There are eleven members of staff;

Our adult to child ratio adheres to Ofsted’s requirements. The Leader and Deputy have the relevant qualifications to run the group, gained through courses which are specially geared to the needs of the under five’s. Training is ongoing for all the staff, who regularly attend extra courses when the need arises.

When your child starts at Playgroup, your family will be assigned to a key worker. This person is a member of staff who will work with your child for their Playgroup file. The role of a key worker is to introduce your family and child to the Playgroup, to be your child’s special friend in the group and build up a close relationship that helps your child to settle quickly and easily.

You will be able to talk to your key worker in confidence about your child, including any special needs, medical and dietary requirements and any pet words that are useful at home for toilet, drink etc. Your key worker will keep a watchful eye on your child, assist him or her to join in the activities and keep you informed on how your child is settling into Playgroup in his or her early days.

The key worker will be responsible for keeping a record of your child’s progress by making regular observations. All new developments will be noted and recorded and a play plan will then be formulated according to your child’s needs. In doing this the key worker will liaise with you and you may discuss your child’s progress with her, helping to keep our records up to date with developments that take place at home. Whilst doing this you will be able to help develop and review our play plans.