We are currently Ofsted Inspected (2004 Certificate Number 206712) and have 26 places registered for use or 130 per week and cost per session is now £6.00. Accompanied children costs are £3.00.
Chairperson - Louise Robertson
We meet every morning (Mon-Fri) from 9.15 to 11.45am during school term time. We welcome children from 2½ years of age and offer funded places for children the term after their third birthday.
Our pre-school playgroup has been running since 1966.
This is a wonderful achievement for parents and staff from the local
community. Our aim has always been
to provide a safe, secure and stimulating environment for our young children
and, more recently, we have committed ourselves to providing a specially
tailored curriculum leading to approved learning outcomes.
We meet on Monday and Friday afternoons from 12.45 to 3.15pm and Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 9.15 to 11.45am during school term time. We welcome children from 2½ years of age who are fully toilet trained. In order to smooth their introduction into Playgroup we also welcome a limited number of accompanied younger children (2 - 2½ years of age) for the Monday afternoon session.
We
are a member of the Pre-school Learning Alliance (P.L.A.), which is a national organization
promoting and supporting pre-schools. We are not run or funded by the P.L.A.,
but by a committee made up of parent volunteers, with half-termly meetings and
an A.G.M. each June. This management committee deals with the
administration of Playgroup, allowing the staff to concentrate on teaching our
children. The involvement of
parents is therefore essential, and regular newsletters and social events help
to keep everyone informed and enthusiastic.
As a registered charity we are a non-profit making organization and all
fees and money raised during fund-raising is used to meet running expenses and
activities.
The
recent introduction of Local Education Authority funding for 3 and 4 year olds
has allowed us to expand our curriculum, and increase the staffing levels so
that there are no more than 5 children per member of staff. Most
of our staff either hold relevant qualifications or are studying to further
their qualifications. We offer a
curriculum that follows the nationally adopted Early Learning Goals.
The key areas for development are: Physical development; Fine motor
skills; Language and listening; Social behavior and play; Intellectual
development; Feeding and toileting. This
prepares our children to progress with confidence to the National Curriculum at
school.