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Cowling Playgroup
Pre-School and Breakfast Club
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About Cowling Playgroup,
Pre-School and Breakfast Club
We are a non-profit making,
voluntarily managed, community
group which has been established
for over 30 years.
Our aim is to offer good
quality, affordable childcare
within the village, and to
provide a secure base for our
children to become happy,
confident individuals with an
understanding of social skills
within a group environment. The
group offers an invaluable
opportunity for children to
socialise with their peers,
start to develop independence,
and most of all to develop to
their full potential by having
fun whilst learning through
play. We do this by providing a
wide range of resources,
activities and learning
experiences.
We are a member of the
Pre-School Learning Alliance and
are registered with OFSTED,
being inspected regularly. We
provide childcare and pre-school
education, including Breakfast
Club which was established in
September 2006 to offer families
greater flexibility and
continuity of care. We are
registered as providers of
nursery education eligible to
receive Early Education funding
and as such our sessions are
planned according to the
Foundation Stage Curriculum and
Birth to Three Matters, in order
to support the Early Learning
Goals and Stepping Stones.
We have good links with Cowling
Primary School with visits from
Mrs Bailes (Reception and Year 1
class teacher) and a curriculum
tailored to prepare children for
their entry to school. We are an
important point of contact and
information for parents and
carers both socially and by
being a source of information on
health, education, benefit and
employment opportunities. This
can be a vital facility when
living in a rural area such as
Cowling with very little
accessible public transport.
We welcome new families and
encourage parents/carers to help
us maintain good links with our
local community via fundraising
events and involvement in wider
community events such as Cowling
Gala. Parents are encouraged to
join the committee or be
involved in any aspect of
playgroup life. Most of all we
encourage parents/carers to
enjoy the learning experiences
of the children attending our
playgroup in the few years in
which their children noticeably
develop to such a great degree.
Parental involvement is greatly
valued and necessary for the
continuing growth and
development of the group.
Our sessions are planned and run
by three Playleaders qualified
to NVQ level 3, one of whom is
currently studying for a degree
in early years, and an Assistant
Playleader who is about to
complete NVQ level 2.
Manager / Playleader:
Deborah Williams
Playleader: Andrea
Baldwin
Assistant Playleader: Amy
Hannah
Something for everyone aged
0-11!
A unique combination of
pre-school education and before
school care. Two full days & two
half days of preschool childcare
plus daily before school care,
within the village.
Our children enjoy their
pre-school years surrounded by
the friends they will go to
school with and you see your
child’s development encouraged
and recorded using the same
standards and measure as school.
Preschool offers 5 funded
sessions per week for eligible
children aged 3 and over.
Session times:
• Monday 9.15-11.45am
• Tuesday 9.15-11.45am,
11.45-12.30pm & 12.30-3pm
• Thursday 9.15-11.45am &
11.45-1pm.
• Friday 9.15-11.45am
Tuesday lunchtime sessions link
funded places in the morning to
the afternoon. Thursday
lunchtime sessions link funded
places in the morning with
Cowling Community Primary
School’s Pre 5 afternoon session
providing an easy introduction
to the school. You must collect
your child from school at 3pm.
Preschool Lunchtime Sessions:
£3.00 - Tuesday lunchtime
sessions (you must provide a
packed lunch)
£5.00 - Thursday lunchtime
sessions including subs for Pre
5 (you must provide a packed
lunch)
Playgroup offers 4 mornings per
week for children aged under 3.
Session times: Mon, Tues, Thurs,
Fri, 9.15-11.45am.
Sessions:
£5.00 – unaccompanied children
aged 3 years and over, claiming
OFSTED vouchers at another
preschool/nursery setting, a
full week costing £25.
£4.00 - unaccompanied children
aged 2 and a half to 3 years, a
full week costing £16.
Free to accompanied children
aged under 2 and a half years.
Breakfast Club works in
partnership with Cowling
Community Primary School and
offers children aged 3 to 11:
• Pre school care from
7.30am-8.45am.
• A healthy breakfast,
juice/milk, toast, cereals,
yoghurt and fruit.
• A range of activities from
colouring and reading to outdoor
play.
• Travel to school either by
“walking bus” or in fully
insured staff transport,
depending on numbers and the
weather.
• A complete hand over at
school, the children are signed
in and any messages you wish to
send in to school are properly
delivered.
Sessions cost £4.00 per child,
per morning, with a decreasing
increment for siblings. Cost
will always depend on numbers
but we will confirm this with
you before you commit yourself
fully. As a non profit making
organization we are committed to
offering childcare at the lowest
possible rates. OFSTED
Registration means that you may
be able to reclaim some/all of
the costs through Working Tax
Credits or Child Care Vouchers.
Anyone wanting further
information, to reserve a place
for their child, or to arrange a
visit should contact:
St Andrews Playgroup
Walton Street,
Cowling.
BD22 0AZ |
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