User:Doc glasgow/St Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup

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St Nicholas Pre-School Playgroup is a playgroup in the Small Village Hall in Hurst, Berkshire, England. It provides pre-school education and care, for a maximum of 21 children, from the date of their 3rd birthday, until starting school.

[edit] Service available

The playgroup offers 'freeplay' for the under fours, and more structured sessions for children approaching school age. Morning sessions are between 9.00 and 11.30am, and afternoon sessions are between 12.30 and 3.00pm. Government funding is available for up to five sessions per week, from the start of the term after a child's third birthday. The playgroup often has a waiting list.

A 'Lunch Club' is run between 11.30am and 12.30pm, allowing children to bring a packed lunch to be eaten before or after sessions. This potentially allows children to be catered for between 9.00 am and 3.00 pm continuously. A breakfast club, shared with St Nicholas Primary School, is also available from 8.00am until 8.45am. This is open to all children from 4-11 years of age.


[edit] Curriculum

The playgroup seeks to prepare children for regular education and its curriculum reflects this, also seeking to take account of each child's ability. It aims at stage 1 of the National Curriculum, for England and Wales, i.e. early literacy, numeracy and the development of personal and social skills.

This includes:

  • emotional, social and personal development
  • communication, language and literacy skills
  • mathematics
  • specialist musical sessions
  • knowledge and understanding of the world
  • physical development
  • creative development

The group is Ofsted-registered and regularly inspected (most recently in January 2004). It is a registered charity, with an committee of parents elected annually. It is a member of the Pre-School Learning Alliance.


[edit] External links

  • Playgroup website
  • Registration at Ofsted
  • Ofsted report (January 2004)


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