Baby Sensory

Baby Sensory Edinburgh East & Midlothian holds three Monday sessions at Inch Park Community Sports Club on Gilmerton Road. The 10:15–11:15 slot is for ages from birth to 13 months, the 11:45–12:45 session is for birth to 6 months, and the 1:15–2:15 class is open to the full 0–13 month range. Classes run all year round — no term-time gaps.

The Edinburgh East franchise is run by Maureen (Mo) Park, who came to Baby Sensory as a parent first, attending classes with her own two children before becoming a leader. The programme itself was built by Dr Lin Day, whose background spans nursing (she began her career in 1974), special education, nursery management, and post-graduate biomedical research at the University of Southampton. She is currently a Senior Associate of the Royal Society of Medicine. That breadth of background is reflected in how sessions are put together: each one follows a play-rest-play structure rather than a continuous stream of stimulation, and every activity — tummy time, massage, movement, texture and scent exploration, sensory signing, and music — sits inside a detailed lesson plan. Original songs by Dr Lin Day, including Say Hello to the Sun and Wave Goodbye, feature throughout alongside traditional rhymes chosen to support early speech and language. Instruments are measured for decibel level to make sure they are not too loud for small ears, and the sensory display is arranged to sit within the distance at which young babies can focus clearly. Every session ends by mimicking womb sounds to settle babies as things wind down.

At Inch Park there is parking outside, buggy parking and baby change inside, disabled access, and public transport nearby. Classes are capped at 20 participants. You are welcome to feed or cuddle your baby at any point — the session works around your baby, not the other way round.