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Peatmoor Community Facilities MP visits nursery to discuss childcare developments
Pepperbox Hill, Swindon SN5 5DP
South Swindon MP Robert Buckland visited Busy Bees Nursery at Peatmoor, heralding the government’s
VaCaNCy For introduction of funding for nursery places for two year olds in 2012.
GymNaStiC CoaCH Robert said “the funding will
Salary: Approx £15ph dependant on assist hard working parents who
experience need good quality childcare. I was
Hours: 2.25 hours per week (Monday
4pm – 6.15pm) term time. very pleased to be invited to meet
Qualification: Minimum Level 2 BAGA Coaching the staff and children at Busy Bees
We are looking for an enthusiastic coach to lead and Nursery. There’s a lovely warm
supervise the teaching of gymnastics to children aged 4 to caring environment there.”
11 years working towards the BAGA Awards Levels 8 – 1. Nursery manager Julie Molton
This position is subject to satisfactory Criminal Records said her staff work very hard to
Bureau Disclosure (CRB). create a caring home from home set-
Application form and job description from ting. “Some children are with us for
www.peatmoor.org.uk or call Caroline Bowles
on Tel: (01793) 887473 (after 4 January) ten hours a day so we work hard to
or mail: carolinebowles@peatmoor.swindon.sch.uk provide a range of interesting envi-
Closing date: Friday 14 January 2011 ronments; we have spacious indoor
areas and a variety of outdoor areas
which we use as much as possible.
BLAYLOCKS
BLAYLOCKS Mr Buckland around our nursery
“We were very pleased to show
and have a discussion afterwards
Shoe about the implications of the fund-
ing for under two’s coming in next
Sale year. This new policy has a signifi- Robert Buckland and Julie Molton, back, with Olivia King and
cant impact on the sustainability of
now running a private nursery and we Isabel Hamlyn, left, and Johanna Cresswell and Max Williams
wanted to explain the extra costs “it was nice to get a visit from our mented on how bright and airy our
on that will be imposed. MP. He reminisced about his own setting is.”
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