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LittLe Foxes ChiLdCare Butterflies Family Centre
& eduCation in North Swindon is blooming
FOR CHILDREN AND THEIR PARENTS With all the changes in the funding of children’s centres by Swindon
Established 1986 Borough Council in the last 12 to 18 months, some people think the
The Common, Brinkworth, Wilts Butterflies Centre in North Swindon has closed. Not so, says manager
Tel: 01666 510356
Tanya Parkinson. Butterflies is very much open for business, although
Just a 15 minute drive from West Swindon & Priory Vale on B4042 there are amendments to the way it operates.
l An independent family run nursery offering quality care and education within a safe,
secure, stimulating environment for all babies and children from 0-5 and an out of
school club for children aged 5-11 years
l Open: Monday to Friday, 7.30am-6.30pm, 51 weeks of the year
l Full, part time and term time places. Government funding for
3-5 year olds
l High staff to child ratios with qualified and experienced teaching
staff and nursery nurses
l Nutritious 3 course meals, hydro pool, multi sensory room,
school hall with gym apparatus, secure gardens, mini bus for trips out and about

IMAGINATION CHILDCARE is a new private day nursery
launching in September 2015
providing high quality inclusive childcare for Butterflies staff, back left to right: Nicola Walton, Kate Berryman, Cate
children aged 2 to 5 years Sargent, Beth Lewis, Julia Osmond, Catherine Talmage, Cath Ferguson,
Open 8am to 6pm, 51 weeks of the year, situated in Amanda Wray. Front, Sarah Stratton, Tanya Parkinson, Tracy Badger
Moredon Children’s Centre
For details and to enquire about a place, Open Day Tanya writes: We have had a busy be meeting about three times a year
contact Becky Shore on 0750 1919057 Saturday 11 July couple of months at Butterflies. and would welcome any parent able
or email: [email protected] 11am to 3pm Our Spring Fair, which we held to to give up a couple of hours to help
mark the change from a Children’s support Butterflies with fundraising
to a Family Centre and raise some ideas and activities.
SUMMER success. for Swindon Foodbank and we
Butterflies is a collection centre
much needed funds, was a great
welcome tins of food, sugar,
Thanks to the generosity of our
toiletries and other long life items
families and hard work of our But-
INTENSIVE SWIMMING COURSES terflies friends and staff we raised to help this worthy cause. We also
issue Foodbank vouchers to families
over £1,000 including generous
donations from Crest Homes and
in crisis, so please come in and ask
Morning
Morning to replace a few of our tired toys help.
to speak to a member of staff, in
Vodafone.
Some of this money has been used confidence, if you are in need of
Evening
Evening cally for our Honey Bees Portage part in this year’s Starlight Walk in
Butterflies staff are proud to take
and we have bought toys specifi-
or or
aid of Prospect Hospice on Saturday
groups, which support children on
Courses
Courses ditional physical or medical needs. whose lives have been touched
27 June.
the autistic spectrum, or with ad-
Our team works with families
Some parents haven’t been aware
that we have been able to continue
by cancer and in many cases have
support from Prospect.
our Stay and Play groups since the
£30
There is still an opportunity to
running eight great groups across
North Swindon during term time for www.justgiving.com/Butterflies-
ONE COURSE £30 funding change, but we are now sponsor the staff team online at:
the under 5s, two of which focus on familycentre
or singing and dancing. For details about Butterflies
£55
These are drop-in groups which
TWO COURSES £55 means there is no need to book a with timetable of the current
place, just pay on the day.
activity programme, see
Our Swindon Town Football Club
www.abbeymeads.swindon.sch.
massage courses are proving very
Ages 4+ Teacher in water Groups of 6 led Soccer Tots courses and baby uk/butterflies
Mix ‘n Match courses 30 minute sessions popular so places do need to be Butterflies is based in its own
booked in advance.
rooms at Abbey Meads Primary
SwimSafeUK Call 07825 441 311 There is lots of fundraising taking School and runs groups across
www.swimsafeuk.co.uk place at the moment. We are North Swindon at Oakhurst,
prices per swimmer
payment due with booking BOOK currently working with Friends of Catherine Wayte, Orchid Vale
Check our web site for dates
urban resorts NOW Abbey Meads School, who support and St Francis primary schools.
LIVE LIFE. LOVE LIFE. To avoid disappointment our fundraising activities. We will
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