Toddler Time

Toddler Time is back at Cinema City on Tuesday 20 October, from 10:30 am to 11:30 am. It's a regular cinema club run exclusively for preschool children and their parents or carers, so it's a morning out with the little ones rather than a general screening. There's a strict policy that no adults are admitted unless they're accompanying a toddler, which keeps the room filled with families and kids in the same boat.

The screenings lean on gentle, familiar territory, mixing Julia Donaldson favourites with seasonal classics. It's the kind of thing that works for the preschool crowd — stories they might already know and love, and seasonal picks that fit the time of year. The programme runs as a repeating series across the autumn and winter months, so this is one of several sessions to come if you're looking for something to do on a weekday morning.

It's a short one, an hour from start to finish, which is about as long as most toddlers can sit still anyway. If you've got a preschooler at home, it's a low-pressure way to introduce them to the cinema without worrying about them getting restless in a full house. The session runs from 10:30 am to 11:30 am at Cinema City on St Andrews Street, NR2 4AD, and tickets start from £3.30 for children, with free tickets for accompanying adults.