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          Last Ofsted for pre-school                       Upper Shaw Farm
   After celebrating a positive Ofsted report earlier this year, Pat Russell                        V
   announced that her Brookhouse Pre-school at Washpool will close in  Playgroup
   July 2007.                                              Encouraging your child                  ^ ^g5
                                                             to learn through play
                                                                                            Do you need a
                                                                                        professional babysitter?
                                                                      Sessions available
                                                                         .
                                                                      for 3 5 year olds,  Local nannies, childminders and
                                                                      Monday to Friday  teachers available for evening
                                                                      AM: 9am - 11.45am;  babysitting in your own home.
                                                                      PM:12.15pm - 2.45pm  Call Emma Fursman
                                                                                         for a free information pack
                                                              For further information     or to book an ELF sitter
                                                              and to arrange a visit,      Tel: 01 666 8611 52
                                                              please call Pam Porter      [email protected]
                                                                                           www.elfsitters.co.uk
                                                                on 01285 810962
                                                                                      Al/ELFs/tiers are local authority checked
                                                                                      INFANT MASSAGE
            Pat Russell, left, with staff and children at Brookhouse                    Join a well established highly
                                                                 Children's              successful 6 week course
     The pre-school has been based  are relaxed and developing a sense  Information Service  and learn the art of infant massage.
   in Pat's house since 1990 and pro-  of belonging."                                      Courses held locally
   vides a homely environment un-  The pre-school will close next  A one-stop shop for
   like any other in the area. Next  year when all the children on the  FREE information'
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   year will mark its 25 year anniver-  roll will leave to start school. Pat
                                                                4i^^SNFORMq r
   sary since opening first in the Old  has mixed feelings about retiring
                                                                                                  pt.
   Chapel on Old Shaw Lane.    but believes that the time is right.
     Pat said that she was very She said, "it's been a big part of my  U  SWINDON      Also available: complimentary
   pleased with the Ofsted report  life for 25 years and I've enjoyed  Why not pop in and see us?  therapies including mums-to-be
   which was positive on all aspects  every moment."         6 - 7 Theatre Square, Swindon  massage and hot stone therapy
   of the pre-school and particularly  Children will still be very much  Tel: 01793 541786
   praised the leadership and the chil-  part of her life. Pat plans to spend  Email: [email protected]  For more details contact Geraldine
   dren's behaviour. The inspector  time with her husband, who will  www.cisswindon.co.uk   on 07821 686570
                                                                                       [email protected]
   wrote, "children behave very well  also retire next year, and with four
   and play co-operatively. Children young granddaughters.

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