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Parent and Toddler Club First report rates pre-school as good
at Toothill Primary School A report by Ofsted on Freshbrook Daycare - which took over from the long running Freshbrook Playgroup
Every Tuesday 1-3pm during term time in August - has found that provision is good across all areas.
Inspectors say that staff have
Enquiries: good knowledge of each child’s
01793 needs and children’s learning is
497250 evident through their time in the
pre-school which is attached to
Millbrook Primary School. Children
Professional, evening have a wide range of planned op-
childcare in your own portunities to learn which ensures
home provided by they move forward in personal and
a family run business social development, language and
number skills.
Call Emma on 0117 230 9053 Pre-school owner Hazel Clark
[email protected] said she was delighted with the
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at Drama Babes Lynne Jacobs and Hazel Clark, centre left, with chidren and staff members Emily
Stevens, Katy Fallon, Susan Butler, Fiona Wood, Julia Pirt, Dan Forrester. Not
Voted No.1 in ‘The Times’ Top 5 for Kids pictured, Mandy Steele
(Published in The Independent & The Guardian)
Manager Lynne Jacobs said this children. In January we’ll be hold-
Imagine ... flying through the sky on a magic had been achieved by good team ing a day where we meet parents
carpet ... diving under the sea or shooting
through the sky on your space rocket! work, clear understanding of the to discuss what we’re doing in the
Where shall we go today? You decide! early years foundation stages pre-school with their child and how
and planning how best children we can enhance their development
can benefit from their pre-school together.”
experience. She added that children are al-
“We work closely with parents in ready signed up for 2011, but there
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Call Fiona on 07799 691328 Lots of family activities in Toothill
After a term in their brand new building, staff at Toothill Primary School
have developed an exciting range of activities aimed at families in the
area which take place in a set of purpose built community rooms.
• The nursery unit offers places to all 3 to 4 year olds. At present, includ-
ing the free two and half hours available to children, parents can place
children in school for the whole day for £10.
• A daily after-school club was launched in November providing care
for children of all ages from 3.05pm to 5.05pm. Children can attend for
an hour or for the whole session, and parents can pick the days they
want children to attend. The sessions offer crafts, games, cooking, quiet
activities and outdoor play. Cost: £2.50 an hour.
• A parent and toddler group meets on Tuesdays, 1pm to 3pm, and is
open to any parents living in the area with pre-school children. There are
themed craft activities and a nursery rhyme time. The cost is £1 to cover
materials and refreshments. Just turn up and take part.
For information on all the groups call the school on 497250.
• Toothill Ministry of Food. See page 46

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