First steps is a drop-in play and stay group where mothers can find friendship and support over a cup of tea and where children can play in a relaxed and safe environment.

The group, which meets at Whitegrove Youth and Community Centre on County Lane, Warfield, on Fridays between 1 and 3 p.m. in term time, is run on a volunteer basis for local mums and their youngsters.

Each session ends with action singing for the little ones and there is a craft table so pre-schoolers can make something to take away with them.

Warfield parish councillor Sandra Ingham, said: "Children who are now at our local secondary school have passed through the group, so it is very much part of the fabric of our local community."