Childcare Charities

We aim to enhance the development of children under the age of 5 in a safe, secure and stimulating environment. We work within a framework which ensures equality of opportunity for all children and families. We have a positive approach to what we eat and what exercises we do. We use the outside area.

Activities are planned to meet the Early Years Foundation Stage Guidelines. The areas within this are:Personal, Social and Emotional.Communication and Language.Literacy.Mathematics.Understanding the world.Physical.Expressive Arts and design.

Management of Community Centre premises for the benefit of residents in the Bearwood district so that a range of activities can be provided. The activities include sports, social and educational work. Sessions for older and young people take place including retirement groups, teenage youth activities and pre-school groups.The charity maintains close links with the local authority.

Village Halls status, for local use by local organisations. Dance Classes, drama groups, U3A, Bowls groups, Art Classes, toddler groups also used by the RVS for Luncheon Club. Hire for book club and Educational talks and lectures, H&S courses. Also available for letting for family parties, dances and fund raising activities.

To provide opportunities for the development and education of (2 ? years? 4 years) aged children within the local rural area.Offering appropriate play, education and care facilities and ensuringopportunities for all children whatever their race, culture, religion, meansor ability

Benenden Preschool supports the care and education of young people in Benenden and the surrounding villages. This is achieved by providing a high quality, welcoming, setting where child-centred activities enable children to learn,through play, to explore and engage with resources both inside and outdoors, to be involved and to thinkcreatively.

Runs as a pre-school providing pre-school education for 2 to 5 year olds in the local area.

THE RUNNING OF A PRE-SCHOOL AND TODDLER GROUP.

Offering appropriate play facilities and learning facilities for children aged between 2 to 5 years of age.

The Squirrels Pre-School is an organisation that provides pre-school education for children aged 2 years - 4 years old in Canterbury. The majority of time that children spend at the pre-school is covered by Early Years funding received from Kent County Council.

In addition to general religious activities, we provide community groups in the LS9 postcode area, including Stay & Play (Mums & Tots group), an after school club (once a week term time only for children of primary school year 2 - 6) Messy Church once a month (which includes provision of a meal for those attending) and a youth group for ages 11 - 16 yrs once a week. All these are voluntary bodies.

Set within a Primary School, we provide education and care for children aged 2 to 4 years old. We offer 5 morning sessions a week to Pre-School aged children, and three afternoon sessions a week to children 2 to 3 years old.

We provide high quality childcare for the Colchester area. The Pre-School is based in the Greenstead Community centre. We are open 38 weeks per year.

To provide sessional pre-school education and care during term time to enhance the development of children under school age. Offer play facilities and learning in accordance with the Early years framework and Ofsted.

Provision of before and after school care to the pupils of Northleaze Primary School. No activity for period to end July 2015.

Preschool / Playgroup

Sessional Preschool

Rural Pre-School catering for children aged between 2yrs and 5 years. Open Monday to Friday, during term time, from 8:30AM to 3PM.

Pre-school for 2 to 4 year old children

The Charity offers pre-school education to children aged 2-5 years.

Parent/carers group. Older persons lunch and social club. Childrens dance classes. Irish country dancing, Youth Club. Parent/carer and toddler group, Join in and Jiggle toddler music group, fish and chip club.

Pre-School education

Stepping stones pre-school playgroup is a friendly community playgroup based in the heart of Fordingbridge at the Avonway Centre. We work with the parents/carers to provide a happy, caring environment for pre-school children. We provide a full, interesting and varied educational programme.

The Charity runs a pre-school for 2-5 year olds living in the Halwill Junction area, open 30hrs per week Monday to Friday term time, providing quality childcare and education following the Statutory Framework for EYFS. Eligible children can claim Government funding (2yr targeted; universal entitlement & working entitlement). We also offer unfunded places.

We provide pre-school education in accordance with the Early Years Foundation Stage and hold seven pre-school sessions per week, term time for a maximum of 30 children aged 2 to 5 years. We hold coffee mornings, an Easter bonnet parade, a Christmas concert and visit a childrens soft play centre twice a year to maintain our excellent parent partnership.