Baby Sensory
Baby Sensory classes for babies aged 0–13 months run every Tuesday at the Jubilee Community Centre, Catherine Street, St Albans, AL3 5BU, with three time slots across the morning and early afternoon, each matched to a different age band.
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About this class
Three Tuesday sessions run at the Jubilee Community Centre on Catherine Street: 10:00–11:00 for ages from birth to 13 months, 11:20–12:20 for 0–7 months, and 12:40–13:40 open to the full 0–13 month range. All classes run term time only at £11.00 per session. The franchise is run by Nic Owen, whose St Albans and Harpenden operation reaches over 200 families each week. In 2021, a chance conversation led to her running Baby Sensory as her own business.
Every session follows a lesson plan developed by Dr Lin Day, whose research into early child development spans more than four decades. The room is arranged to match the distance at which young babies see most clearly, and every instrument used has been measured to ensure it falls within a safe decibel range for infant ears. Sessions draw together tummy time, movement, visual stimulation, textures, scents, and songs — original material alongside traditional rhymes — with sensory signing woven throughout to give parents and babies a practical way to communicate from very early on. Each session opens with the programme's signature song, 'Say Hello to the Sun', and closes by mimicking the sounds of the womb: a reliably settling end to the hour.
The St Albans timetable for June moves through weekly themes — English Country Garden, Baby Pirates, Sensations, and Rainbows. The Rainbows week includes an in-class photographer with a pop-up studio, so it is worth booking ahead if you want professional portraits alongside the session.
The programme is designed as much for parents as for babies. Each session gives carers a repeatable library of play ideas to take home, and a regular structured reason to get out and meet others at the same stage of life — something the programme explicitly builds in as part of its design.
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Common questions
Which Tuesday slot fits my baby's age?
There are three to choose from: 10:00–11:00 is for 7–13 months, 11:20–12:20 is for 0–7 months, and 12:40–13:40 is open to the full 0–13 month range. If your baby is close to a boundary, contact the local team on 07736 285203 or at stalbans@babysensory.co.uk for guidance.
How do I book, and what is the cost?
Tuesday classes at the Jubilee Centre run term time only at £11.00 per session. Final spaces for the Spring Term are listed on the St Albans timetable page. Pay As You Go Thursday classes are also available at £12.50 per class, bookable from six days before each session. Summer Pay As You Go sessions covering July and August will be listed from early June — joining a waitlist is the quickest way to be notified when they open.
What actually happens in a session?
Each session follows a structured lesson plan covering everything your baby touches, sees, hears, smells, and feels. Expect tummy time, gentle movement, visual play, textured objects, scented materials, and a mix of original and traditional songs. Sensory signing runs alongside the music throughout, and every session opens with the programme's signature song before closing with womb-sound relaxation. Activities are introduced in ways that are simple to repeat at home.
Can I feed my baby during the class?
Yes — you are actively welcomed to feed or cuddle your baby at any point during the session.
My baby is under 3 months — is this the right class?
The main Baby Sensory programme covers 0–13 months, and the 11:20–12:20 Tuesday slot at the Jubilee Centre is specifically for that youngest group (0–7 months). The St Albans and Harpenden franchise also offers Hello Baby classes designed specifically for 0–3 months, with their own format focused on observation, soothing techniques, and helping parents learn to read their newborn's cues. Contact the local team to find out when Hello Baby sessions are running.
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