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16 The Link Magazine • January 2005

Tumble Tots. We build Good Ofsted 1
confidence that lasts a lifetime. Freshbrook Playgroup has been adjudged by Ofsted to provide both
good quality care for children and nursery education.
Tumble Tots is Britain's leading national active play programme,
established for 25 years. Our structured play is specially designed
to build your child's self-condence and self-esteem through:
3 Developing physical skills of ability,
balance Et co-ordination
3 Developing language with action songs
and rhymes
3 Classes for walking to 5 years SKILLS FOR LIFE
-' – - A unique programme for children from
7
crawling to walking giving them a chance
—prom6 .ter sr^w , to develop skills in a playful atmosphere
For details of classes call Sue Dobson on 01235 868119
The essential activity for children

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MEQRH nU CU UL
day nursery
Playgroup staff and _; ldren, back from left, Sally Hannan, chair Clair'
A purpose-built nursery Grassi, Stacy Golding, Jayne Wells, Fiona Wood. Front, Sarah Gunter, Mandy
on the edge of Wootton Bassett Steele, Linda Jacobs
Near M4 junction 16, just a short drive from West Swindon The group which is based in relationships with the children are
Freshbrook Community Centre is seen as very good.
â For children 3 months to five years
well organised with a good staff to Co-supervisor Stacey Goulding
â Open all year from 8am to 6pm 1 .. rrl child ratio and there are a good said, "we're all very pleased with
â Extensive outdoor play and garden ` range of resources to support chil- the report. There have been many
dren's learning. staff changes since the last Ofsted
â Grant places available =_ The inspector states that chil- inspection four years ago and eve-
dren make generally good progress rybody has worked really hard to
For information telephone: 01 793 851495 towards the early learning goals in achieve a good inspection."
www. theda ynursery. corn personal, social and emotional de- Chairwoman Claire Grossi said
Brinkworth Road. Wootton Bassett, Swindon SN4 8DS velopment and physical develop- the playgroup is managed by par-
ment. ent volunteers who had worked
Teaching is considered good and hard with the staff to sustain and
staff have a generally good under- develop good relationships be-
Individual Care Individual Learning
standing of the early learning goals. tween staff and parents. "We were
nursery and pe-prepchouI Leadership and management of the very pleased that this team effort
MEADOWPARK playgroup is generally good. has been recognised as an impor-
The partnership with parents, tant part of the playgroup."
the children's personal, social and The group has places for Sep-
Pre-Prep School emotional development, and staff tember. For details call 879178.
4 - 7 years
Nursery School
Into books
2 - 4 years
Baby Nursery Youngsters attending Meadowpark Nursery and Pre-Prep School
0 - 2 years
dressed up as their favourite character during the annual book week
Prior Park Prep School in late November.
7 - 13 years
Headteacher
Holiday School Rajvinder
Flexible fees Kular said,
"the pupils
From £2.50 per hour
had great fun
Nursery Grant showing off as
their favourite
Open 7.50am-6pm ^? i
character.
"They showed
Meadowpark School amazing indi-
viduality -
there were as
Meadowpark A Meadowpark is a well established thriving many different
school with faultless DfEE and OFSTED characters as
Nursery and reports across the 0-7 years age range there were pu-
u
Y
Pre-Prep School pils. And the
A Conveniently located for Swindon and
Calcutt Street the surrounding area in a pleasant rural teachers were
Cricklade environment in the grounds of Prior Park just as varied."
Prep School
Swindon
Meadoa park
SN6 688 A Come and see why past and present
youngsters with
parents believe we are unique
Tel: 01 793 Tim Hollis and
A Registrations being accepted for 2005/06 Head of Pre-
752600
Prep Sylvia Bird