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14 The Link Magazine • August 1999 -
Tenth birthday party for past toddlers
O/ I ( S/ E Parents and toddlers who attend the Nutkin group at Upper Shaw Farm get together with past members
on 26 August to celebrate the group's tenth anniversa ry.
A disco, bouncy castle, face Nutkins runs on Tuesday and tickets available for the party. To
painting, parachute games and Thursday mornings and currently book, or find out about joining
Host Families party food are planned. has seventy members. Nutkins, call Jo Scott on 882283 or
" a There are a limited number of Bernie Dudman on 881049.
wanted for French
teenage students New manager for nursery
on full-time courses
A popular pre-school which cares for many West Swindon children
now has a new manager.
For details please Children who
contact Nita Martin attended Dawn Bailey, a qualified teacher
Nutkins in 1990. who has been with Ridgeway Pre-
on (01672) 539368 Where are they School for three years, was ap- r
or (01672) 539561 now? pointed manager in June.
Ridgeway was one of the first t .°^ f `'
nurseries to be established in the rt`
town, six years ago, and is now
Tumble Tots is Britain's leading national part of Asquith Court Nurseries,
active play programme, for children from one of the UK leaders in child care
6 months to 7 years. Our structured play with 76 nurseries in its group.
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is specially designed to build your child's It has experience that Dawn will
self-confidence and self-esteem through: be building on. "Ridgeway Pre- i,,,. 1
School is popular for a number of
O Developing physical skills of agility, balance and co-ordinatior
reasons, not least the high stand-
O Developing language with action songs and rhymes. ards of care and education, and the ^, .. ".
O Trained staff and specially designed Tumble Tots equipment. constant desire to achieve excel-
lence for the children," she said.
^^ O Great fun, with more than 60,000 Tumble Tots members and
"We have a very loyal staff group
450 centres in the UK. _ ^® y
across the age range."
The pre-school is in the process
of adding a head of child care to DawnBaileywithRhysClyne,Mollie
l l I i t the staff roll and making altera- Hall, Jonathan Liang
tions to the building to cater for To find out more about Ridge-
increased demand for places. way Pre-school, telephone 845572.
Drama academy great success
Ridgeway Pre-School Advertisements in The Link for the Helen O'Grady Drama Academy
have helped principal Jenny Hatch earn the accolade of franchisee of
the year for the success of her classes in Swindon and surrounding
Inverary Road, Wroughton districts.
Children of all ages love drama. and paired work helps them to
Those who have been involved in develop control, concentration and
Luved and I.eamo^'
classes improve their verbal skills the ability to cooperate with oth-
quickly because they enjoy all of ers.
The youth theatre classes are
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1,4& &t 9#v 2az&4 Cdaaitio#v the activities. They explore speech highly successful in stimulating the
skills, movement and dance dra-
mas, free and structured improvi- imagination and the enthusiasm
sations and much more. Group of young people. Working within
Quality education and childcare the comprehensive theatre arts
Jenny Hatch with some of her young programme, students are encour-
for 2 years to 5 years performers, rear, Chanele Dublin, aged to exchange views, workshop
Greg Satchel!. Front, Melanie Bar- ideas and to develop leadership
row, Jack Dudman and organisational skills.
Open 50 weeks a year, 8am-6pm At the end of June and in early
July over 470 children performed
their end of term productions.
Full range of schedules available Jenny Hatch started advertising
in The Link in August 1998 when
Qualified teachers following she launched the Helen O'Grady
Academy in the Swindon area.
the nursery outcomes As a result local classes were
filled very quickly.
for learning The academy is currently enroll-
ing for September 1999. There are
places at the Link Centre, Green-
For more information down School and at the Haydon
and to arrange a visit, B Centre, with new studios being
established in Highworth and
please contact Mrs D Bailey Wootton Bassett.
on (01793) 845572 0 Contact Jenny Hatch on 01672
520528 as soon as possible if you
would like more details.