Baby Sensory
Baby Sensory classes for babies aged 0 to 13 months run at Loughton Masonic Centre, 16 High Beech Road, Loughton, Essex, IG10 4BL. Sessions are led by Madeleine Grand, who has been running the Loughton and Chingford franchise since January 2010. A separate Hello Baby programme (0–3 months) is also offered locally.
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About this class
Madeleine Grand has been running Baby Sensory in Loughton and Chingford since January 2010 — she first found the programme in 2009 while looking for a class for her newborn son Max. Classes at Loughton Masonic Centre, 16 High Beech Road, welcome babies from birth up to 13 months.
Every session follows a detailed lesson plan written by the programme's founder, Dr Lin Day (PhD), covering what your baby touches, sees, hears, smells and feels. You'll move through creative play, massage, tummy time, visual development activities, textures, scents and music — all activities chosen so you can repeat them at home. A signature song opens each session. Sensory signing activities run through the class, giving you simple signs to use from the very earliest weeks. At the close, the leader mimics the sounds of the womb to soothe babies at the end.
You're welcome to feed or cuddle your baby at any point during the session. The songs and rhymes used aren't incidental: they're specifically chosen to develop early speech and language skills. For babies under three months, Madeleine also offers the Hello Baby programme locally — a separate set of workshops covering observation, crying and colic, and massage for the youngest age group. Booking for each half-term opens on a set date; places for the June/July term opened from Tuesday 28th April at 5pm.
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What ages can attend the class at Loughton Masonic Centre?
The Baby Sensory class is for ages from birth to 13 months. Madeleine also offers the Hello Baby programme (0–3 months) locally — a distinct set of workshops designed for the earliest weeks, covering observation, crying and colic, and baby massage.
How do I book a place?
Booking opens each half-term on a set date. Places for the June/July term opened from Tuesday 28th April at 5pm. Contact Madeleine directly on 07753 605850 or at loughton@babysensory.co.uk. The local Facebook page — Waltham Forest & Loughton Baby Sensory — also carries updates when new terms open.
What happens in a session?
Each session follows a structured lesson plan covering creative play, massage, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents and music. A signature song starts the class; sensory signing activities run through it; and every session ends with the leader mimicking the sounds of the womb to soothe babies. You're welcome to feed or cuddle your baby at any point.
What should I bring?
The programme itself provides props and activities in the session. Toys and props from Baby Sensory classes — including the 'Say Hello' range designed by Dr Lin Day — can be purchased from the Baby Sensory shop if you want to continue activities at home.
Who runs the class?
The Loughton and Chingford franchise is run by Madeleine Grand. She came across Baby Sensory in 2009 while looking for a class for her son Max, and began running classes herself in January 2010. Many Baby Sensory practitioners came to the role the same way — as parents who attended classes with their own babies.
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