West End Playgroup - Playgroup

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   This provider is registered with the Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW) or equivalent.

   This provider was last inspected on: 28/03/2018.

  This provider has no vacancies for children aged between 2 years and 5 years. Please contact for details

  This provider is registered for 28 places and is staffed for 28 places.

What we do

The Westend Playgroup is located in the West End of Barry. We pride ourselves on our provision of quality pre-school education for up to 28 children aged between 2 and 5 years, regardless of gender, disability, race, ethnicity, social class or religion. Our priority is the happiness and well-being of children in our care, combined with ensuring we provide a fun and stimulating early years environment.
We are open between 9.00am - 1.00pm, Monday - Friday during school term time, which includes an optional lunch club and school drop-off. Children can be registered to attend between 2 and 5 sessions per week. The cost per playgroup session from September 2023 is £15.00, and lunch club and school drop off is an additional £8.00 per day. paid weekly or in advance (e.g. fortnightly or monthly) if you choose. We are registered with the 30hr funding scheme, Flying Start scheme for 2 year olds, tax-free childcare scheme, and we accept workplace childcare voucher payments.

Who do we support

Children aged between 2 and 5 years.

Can anyone use this service?

Anyone can contact us directly, including referrals from professionals.

  Our opening times and availability

We are available: term time only. Where there is demand, we open for part of the school summer holidays.

We are available during the following school terms:

  • Spring term
  • Autumn term
  • Summer term

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Monday 09:00 - 12:55
Tuesday 09:00 - 12:55
Wednesday 09:00 - 12:55
Thursday 09:00 - 12:55
Friday 09:00 - 12:55

We are open between 9.00am - 12.55pm, Mon to Fri term time, which includes an optional lunch club and school drop-off. Children can be registered to attend between 2 and 5 sessions per week. The cost per playgroup session £15.00, paid weekly or in advance (e.g. fortnightly or monthly) if you choose and lunch club and school drop off is an additional £8.00 per session.

  Our costs

  • £15.00 per Session - £15 per session

We have the following additional costs :

  • £8.00 - lunch club and school drop off

  About our service

The language spoken in our setting is English only.

Provider has access to support and advice for Additional Learning Needs (ALN)
Provider has a working knowledge of the ALN Act and Person Centred Planning approaches
Staff have accessed relevant ALN/disability training in the last 2 years?
Outside space
Will you use real nappies for children in your care?
Parents supply own nappies.
Is the setting pet free?
Offers Flying Start provision?
Offers Flying Start provision alongside other provision 		Yes
Offers funded Foundation Phase Nursery places (three to four year old education) No
This service is part of the Childcare Offer Scheme
This service accepts childcare vouchers
This service is registered with the Tax Free Childcare Scheme
Able to provide emergency/short term care? No
Are you able to care for children whose main language is neither English nor Welsh?
Yes

We drop off at/pick up from these schools:

  • All Saints Cw Primary School
  • Barry Island Primary School
  • Colcot Primary School
  • Gladstone Primary School
  • High Street Primary School
  • Romilly Primary School
  • St Helen's Catholic Primary School
  • Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Baruc
  • Ysgol Gymraeg Sant Curig

We do not drop off at/pick up from any other places.

  • Please contact for details

 Address

 You can visit us here:

St Francis Millennium Centre
Barry
CF62 6NX

Contact methods

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 Accessibility

  • Accessible toilets
  • Access by ramps/level access
  • Baby changing facilities
Last updated: 10/11/2023