develop important skills through hands-on exploration of different materials and textures. These classes focus on mark-making, sensory exploration, and creative play through exploring a range of textures.
Come along to our family cooking group where we support parents and children to learn basic cooking and baking skills in a welcoming and nurturing environment. Each week will focus on following a recipe and families can take their delicious food home! As with all our groups this is also free to attend. This group is suitable for children aged 1-5 years.
A parent-led peer group support for families within the local community. Parents/ carers and their children are welcome. This group focuses on fundraising and improving our local community.
